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Teaching into many of the Health Science disciplines. Jodi teaches the nervous system at first year level and neurosciences at later year levels. In the area of anatomy, Jodi mainly teaches the structure and function of the head and neck regions, neuroanatomy and trunk regions. At a postgraduate level Jodi teaches into the Speech Therapy Masters programs and the Occupational Therapy Masters programs. Jodi currently has one full time PhD student.  In 2012 she plans to take on a new Honours student.

Subject taught into include:

HBS1HBB

HBS2ANS

HBS2CAN

HBS2PTB

HBS2ANP

HBS2PAN

HCS4ACS

HCS4FUN

Refereed Journal Articles

McLeod, S., Roberts, A., & Sita, J. (2006). Tongue/palate contact for /s/ and /z/ production. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics, 20, 51-66.

Sita, J., Found, B., Rogers, D (2004). A model using quantitative data for forensic signature identification. Journal of Forensic Document Examination, 16, 91-101.

Sita, J., Found, B., Rogers, D (2004).A quantitative analysis of the spatial properties of questioned signature and the relationship to forensic document examiners' opinions, Journal of Forensic Document Examination, 16, 17-89.

Roberts, A., McLeod, S. & Sita, J. (2002). Using the EPG to describe normal and impaired /s/ and /z/. ACQuiring Knowledge in Speech, Language and Hearing, 4, 158-163.

Sita, J., Found, B. & Rogers, D. (2002). Forensic handwriting examiners' expertise for signature comparison. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 47, 1117-1124.

Conference Papers

Pepe.A., Rogers, D., and Sita, J (2011). A cognitive look into simulations of high and low complexity signatures. In Advances in Graphonomics; Proceedings of the 15th Biennial Conference of the International Graphonomics Society, Mexico, 136-139.

Sebastian, J., Sita, J. and Rogers, D. (2009). Some Relationships between Eye Movements and Handwriting Movements. In Advances in Graphonomics; Proceedings of the 14th Biennial Conference of the International Graphonomics Society, France, 211-215.

Sita, J.(2009). Development Of A Pilot 3D Anatomy Game For Students To Explore And Learn About The Human Digestive Tract. Journal of Clinical Anatomy 22:399–409

Sita, J., Wentworth, S. (2008). Comparing online assessment items to traditionally delivered assessments for a large undergraduate mulit-campus unit.  Journal of Clinical Anatomy, 21-3, 274

Sita, J. (2006) Teaching anatomy to masters level students in a PBL course.  Journal of Clinical Anatomy, 19, 176.

Sita, J, Rogers, D & Found, B (2003). A model using Complexity Classification, Spatial Score and Line Quality for Forensic Signature Comparison, in Hans-Leo Teulings, Arend Van Gemmert(ed/s), Proceedings of the 11th Conference of the International Graphonomics Society, USA, 257-260.

Sita, J, Rogers, D & Found, B (2003). Spatial Comparison of Questioned to Specimen Signatures using Matrix Analysis Software, in Hans-Leo Tueulings, Arend Van Gemmert(ed/s), Proceedings of the 11th Conference of the International Graphonomics Society, USA, 299-303.

Conference Presentations (not otherwise published)

Wentworth, S.L., Green, R., Sita, J. and Cates, T. (2010).  Assessment styles for an enquiry-based learning approach in a common first year anatomy subject.  7th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Clinical Anatomists.  Hobart, 2-3 December. 

Wentworth, S.L., Green, R., Sita, J. and Cates, T.  (2009).  Outcomes of an enquiry-based learning approach in a common first year anatomy subject.  6th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Clinical Anatomists.  Monash University, Melbourne, 25-27 November.

McLeod, S., Roberts, A. & Sita, J. (2003). The difference between /s/ and /z/: More than +/- voice? Poster presented at American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Chicago, November.

Roberts, A., McLeod, S., Sita, J. (2003). Using EPG evidence in the assessment of fricative production. Poster presented at Fifth European congress of CPLOL Comité permanent de liaison des orthophonistes-logopèdes de l'union Européenne/Standing liaison committee of E.U. speech and language therapists and logopedists. Edinburgh, 5, 6 and 7 September 2003.

Roberts, A., McLeod, S. & Sita, J. (2003). /s/ and /z/ production: Individual differences amongst EPG researchers. Paper presented at the Speech Pathology Australia National Conference, Hobart, May 4-8.

Sita, J. & Rogers, D. (1999). Changes in forgers’ handwriting pressure related to the original writer’s dynamics. Journal of Forensic Document Examination, Vol.12, pp. 101-112.

Found, B; Sita, J. & Rogers, D. (1999). The development of a program for characterising handwriting examiners expertise: Signature examination pilot study. Journal of Forensic Document Examination, Vol.12, pp. 69-100.

Please contact Jodi if you are interested in any of the following projects:

(1) Investigating the role of the eye when writing normal words or producing natural signatures (in conjunction with Ass.Prof Doug Rogers).

(2) Investigating signature complexity using eye and hand movements (PhD Supervision of Avni Pepe: PhD candidate research topic).

(3) Learning anatomy and neurosciences in tertiary education (in conjunction with other anatomy staff)