Zivarna is a Research Associate currently working on the PEOPLE-HULL study funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research which aims to improve help-seeking for lung symptoms in Hull.
Zivarna is a Research Associate currently working on the PEOPLE-HULL study funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research which aims to improve help-seeking for lung symptoms in Hull.
Zivarna completed her PhD in Human Sciences at Hull York Medical School. She explored body donation for medical science with a focus on identifying good practice in the interactions between Medical School Anatomy Unit staff and families. Zivarna originally took an integrated Masters degree (MAnth) in Biological Anthropology at Durham University gaining a 1st Class Honours and Durham University Academic Achievement Prize 2015 for the highest graduating mark in her discipline. Her previous research projects explored the revealing and concealing of human remains to the public within museum exhibitions and archaeological sites, and professional perspectives to the viewing and display of human remains within museums.
She has presented at several public engagement events such as Pint of Science, Café Scientifique and York Dead Good Festival. She has strong interests in public and community engagement, outreach and widening participation; qualitative research methodologies and analysis; hidden work; body donation; and the display of human remains in museums.