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Honorary Visiting Fellow at the School of Archaeology and Ancient History
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I am a physical anthropologist with expertise in the analysis of human bones
(Palaeoanthropology and Forensic Anthropology). My research has three strands: (1)
comprehending growth, maturation, and aging of past and modern populations (e.g. Rissech et
al., 2004; Rissech & Malgosa 2007; Rissech et al., 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013a;
Rissech 2013; Pujol-Bayona et al., 2011); (2) the study of the diseases in the past (Rissech et
al., 2011) and their relationship to aging (Rissech et al., 2004); and (3) the demographic, socioeconomic and temporal contextualization of skeletal samples (Rissech and Steadman, 2011).
Throughout my research I have advocated and practiced inter-disciplinary approaches,
combining human bone analysis with documentary sources, histological and biomolecular
analysis and medicine.
Employment and Education.
 2013-2014 (6 months): Part-time professor of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences at the
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. Online teaching.
 2012: Invited professor of Physical Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, Universidad de
los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia.
 2009-2011: Part-time professor of Physical Anthropology, Faculty of Biology, Universidad de
Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
 2007-2008: Head of the anthropological team of Ample 1 archaeological site in Barcelona.
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 2006-2007: Part-time professor of Physical Anthropology, Faculty of Biociencies, Universitat
Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain.
 2006: Anthropological researcher of skeletal remains from Fontanosas (Ciudad Real, Spain)
Aranzadi Instituta, San Sebastian, Spain.
 2002-2006: Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Anthropology, Universidade de Coimbra,
Coimbra, Portugal.
 1993-2001: PhD. Physical Anthropology, Department of Animal and Vegetal Biology, Universitat
Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain.
 1988-1989: MSc. Human Biology, Department of Animal and Vegetal Biology, Universitat
Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain.
 1981-1987: BSc. Department of Animal and Vegetal Biology, Universitat Autònoma de
Barcelona, Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain.
Esteem
 Associate Editor: European Journal of Anatomy (2013); Editorial Board of Medical Science
Monitor (2007) and Imagen Diagnóstica (2011); and external reviewer of several scientific
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international journals as American Journal of Physical Anthropology and International Journal of
Osteoarchaeology.
 External examiner of PhD thesis proposal in archaeological anthropology at the Universidad de
los Andes (2013). External examiner of two PhDs in physical anthropology, one at Universidad
de Granada (2013) and other at Universidad de León (2008). Internal examiner of a PhD in
physical anthropology at Universitat de Barcelona (2008). External examiner of MSc
Anthropology, at both Universidad de los Andes (2012) and Universidad de Coimbra (2002).
 Member of the Scientific Committee and Chairman of the Nuevas metodologías session at the
VIII Congreso Nacional De Paleopatología. Càceres (Spain). Discussant of poster session at
the XVII Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Antropología Física, Barcelona (Spain).
 Member of the British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology (2013),
the Asociación Española de Paleopatología (2006), and the Sociedad Española de
Antropología Física (1992).
Management and Leadership
 Member of the Organizing Scientific Committee of XVII Congreso de la Sociedad Española de
Antropología Física (2011). Collaborator in the organization of the 14th European Meeting of the
Paleopathology Association (2002) and XII Congress of Sociedad Española de Antropología
(2001).
 Organisation of the course Introducció a la Paleopatologia (2001) and Metabolisme i Nutrició
(1989).
 Supervisor of three current PhD students. Supervised 10 MSc. students to completion and two
research theses of undergraduate disertations (2013).
 Supervisor of 10 different undergraduate students during a practical work placement for a year
at the University of Barcelona or different companies.
 Leader of the anthropological team at the Ample 1 archaeological site (2007-2008)
 Principal researcher in the project: St Nicasi, 18-24 (Gavà, Baix Llobregat). Un cas de sífilis
venèria d’època tardorromana a Catalunya. Importants implicacions per l’origen d’aquesta
malaltia a Europa.
Awarded Grants and Associated Outputs (2002-2013)
 2009-2013: GRC - Grup d’Estudis d’Evolució d’Homínids i d’Altres Primats. Generalitat de
Catalunya research grant- €57,200 (output: Pujol-Bayona et al, 2010; Alcina et al, 2012;
Rissech et al, 2012, 2013a, 2013b, 2013c; López-Costas et al, 2012; San Millán et al, 2013;
Martí et al in press;
 2011: Acción Complementaria. Ministerio de Ciéncia e Innovación Español. €6,000. (output:
Turbón et al, 2012)
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 2010: Batista i Roca Projects. Generalitat of Catalunya research grant: Tafonomia i diagnòstic
diferencial de paleopatoplogies en restes arqueològiques de fauna - €6,500 (output: Lloveras et
al, 2012; Lloveras et al, in press).
 2010: Histological bone identification applied in Forensic Anthropology. LGC Forensics
(Abdington, UK).
 2006-2010: Patrones de diversificación morfológica en homínidos: adaptación, heterocronía y
ambiente. Ministerio de Ciéncia e Innovación of Spain. €67.760 (output: Marquez-Grant et al,
2012; Crespo et at., 2012; Martí-Sanchez et al, 2012; Pujol et al, 2012).
 2007: St Nicasi, 18-24 (Gavà, Baix Llobregat). Un cas de sífilis venèria d’època tardorromana a
Catalunya. Importants implicacions per l’origen d’aquesta malaltia a Europa. Arqueocat SL.
€1,500 (output: Rissech et at, 2011)
 2006: Exhumation and Anthropological Analysis of a Spanish Civil War grave from Fontanosas
(Almodóvar del Campo, Ciudad Real). Ministerio de la Presidencia. Spanish government.
(output: Etxeberria et al, 2010).
 2002-2006: Research grant, Ministerio de Ciência e Tecnologia Portuges. €72,000. (output:
Rissech et al, 2004, 2006, 2007; Rissech and Black, 2007).
Publications
My publication history comprises a co-edited book, 25 co-authored and 3 single-authored book
chapters, 19 internationally-recognised and 5 nationally-recognised peer-reviewed journals, 2
publications in teaching innovation, 11 abstracts and numerous ephemera.
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