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GradDipEd(Sec) (Australian Catholic Uni), LLB(Hons) (Griffith University), BCom(Hons) (Griffith University)
Overview
- I teach in foundational legal knowledge and skills units in the Bachelor of Laws (Hons), as well as an elective unit of Sports Law.
- I research in sports law and education law, particularly in the regulation of compulsory school education.
- I am the School's "Academic Lead, Peer Programs and Student Wellbeing"
Background & Teaching
- I graduated from Griffith University with a LLB (Hons) and BCom (Hons). I taught at Griffith for 2 years, before returning to study a degree in Secondary Education, and then taught at a boys' high school in Brisbane.
- I began working at QUT in 2008, in the Faculty of Business, School of Accountancy.
- I commenced in the School of Law in 2011, and have taught in a wide range of first-year foundational units. I am currently a coordinator LLB101 Introduction to Law. I also designed, and still teach, the undergraduate elective unit, Sports Law.
Research
- Due to my time as a school teacher, plus further experience as a supervisor in a school boarding house, and 15 years of school sports coaching, I'm interested in researching legal issues that affect education and sport.
- I have also published on topical areas that align with my teaching, such as statutory interpretation.
- I'm nearing completion of my PhD study on a comparative analysis of compulsory schooling regulation in Australia.
Leadership and Service
- I have undertaken a service role in the School since 2016. Initially known as 'Student Success Coordinator', and now 'Academic Lead, Peer Programs & Student Wellbeing', at various times it has encompassed leadership in:
- designing the orientation program for commencing LLB students;
- running the School's peer-learning program LLB Help Me;
- running the School's wellness/positive professional identity program, weLLBeing (formerly: I Belong in the LLB);
- first-year curriculum;
- curating the LMS sites for the LLB course ("Real Law" / "MyLLB"); and
- membership of various school and university committees;
- I currently sit on the Faculty Academic Appeals and Review Committee.
- Externally, I have been a committee member of the Queensland Chapter of ANZELA since 2012, and a national company director on its board from 2020.
- I also volunteer as a disciplinary tribunal panel member for a Brisbane sporting organisation.