Biography
Dr Nicole Johnston is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Finance in Deakin Business School. Nicole is a socio-legal researcher focusing on multiple aspects of multi-owned properties (strata title, condominium, apartments) including governance, conflicts of interest and legal relationships.
She completed her PhD, Master of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Bachelor of Law (Honours) from Griffith University. Nicole also finished her Bachelor of Arts in Criminology and Criminal Justice/Psychology from the University of Queensland.
Read more on Nicole's profileResearch interests
- Strata and Community Title Law and Management
- Body Corporate Governance and Conflicts of Interest
Affiliations
- Affilitate Member, Strata Communities Australia (VIC).
- Member, International Academic Association on Planning, Law and Property Rights.
- Academic Member, Australian College of Strata Lawyers
Teaching interests
- Property Law
Units taught
- MMP212 - Property Investment
- MMP121 - Property Law and Practice
- MMP721 - Property and Real Estate Law
- MMP111 - Introduction to Property
Conferences
- Johnston, N (2013), Transitioning Residential Multi-Owned Developments: Conflicts of Interest Arising, paper presented at the 7th International Conference for Gated Communities: Private Urban Governance, June 27th 2013, Brighton University, England.
- Johnston, N., Guilding, G. and Reid, S (2012), Examining Developer Actions that Embed Protracted Conflict in Staged Residential Multi-Owned Developments, paper presented at the Pacific Rim Real Estate conference, 15-17th January 2012.
- Reid, S., Ruhanen, L., Davidson, M. and Johnston N (2010), Legal Basis for Tourism Planning: The Australian Case, paper presented at the ISTTE conference, 18-22nd October 2011.
Professional activities
Google Scholar
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=xsLDOPsAAAAJ&hl=en
Media appearances
- VCAT president slams the ability of developers to control bodies corporate as ‘an abuse’, Domain, Australia, 2017.
Research groups
Awards
- Australian College of Community Association Lawyers (ACCAL) Scholarship Award, 2012.
Publications
Law Reform Challenges: an evaluation of Australia's strata law trends and implications
Nicole Johnston
(2021), pp. 179-196, Condominium Governance and Law in Global Urban Context, London, Eng., B1
Richard Tucker, Ursula De Jong, Louise Johnson, Nicole Johnston, Adrian Lee, Fabienne Michaux, Elyse Warner, Fiona Andrews
(2021), Geelong, Vic., A6
A data-driven holistic understanding of strata insurance in Australia and New Zealand
Nicole Johnston
(2021), Geelong, Vic., A6
An examination of building defects in residential multi-owned properties
Nicole Johnston, Sacha Reid
(2019), [Melbourne, Vic.], A6
Impediments to effective strata governance
N Johnston, E Too
(2018), pp. 65-82, Multi-owned property in the Asia-Pacific region: rights, restrictions and responsibilities, London, Eng., B1
N Johnston, R Leshinsky
(2018), Vol. 36, pp. 506-520, Property management, Bingley, Eng., C1
Coastal resorts setting the pace: an evaluation of sustainable hotel practices
S Reid, N Johnston, A Patiar
(2017), Vol. 33, pp. 11-22, Journal of hospitality and tourism management, Cambridge, Eng., C1
Multi-owned properties in Australia: a governance typology of issues and outcomes
N Johnston, E Too
(2015), Vol. 8, pp. 451-470, International journal of housing markets and analysis, C1
Cooling off and backing out: Understanding consumer decisions to rescind a product purchase
B Sparks, G Bradley, G Jennings, N Johnston
(2014), Vol. 67, pp. 2903-2910, Journal of Business Research, C1-1
How property title impacts urban consolidation: A life cycle examination of multi-title developments
H Easthope, J Warnken, C Sherry, E Coiacetto, D Dredge, C Guilding, N Johnston, D Lamminmaki, S Reid
(2014), Vol. 32, pp. 289-304, Urban policy and research, Melbourne, Vic, C1
Multi-owned developments : a life cycle review of a developing research area
N Johnston, S Reid
(2013), Vol. 31, pp. 366-388, Property management, Bingley, England, C1-1
Awarding sustainable Asia-Pacific hotel practices : rewarding innovative practices or open rhetoric?
D Weaver, M Davidson, L Lawton, A Patiar, S Reid, N Johnston
(2013), Vol. 38, pp. 15-28, Tourism recreation research, Lucknow, India, C1-1
Untangling the "messy" legislative basis of tourism development planning : five cases from Australia
S Reid, L Ruhanen, N Johnston
(2012), Vol. 23, pp. 413-428, Anatolia : an international journal of tourism and hospitality research, Abingdon, England, C1-1
N Johnston, C Guilding, S Reid
(2012), pp. 1-13, PRRES 2012 : Proceedings of the Pacific Rim Real Estate Society 2012 annual conference, Adelaide, S. A., E1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Industry and Other Funding
Residential Building Compliance: Understanding the Risks and Harms to Communities.
Dr Nicole Johnston, A/Prof Edward Podolski, A/Prof Sacha Reid
- 2018: $50,000
Micro-village Phase 1
Prof Richard Tucker, Dr Fiona Andrews, Prof Louise Johnson, Dr Nicole Johnston, A/Prof Ursula De Jong, Ms Fab Michaux, A/Prof Mirjana Lozanovska
- 2019: $50,000
Pathways to compliance and professionalism in the strata manager industry.
Dr Nicole Johnston
- 2021: $7,500
Supervisions
No completed student supervisions to report