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School of Law

Our people

Get to know the passionate individuals who make up the School of Law. