Rate My Professor Edda Guareschi

Edda Guareschi is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer in the School of Medical, Molecular and Forensic Sciences at Murdoch University, within the College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education. She earned her Doctor of Medicine, specialization as a Forensic Pathologist, Master of Science in Forensic Anthropology and Odontology, and Doctor of Philosophy from Murdoch University in 2023. Her PhD thesis, titled 'A Multidisciplinary, Experimental and Observational Analysis of Fluvial Taphonomy,' was supervised by faculty at Murdoch University. Prior to her roles in Australia, Guareschi accumulated 19 years of experience as a forensic pathologist and anthropologist in northern Italy. This background is reflected in her 2021 book, 'Forensic Pathology Case Studies,' which details 8-13 cases from her professional career in that region.

Guareschi's academic interests center on forensic sciences, with specializations in bone taphonomy and diagenesis, forensic anthropology, forensic pathology, and forensic odontology. Her research examines taphonomic processes in various environments, including fluvial settings, maritime contexts, and green burials, often drawing on museum skeletal collections and shipwreck remains. She collaborates with the Western Australia Shipwrecks Museum, contributing to studies on submerged bone preservation applicable to forensic investigations. Key publications include 'Bone Diagenesis II: The Contribution of Maritime Archaeology' (2025), 'The Quiet Rest of the Warrior: A Story of Life, Death, Taphonomy and Bone Diagenesis' (2024), 'Potential Issues in the Conservation of Bone and Teeth in Maritime Archaeology' (2021), and 'A Taphonomic Examination of Inhumed and Entombed Remains in Parma Cemeteries, Italy' (2019). She holds additional appointments as Research Associate in Maritime Archaeology at the Western Australian Museum, Academic Sessional in the School of Medicine at the University of Notre Dame Australia, and Scientific Collaborator and Curator at the Südtiroler Archäologiemuseum in Bolzano, Italy. Guareschi has presented on topics such as insect colonization in confined crime scenes and the role of diagenesis in forensic taphonomy.