doc. RNDr. Petra Urbanová, Ph.D.

Curriculum Vitae

Person-Related Identification Information

• Petra Urbanová
  NATIONALITY: Czech
  DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: November, 27th, 1978, Hranice, Czech Republic
  

Department of Anthropology

• OFFICE: Department of Anthropology, Kotlářská 2, Bld. 2, 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic
  WEB PAGE: www.sci.muni.cz/lamorfa, http://anthrop.sci.muni.cz/
  EMAIL: urbanova@sci.muni.cz
  PHONE: +420 5 4949 1433, +420 5 4949 6206

Employment - Position

• Associate Professor, Department Head, Head of the Laboratory of Morphology and Forensic Anthropology

Education and Academic Qualifications

• 2003 Master of Science in Anthropology, Masaryk University, Czech Republic
  2004 Doctor of Science degree (Rerum Naturalium Doctor), Masaryk University, Czech Republic
  2004-2008 “doctorat en cotutelle”, Laboratoire d’anthropologie biologique, Faculté de Médecine, Université de la Mediterranée Aix-Marseille II, Marseille, France
  2009 Ph.D., Masaryk University, Czech Republic

Employment

• 2008-2009 Research Assistant, Lecturer, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Department of Anthropology
  2009-2017 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Department of Anthropology
  2009-present Head of the Laboratory of Morphology and Forensic Anthropology http://www.sci.muni.cz/lamorfa 2017-present Associate Professor, Masaryk University, Department of Anthropology
  2018-2019 Forensic expert, forensic coordinator, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations (stationed in Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  2019-present Department Head, Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University

Teaching Activities

• Forensic Anthropology, Human Biology, Human Osteology, Comparative Osteology, Advanced Methods in Shape Analysis and Multivariate Statistics, Methods in 3D Data Acquisition and Modeling
  Supervisor to Bachelor, Master and Doctoral theses

Scientific and Research Activities

• Forensic Anthropology; Forensic Identification; Identification of Living Persons; Forensic Image-based Analysis; Facial Recognition; Geometric Morphometrics; Shape Analysis; Biostatistics; 3D Technology; Non-Invasive Imaging Techniques

Internship and Fellowship

• 2016 - Federal University of São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina Department of Pathology, São Paulo, Brazil
  2016 - Department of Sociology and Anthropology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
  2013-2014 - Department of Sociology and Anthropology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
  2014 - Federal University of São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina Department of Pathology, São Paulo, Brazil
  2010, 2012 - Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Brazil
  2004-2008 - Laboratoire d’anthropologie biologique, Faculté de Médecine, Université de la Mediterranée Aix-Marseille II, Marseille, France

University Activities

• Chairperson of the Doctoral Board - Doctoral Study Programme in Anthropology
  Member of the Research Ethics Committee, Masaryk University
  Chairperson for Master State Exams in Anthropology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University
  Committee for Master State Exams in Education of Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University

Activities Outside University

• Forensic expert appointment in Anthropology and Forensic Anthropology, Department of Justice, Czech Republic
  Forensic expert - Mass grave investigation, Human rights violations
  Editorial board member: Anthropological Review, Polish Anthropological Society
  Scientific Board member: Brno City Museum, Czech Republic

Awards Related to Science and Research

• 2003 Dean’s Award, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University
  2005 Dr. Aleš Hrdlička Award, Czech Anthropological Society
  2010 Rector’s Award for excellent doctoral thesis, Masaryk University
  2014 Young Scientist Award, IAFS 2014 Seoul, Korea
  2019 Gloria Musealis Award, Czech Museums Association - Outstanding Achievement in temporary exhibitions
  2020 MUNI Scientist Award

