
Doctor of Philosophy (University of Sydney), Masters of Law (University of Edinburgh)
Associate Professor Shih-Ning Then commenced with the School of Law in 2008. Shih-Ning is a socio-legal academic who researches and teaches in the areas of medical law and ethics. She is an experienced interdisciplinary researcher who has published with medical practitioners, ethicists and other interdisciplinary scholars. Research: Shih-Ning's research interests include:- guardianship, substituted and supported decision-making
- regulation of biomedical science
- artificial reproductive technologies
- involvement of minors in a health context
- use of human tissues and tissue donation and transplantation
- health law.
Additional information
- Carney, T. & Then, S. (2021). Support for Decision-Making as People Age With a Cognitive Impairment. In M. Putnam & C. Bigby (Eds.), Handbook on Ageing with Disability (pp. 186–195). Routledge. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/209666
- Then, S., Lipworth, W., Stewart, C. & Kerridge, I. (2021). A framework for ethics review of applications to store, reuse and share tissue samples. Monash Bioethics Review, 39(1), 115–124. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/209669
- White, B., Willmott, L., Feeney, R., Neller, P., Then, S., Bryant, J., Waller, A. & Yates, P. (2021). Limitations in health professionals' knowledge of end-of-life law: a cross-sectional survey. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/211066
- Carney, T., Bigby, C., Then, S., Smith, E., Wiesel, I. & Douglas, J. (2023). Paternalism to empowerment: all in the eye of the beholder? Disability & Society, 38(3), 503–523. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/211948
- Then, S. & Jowett, S. (2020). Removal and use of paediatric tissue for research purposes: Legal and ethical issues in Australia. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 56(3), 359–363. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/135522
- Then, S. & Martin, D. (2022). Transitions in decision-making authority at the end of life: a problem of law, ethics and practice in deceased donation. Journal of Medical Ethics, 48(2), 112–117. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/206866
- Carney, T., Then, S., Bigby, C., Wiesel (Vizel), I., Douglas, J. & Smith, E. (2019). Realising 'will, preferences and rights': Reconciling differences on best practice support for decision-making? Griffith Law Review, 28(4), 357–379. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/134264
- White, B., Willmott, L. & Then, S. (2018). Adults who lack capacity: Substitute decision-making. Health law in Australia (3rd edition), 207–270. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/120418
- Then, S., Kerridge, I. & Marks, M. (2018). Children as haematopoietic stem cell donors: ethically challenging and legally complex. Medical Journal of Australia, 208(8), 334–337. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/118253
- Then, S., Carney, T., Bigby, C. & Douglas, J. (2018). Supporting decision-making of adults with cognitive disabilities: The role of Law Reform Agencies - Recommendations, rationales and influence. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 61, 64–75. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/121542
- Title
- Effective Decision Making Support for People with Cognitive Disability
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP150100391
- Start year
- 2016
- Keywords
- CONSTRUCTION OF DEMENTIA IN AUSTRALIAN AGED CARE PUBLIC DISCOURSE AND LAW
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Kieran Tranter - The Transition to Adulthood of People with Severe Intellectual Disabilities in Australia: A Socio-Legal Examination
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Elizabeth Dickson - ENHANCEMENT, EQUALITY, AND ECSTASY: BEYOND WESTERN IDEALS OF POSTHUMANISM |
PhD, Mentoring Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Andrew McGee, Dr Sam Boyle - Regulating Research Integrity
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Fiona McDonald, Dr Peta Stephenson - Parental consent and whether it applies in the context of non-therapeutic male circumcision in Australia
MPhil, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Steph Jowett