Staff listing
Contact a Deakin Law School staff member, see their staff profile or read their publications.Head of school, Dean of Law
Professor Jenni Lightowlers
Jenni is considered one of Australia's leading advisors to universities (both in Australia and the South Pacific) and has a deep understanding of the university and higher education sectors, particularly their compliance and operational issues.
School Executive
Dean of Law
Jenni Lightowlers
Deputy Dean of Law
Marilyn McMahon
Director of Research
Alfred Deakin Professor Matthew Groves
Associate Head of School
Sharon Erbacher
Director of International and the Master of Law
Jean du Plessis
Director, Juris Doctor (JD)
Dr Tamsin Paige
Director, Bachelor of Laws
Associate Professor Gabrielle Wolf
Academic coordinators
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Director, Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Associate Professor Gabrielle Wolf |
Deputy Director, Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Dr Antje Kreutzmann-Gallasch |
Director, Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (LLB Hons) |
Director, Juris Doctor (JD) |
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Director, Master of Laws (LLM) Professor Jean du Plessis |
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Director, Master of Professional Accounting and Law (MPAL) Dr Zehra Gulay Kavame Eroglu |
Director of HDR Dr Ben Saunders |
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Director International Professor Jean du Plessis |
Coordinator, Recognition of prior learning Dr Penny Gleeson |
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Program Coordinator, Deakin Law Clinic Michele Tucker |
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Moot Director Dr David Tan |
Professors
Emeritus professors
Adjunct professors
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| Adjunct Professor Gillian North |
| Adjunct Professor the Honourable Justice Ross Robson |
| Adjunct Professor the Honourable Justice Josh Wilson |
Associate professors
Senior lecturers
Lecturers
Associate lecturers
Teaching scholars
Research Fellow
Clinical solicitors
Current HDR students
| Name | PhD topic | Principal supervisor | Associate supervisor | External supervisor / research adviser |
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| Shiran Shahaf | Advancing International Norms of Cyber Warfare | Dr Shiri Krebs | Dr John Morss | |
| Kathryn (Katie) Miller | Is Administrative law fit for the Technology Age? | Alfred Deakin Professor Matthew Groves | Prof. Dan Meagher | |
| Jonathan Ajogwu Ande | Sustaining Equity Crowdfunding: Broader Responsibilities for Platforms | Prof. Jean Du Plessis | Dr Zehra Gulay Kavame Eroglu | |
| Akanksha Jumde | An Analysis of Mandatory CSR Provisions under Indian Company Law | Prof. Jean Du Plessis | Assoc. Prof. Fara Azmat | |
| Ninia Farhana Reza | CSR is often lost in supply chains of host states, as moral self-regulation is insufficient | Prof. Jean Du Plessis | Assoc. Prof. Jason Taliadoros | |
| Kelly Green | Toward a Cohesive Theory of Search Engine Liability in Defamation | Dr Sharon Erbacher | Assoc. Prof. Jason Taliadoros | |
| Leon Wolff | How Does Law Matter in Japan? | Prof. Gillian North | Dr Oscar Roos | |
| Cam Truong | How effective has trade practices laws been in Australia? | Dr Sharon Erbacher | Dr Claudio Bozzi | |
| Paul McGorrery | Criminalising Psychological Harms | Prof. Marilyn McMahon | External Supervisor: Dr Kelley Burton Research Adviser: Prof Samantha Hepburn | |
| Katrina Hogan | Creating an Australian framework to nurture conscious capitalism offshore | Prof. Jean Du Plessis | ||
| Dr Melanie Tan | Concepts of Risk at the Interface of Health and Law: Bridging the Gap | Assoc. Prof. Sonia Allan | Prof. Danuta Mendelson | External Supervisor: Ivan Hare |
| Dr Carol Anne Newlands | The Role of the Medical Panels in Victoria | Prof. Danuta Mendelson | ||
| Vivek Chandra | Re-examining the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS): 30 years of facilitating resolution or complicating maritime boundary dispute settlements in areas of petroleum deposits? | Dr John Morss | Dr Claudio Bozzi Assoc. Prof. Pieter Badenhorst | |
| Edwin Amos Awuor Tongoi | Mobile Financial Services: Regulatory responses-Kenya, South Africa and Australia | Prof. Jean Du Plessis | Dr Ben Saunders Dr Elizabeth Kirley | |
| Dakshina Chandra | NexGen Legal Services: A Regulatory Landscape for Optimizing Futuristic Technologies | Alfred Deakin Professor Matthew Groves | Dr Claudio Bozzi | |
| Lisa Rogers | The International Legal Framework for Intangible Cultural Heritage | Assoc. Prof. Jason Taliadoros | External Supervisor: Prof. Christoph Antons | |
| Richard James Polkinghorn | Retrospective study of applications made to Victorian Civil & Administrative Tribunal | Prof. Danuta Mendelson | Assoc. Prof. Jason Taliadoros | |
| George Douglas Raitt | Misuse of Market Power and the Hypothetical Competitive Market Standard | Prof. Danuta Mendelson |
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