Thomas Dickinson
Liverpool School of Art and Design
Faculty of Arts Professional and Social Studies
Degrees
2023, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, MSc - Distinction, Forensic Anthropology
2022, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, BSc (Hons) - First Class, Forensic Anthropology
Academic appointments
Postgraduate Researcher, Forensic Research Institute, Liverpool John Moores University, 2024 - present
Research Assistant, Face Lab, Liverpool John Moores University, 2022 - 2022
Artefact
Liu C, Greenway E, Dickinson T, Castaneyra-Ruiz M, Shrimpton S, Wilkinson C. 2024. 3D Facial depiction (physical 3D printed replica) of a Roman individual for the Beacon Museum, Whitehaven UK
Poster
Dickinson T, Liu C-YJ, Roughley M. 2022. The affordances of 3D imaging modalities for forensic facial identification 19th Biennial Meeting of the International Association for Craniofacial Identification Public Url
Public engagement:
Public talk or lecture, International launch event, Presenter and technical support, York Theatre Royal, 'A Voice for King Richard III', Face Lab presented a talking digital avatar of King Richard III, detailing the conferment on his son, Edward, of the offices of Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester., https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbH_KLMs6aY. 2024
Media Coverage:
News coverage of the launch of a 4D digital avatar of King Richard III delivering an address on the conferment on his son, Edward, of the offices of Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester. 2024
www.theguardian.com
www.bbc.co.uk
news.sky.com
Conference presentation:
Dickinson, T., Liu, C.Y.J., Parrott, E. and Roughley, M. (2024). Comparison of the external ear using different 3D surface scanning solutions for forensic application, 'Artificial Intelligence meets Craniofacial Identification', 20th Meeting of the International Association for Craniofacial Identification, The University of Granada, Granada, Spain, Oral presentation. 2024
Attempting to empirically categorise shapes of craniofacial features, to evaluate the current standards of craniofacial identification across diverse populations., 'Artificial Intelligence Meets Craniofacial Identification' - 20th Meeting of the International Association for Craniofacial Identification, University of Granada, Granada, Spain, Poster presentation, https://iaci2024.com/posters/. 2024
An investigation into the intracranial and mandibular relationships of natural symmetry using the New Mexico Decedent Image Database, British Association for Forensic Anthropology, Winter Conference, Wrexham University, Oral presentation. 2023
The affordances of 3D imaging modalities for forensic facial identification, 19th International Association for Craniofacial Identification Meeting, Liverpool John Moores University, Poster presentation. 2022
Membership of professional bodies:
Student Member, British Association for Human Identification (BAHID). 2024
Student Fellow, Royal Anthropological Institute (RAI). 2024
Student Member, British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology (BABAO). 2024
Student Member, British Association for Forensic Anthropology (BAFA). 2023
Teaching qualification:
3is – Information, Ideas & Insights Programme. 2024
Research Grants Awarded:
LJMU QR APSS, Capturing impact and public opinion: response to facial depictions of people from the past on display in GLAMs (2024), C. Y. Jessica Liu, Caroline Wilkinson, Sarah Shrimpton, Maria Castaneyra-Ruiz, Mark Roughley, Elysia Greenway, Thomas Dickinson, Viviana Conti, Grant value (£): 9,680.46, Duration of research project: 12 months. 2024