User:Jodi Sita/sandbox

Jodi Sita is a Melbourne Academic, currently working at La Trobe University (Melb, Australia). Her background is in Human Anatomy and Neurosciences. Her Honours project studied Parkinson's disease and the neurotransmitters of the movement systems of the brain. Her subsequent PhD investigated Forensic Handwriting Examination; specifically studying the question of the nature of Handwriting Examiner Expertise and the cognitive and kinematic processes involved in the signature forgery and identification process.

Following her PhD, she supervised a number of postgraduate students and one PhD student whose work incorporated new kinematic analyses studying signature and word forgery processes as well as using eye tracking to delve further into the concurrent cognitive processes at play. During this time her skills in eye tracking research methods and interest in how eye tracking can be such a powerful research tool led her to begin new projects; spanning the development of expertise and skill in performance (sporting) to using eye tracking to peer into the lens of the viewer when viewing the moving image. These exciting projects are currently underway....

Jodi has been teaching human anatomy & neurosciences since 1995 and began lecturing in 2000. Jodi worked in the School of Community Health, Charles Sturt University, Albury(NSW) from 2000-2003. Jodi has been at La Trobe, Melbourne (Vic) since 2004. She specialises in teaching Anatomy and Neurosciences to Speech Therapy and she currently coordinates the units HBS2ANS (Anatomy and Neurosciences for Speech and Swallowing) and HBS2CAN (Clinical Anatomy and Neurosciences), she also teaches Neuroscience topics into other subjects and facilitates various workshops taught by the Division of Human Anatomy and Physiology in the School of Public Health and Human Biosciences.

Jodi has particular interest in teaching and learning and enjoys teaching in the higher education area. She loves learning and loves inspiring others to learn. She endeavors to develop curriculum and resources that allow learners to learn flexibly and enjoy their learning journey.