Curriculum Vitae
Steffi Vassallo
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Steffi Vassallo
Citation names
- Vassallo, Steffi
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- A314-7D20-CC14
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-8627-9043
Email addresses
- svassallo@campus.fcsh.unl.pt (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Social Sciences - Sociology - Anthropology
- Medical and Health Sciences - Other Medical Sciences - Forensic Science
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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| English (Mother tongue) | |||||
| French | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | |
| Italian | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | |
| Dutch | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | |
| Portuguese | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
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2023/08 - 2027/08
Ongoing
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Biological Anthropology (Doutoramento)
Centro em Rede de Investigação em Antropologia, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal |
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2024/10 - 2024/12
Ongoing
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Online Lecture Series ‘An Introduction to Inequalities in Health using Historical Causes of Death’ - module 1 (Outros)
Utrecht University - N.W. Posthumus Institute, Netherlands
COST Action CA22116 The Great Leap, Portugal |
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2024/10 - 2024/11
Concluded
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Palaeopathology (Outros)
Aita Bioarchaeology, Spain
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2024/10 - 2024/11
Concluded
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Statistics in Bioarchaeology using R (Outros)
Aita Bioarchaeology, Spain
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2022/10 - 2023/06
Concluded
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Diploma in Forensic Medical Sciences (Postgraduate Certificate)
Worshipful Society of Apothecaries, United Kingdom
"The future role of the invasive autopsy in the investigation of deaths, and possible alternatives." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2023/04/29 - 2023/04/29
Concluded
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Trauma Analysis workshop (CPD accredited) (Outros)
British Association for Forensic Anthropology, United Kingdom
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2022/10 - 2022/12
Concluded
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Analysis of Organismal Form (CPD accredited) (Outros)
The University of Manchester, United Kingdom
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2018/09/03 - 2019/09/05
Concluded
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Anatomy & Advanced Forensic Anthropology (Master)
University of Dundee, United Kingdom
"Estimation of sex from metric measurements of the human scapulae from a modern Italian population. " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2018/09/17 - 2018/11/19
Concluded
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Comparative Osteology Certificate (Outros)
University of Dundee, United Kingdom
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2018/07 - 2018/08
Concluded
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Skeletal Pathology & Traumatology: An Advanced Course (CPD accredited) (Outros)
Odyssey Fieldschool, Cyprus
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2015/10 - 2018/06
Concluded
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BSc Anthropology (Bachelor)
Durham University, United Kingdom
"Untangling decomposition: determining the effect of meteorology, materials, burial depth and soil properties on the decay
rate of pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) trotters." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2017/06/26 - 2017/07/08
Concluded
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Human Remains Training Certificate (CPD accredited) (Outros)
Odyssey Fieldschool, Cyprus
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Projects
Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2023/08/01 - Current | O Porto in Times of Cholera and War: A Bioarchaeological Approach to Human Fragility (BeFRAIL)
2022.02398.PTDC
PhD Student Fellow
Centro em Rede de Investigação em Antropologia, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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Outputs
Publications
| Conference paper |
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| Conference poster |
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| Journal article |
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| Manual |
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Activities
Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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| 2024/04/16 | Exploring biological anthropology's definition, significance and contributions. | Seminar on Biocultural Anthropology
Núcleo de Estudantes de Antropologia do Iscte - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (Portugal)
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Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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| 2024/01 - Current | Co-organiser of the BeFRAIL webinar series (2024/03 - 2024/06) | Centro em Rede de Investigação em Antropologia, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa, NOVA FCSH, Portugal |
Association member
| Society Organization name | Role | |
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| 2024/03 - Current | American Association of Biological Anthropologists | Student member |
| 2024/02 - Current | International Academy of Legal Sciences | Member |
| 2024/02 - Current | Forensic Anthropology Society Europe | Member |
| 2023/12 - Current | Paleopathology Association | Student member |
| 2020/01 - Current | British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology | Student member |
| 2022/07 - 2024/07 | Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences | Associate |
| 2019/08 - 2024/04 | British Association for Forensic Anthropology | Member |
| 2019/08 - 2024/02 | British Association for Human Identification | Member |
Course / Discipline taught
| Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
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| 2024/09 - 2024/12 | Teaching assistant for the BeFRAIL_Caring for Human Remains in the Laboratory/BeFRAIL_ Curadoria de Remanescentes Humanos em Laboratório class (1° ciclo, ref. 01108867) | (Licenciatura) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal |
| 2024/09 - 2024/12 | Teaching assistant & co-organiser of the BeFRAIL_Photogrammetry and 3D modelling as a conservation practice in heritage: from theory to practice/ BeFRAIL_Fotogrametria e modelação 3D enquanto tecnologias de salvaguarda do património: da teoria à prática class (1° ciclo, ref. 01108878) | (Licenciatura) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal |
Distinctions
Other distinction
| 2019 | Runner-up best poster award
British Association for Human Identification , United Kingdom
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