Doctor of Philosophy (Bioscience Human Biology - Forensic Anthropology)
University of Adelaide, 2006

Bachelor of Arts, Honours (Anthropology)
University of Adelaide, 1983

Bachelor of Arts (Majors Anthropology)
University of Adelaide, 1982

Forensic anthropology  

• Searching for hidden burials
• Researching grave detection methods
• Documenting surface changes in graves over time

Contemporary cultural:

• The influence of early religious beliefs in South Australia on the shaping of a concept of female adolescents
• Exploring the anthropology of clandestine graves and the social origins and implications

Aboriginal heritage:

• Identifying and managing Aboriginal heritage related projects
• Researching the anthropology of Aboriginal sites of significance

Organisational:

• Writing training programs
• Conducting background research for corporate projects or proposals
• Preparing briefing papers for government agencies
• Addressing organisational reform and restructure processes
• Project implementation
• Evaluating projects and programs

 

 

• Australian Anthropological Society (fellow)
• Australia and New Zealand Forensic Science Society (ANZFSS)
• Biological Anthropology and Comparative Anatomy Unit (BACARU), Research unit of the Wood Jones Chair of Anthropological and Comparative Anatomy, University of Adelaide
• South Austrlian Anthropological Society

Powell, K. (2006) The Detection of Buried Human Skeletal Remains in the South Australian Environment, PhD thesis, University of Adelaide

Powell, K. (2004) “Detecting Buried Human Remains Using Near-Surface Geophysical Instruments” Exploration Geophysics, 35(1), pp 88-92

“Gravediggers go High-tech” Australian Science, September, 2000
Andrews, G. and Powell, K. (1991) “Consultancy on Long Term Care for Veterans and War Widows: Caring for a Changing Veteran Population”.

Indermaur, D. and Upton, K. (1988) “Alcohol and Drug Use Patterns of Prisoners in Perth”, Australia and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, Vol. 21, pp 144-167. [note Upton is previous name]