Academic Employment 

Postdoctoral Researcher (June 2025 – present)

LMU Munich

Teaching

Class Tutor (July 2021- June 2025)

School of Psychology, The University of Queensland

·      Social and Organisational (PSYC2040)

·      Developmental Psychology (PSYC2030)

·      First year Research Methodology & Statistics (PSYC1040)

·      Third year Research Methodology & Statistics (PSYC3010)

Indigenous Tutoring Assistance and Retention Tutor (February 2021 – November 2021)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit, The University of Queensland

·      Assisted Indigenous students with 1-on-1 tutoring sessions 

Biochemistry Tutor and Laboratory Demonstrator (February 2016 – June 2018)

James Cook University

·      Presented biochemistry tutorials and laboratory sessions, ensured laboratory safety, supervised and graded assessment

Additional Experience

Co-ordinator at Centre for Psychology and Evolution at UQ (July 2022 – June 2025)

The University of Queensland

·      Co-ordinate meetings to discuss relevant articles, arrange guest speakers

·      Assist with Honours student project supervision

Telephone Outreach Volunteer (May 2020 – July 2020)

Australian Red Cross

·      Made welfare calls to people isolating due to COVID-19 including hotel quarantine

·      Provided psychological first aid, administered surveys and collected data

SASP (Society of Australasian Social Psychologists) Summer School (November 2023)

LMU Open Science Centre Summer School (September 2025)

Grants and Awards

META-REP Treasure Box Project Grant (2026)

German Research Foundation

·      2,000€ to conduct a proposed study exploring heterogeneity in meta-analyses 

Summer Research Scholarship Program (2019)

The University of Queensland

·      $3,000AUD to explore data from patients with neurodegenerative diseases

Postgraduate Conference Funding Award (2023)

The University of Queensland

·      $2,000AUD to cover travel expenses for HBES conference 

3-Minute Thesis Travel Award (2024)

The University of Queensland

·      $300AUD award to cover academic travel expenses

Tutor Excellence Award (2024)

The University of Queensland

·      Awarded annually to one tutor for “sustained and impactful excellence in tutoring”

HDR Day Best Session Presentation (2023)

The University of Queensland

·      Awarded for best presentation at UQ’s Higher Degree by Research Day

Conference Presentations

Harper, K., & Schönbrodt, F. (2026, February 11-13). Balancing Novelty and Replication: Insights from Evolutionary Simulations [Conference presentation]. Perspectives on Scientific Error, Leiden.

Harper, K., & Zietsch, B. (2024, May 22-25). Multivariate Mate Choice Constrains Mate Preference Evolution [Conference presentation]. The 35th annual Human Behavior and Evolution Society (HBES) conference, Aarhus University.

Harper, K., Sidari, J, & Zietsch, B. (2022, February 9-10). Agent-based Modelling shows that operation of Fisher’s Principle does not Eliminate Genetic Variation in Offspring Sex Ratio [Conference presentation]. 2022 Australasian Mathematical Psychology Conference.

Harper, K., Leung, J., & Chiu, V. (2021, January 11-25). Trends in Non-Medical Prescription Opioid Use in Australia [Conference abstract]. 3rd International Electronic Conference on Environmental Research and Public Health—Public Health Issues in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic (ECERPH-3).

Harper, K., & Leung, J. (2020, November 11). Trends in Non-Medical Prescription Opioid Use in Australia [Conference poster]. 2020 Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Early to Mid-Career Researcher Webinar. https://www.apsad.org.au/images/ECR/2020PosterPresentations/KHarper_Trends-in-Non-Medical-Prescription-Opioid-Use-in-Australia.pdf