Major Publications

• ELIÁŠOVÁ, Hana, Taťjana DOSTÁLOVÁ a Petra URBANOVÁ. A comparison of the precision of 3D images of facial tissues from the forensic point of view. Forensic Imaging. Elsevier, 2022, roč. 28, March, s. 1-4. ISSN 2666-2264. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fri.2021.200471. URL info
• JANDOVÁ, Marie a Petra URBANOVÁ. Studying factors influencing facial developmental instability. Annals of Human Biology. Taylor & Francis Group, 2021, roč. 48, č. 4, s. 280-293. ISSN 0301-4460. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03014460.2021.1912824. URL info
• KOVÁČOVÁ, Veronika a Petra URBANOVÁ. A novel semi-automatic measurement of the semicircular canals of the human bony labyrinth. Anthropologie: International Journal of Human Diversity and Evolution. Brno: Moravian Museum, Anthropos Institute, 2021, roč. 59, č. 1, s. 23-34. ISSN 0323-1119. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.26720/anthro.20.05.11.1. URL info
• URBANOVÁ, Petra, Petr VACHŮT, Kateřina HLOUCHOVÁ, Mikoláš JURDA, Cyril Josef KOMOSNÝ, Helena LUKÁŠOVÁ a Ctibor OSTRÝ. BARON TRENCK Nová tvář legendy. první. Praha: Galén, 2020, 189 s. ISBN 978-80-7492-507-8. info
• URBANOVÁ, Petra, Mikoláš JURDA, Helena LUKÁŠOVÁ, Ctibor OSTRÝ, Petr VACHŮT a Michal PALAŠČAK. Baron Trenck: Nová tvář legendy. 2019. URL info
• URBANOVÁ, Petra, Mikoláš JURDA, Miroslav KRÁLÍK, Ctibor OSTRÝ a Petr VACHŮT. How to Fingerprint a Nearly 300-year-old Mummy. Journal of Forensic Identification. United States of America, 2019, roč. 69, č. 4, s. 451-469. ISSN 0895-173X. URL info
• URBANOVÁ, Petra, Tomáš VOJTÍŠEK, Jan FRIŠHONS, Ondřej ŠANDOR, Mikoláš JURDA a Jan KRAJSA. Applying 3D Prints to Reconstructing Postmortem Craniofacial Features Damaged by Devastating Head Injuries. Legal Medicine. Clare: ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, 2018, roč. 33, JUL 2018, s. 48-52. ISSN 1344-6223. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.legalmed.2018.05.005. info
• ZÁTOPKOVÁ, Lenka, Martin JANÍK, Petra URBANOVÁ, Jitka MOTTLOVÁ a Petr HEJNA. Laryngohyoid Fractures in Suicidal Hanging: A Prospective Autopsy Study with an Updated Review and Critical Appraisal. Forensic Science International. Elsevier Sequoia, 2018, roč. 290, September, s. 70-84. ISSN 0379-0738. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.05.043. URL info
• URBANOVÁ, Petra, Ann H. ROSS, Mikoláš JURDA a Ivana ŠPLÍCHALOVÁ. The virtual approach to the assessment of skeletal injuries in human skeletal remains of forensic importance. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine. Oxford: Elsevier Science, 2017, roč. 49, July, s. 59-75. ISSN 1752-928X. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2017.05.015. URL info
• URBANOVÁ, Petra, Mikoláš JURDA, Tomáš VOJTÍŠEK a Jan KRAJSA. Using drone-mounted cameras for on-site body documentation: 3D mapping and active survey. Forensic Science International. CLARE,Ireland: Elsevier, 2017, roč. 281, December, s. 52-62. ISSN 0379-0738. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2017.10.027. info
• PINTO, Silvia, Petra URBANOVÁ a Roberto CESAR. Two-dimensional Wavelet Analysis of Supraorbital Margins of the Human Skull for Characterizing Sexual Dimorphism. IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security. 2016, roč. 11, č. 7, s. 1542-1548. ISSN 1556-6013. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TIFS.2016.2541611. info
• URBANOVÁ, Petra. Performance of distance-based matching algorithms in 3D facial identification. Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences. Egypt: Elsevier, 2016, roč. 6, č. 2, s. 135-151. ISSN 2090-536X. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejfs.2016.04.004. URL info
• URBANOVÁ, Petra a Ann H. ROSS. Advanced Methods in 3-D Craniofacial Morphological Analysis. In Marin A. Pilloud, Joseph T. Hefner. Biological Distance Analysis. Forensic and Bioarchaeological Perspectives. 2016. vyd. New York: Elsevier, 2016, s. 61-90. 1st Edition. ISBN 978-0-12-801966-5. info
• ROSS, Ann H., Chelsey A. JUAREZ a Petra URBANOVÁ. Complexity of Assessing Migrant Death Place of Origin. In Marin A. Pilloud; Joseph T. Hefner. Biological Distance Analysis. Forensic and Bioarchaeological Perspectives. 2016. vyd. New York: Elsevier, 2016, s. 265-283. First Edition. ISBN 978-0-12-801966-5. info
• JURDA, Mikoláš a Petra URBANOVÁ. Sex and ancestry assessment of Brazilian crania using semi-automatic mesh processing tools. Legal Medicine. Elsevier, 2016, roč. 23, november, s. 34-43. ISSN 1344-6223. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.legalmed.2016.09.004. URL info
• JURDA, Mikoláš, Petra URBANOVÁ a Miroslav KRÁLÍK. The Post-Mortem Pressure Distortion of Human Crania Uncovered in an Early Medieval Pohansko (Czech Republic) Graveyard. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology. Wiley, 2015, roč. 25, č. 4, s. 539-549. ISSN 1047-482X. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/oa.2321. URL info
• HEJNA, Petr, Martin JANÍK a Petra URBANOVÁ. Agenesis of the Superior Cornua of the Thyroid Cartilage: A Rare Variant of Medicolegal Importance. American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology. USA: Thomas Pacific, 2015, roč. 36, č. 1, s. 10-12. ISSN 0195-7910. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PAF.0000000000000131. URL info
• URBANOVÁ, Petra, Petr HEJNA a Mikoláš JURDA. Testing photogrammetry-based techniques for three-dimensional surface documentation in forensic pathology. Forensic Science International. Irsko: Elsevier Sequoia, 2015, roč. 250, May, s. 77-86. ISSN 0379-0738. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2015.03.005. info
• URBANOVÁ, Petra, Petr HEJNA, Lenka ZÁTOPKOVÁ a Miroslav ŠAFR. The asymmetry and modularity of the hyoid bone. International Journal of Morphology. 2014, roč. 32, č. 1, s. 251-260. ISSN 0717-9502. URL info
• URBANOVÁ, Petra, Ann H. ROSS, Mikoláš JURDA a Maria-Ines NOGUEIRA. Testing the Reliability of Software Tools in Sex and Ancestry Estimation in a Multi-Ancestral Brazilian Sample. Legal Medicine. Elsevier, 2014, roč. 16, č. 5, s. 264-273. ISSN 1344-6223. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.legalmed.2014.06.002. URL info
• URBANOVÁ, Petra, Petr HEJNA, Lenka ZÁTOPKOVÁ a Miroslav ŠAFR. The morphology of human hyoid bone in relation to sex, age and body proportions. HOMO - Journal of Comparative Human Biology. 2013: Elsevier, 2013, roč. 64, č. 3, s. 190-204. ISSN 0018-442X. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jchb.2013.03.005. info
• URBANOVÁ, Petra, Petr HEJNA, Lenka ZÁTOPKOVÁ a Miroslav ŚAFR. What is the appropriate approach in sex determination of hyoid bones? Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine. 2013, roč. 20, č. 8, s. 996-1003. ISSN 1752-928X. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2013.08.010. URL info

2023/11/08