Ryan Harris

Biography

Ryanholds a Bachelor of Sport & Exercise Science (2012) and a Postgraduate Diploma of Exercise Physiology (2013) from James Cook University (JCU). He began his career as an anatomy tutor at JCU in 2011 and gained experience over the following seven years in various roles within the anatomy lab, including associate lecturer, technician, prosector, and research assistant.

In 2015, Ryan completed his Honours where he researched blended learning for anatomy education. In 2018, he relocated to the University of New England (UNE), where he took on the role of anatomy lab technician. He was seconded as a lecturer from 2019 to 2021, coordinating and teaching anatomy for sport and exercise science and medicine.

Ryan is now the senior technical officer in the UNE anatomy laboratory. He oversees the institution’s body donor program which offers a unique service to the New England community. He manages the anatomy laboratory and provides supervision for anatomy lab educational activities. This includes overseeing embalming and other technical work, prosection (professional dissection), research activities and surgical workshops.

Ryan is a member of the Australasian Institute of Anatomical Sciences.

Qualifications

BspEx Sc, GDipExPhysiol(Clin), BBiomedSc(Hons - Anatomy)