Dr. Debra Judge

Associate Professor

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Biography

Debra Judge is an Associate Professor and a biological anthropologist and evolutionary ecologist in the School of Human Sciences at the University of Western Australia. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Behavioral Ecological Biology and her Master’s degree in Animal Ecology from the University of California, Davis. Debra completed her PhD, focusing on evolutionary analysis of testamentary property distributions, in 1996 at UC Davis. After her post-doctoral research on evolutionary demography funded by the National Institutes of Health, she took a teaching and research position at UWA. Her primary research involves longitudinal studies of child growth in ecologically varying communities in rural Timor-Leste and seeks to understand the influences of family ecology on the growth and development of children. With a strong interest in family-living species, Debra has conducted field studies on monogamous birds and primates and archival studies into testamentary practices. Furthermore, she is engaged in supervising honors and PhD students in-depth field projects, contributing to numerous publications in high-repute research journals. Debra coordinates undergraduate and graduate courses in human evolution, biological anthropology, and human ecology, while also serving as a consulting editor for major journals in her domain.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

2010-01-01 — Present

University of Western Australia • Perth, Australia

Teach biological anthropology and supervise research projects.

Teaching and Research Fellow

2002-01-01 — 2010-01-01

University of Western Australia • Perth, Australia

Engaged in teaching and research activities in the School of Human Sciences.

Awards

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Award for Research Mentorship

2023-01-01
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Internationalisation Award

2018-01-01

Courses

Human Evolutionary Ecology Biological Anthropology: Human Variation Human Ecology

Requirements for University of Western Australia

Master Program
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GPA Requirement
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IELTS
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Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
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Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:82
Prerequisites
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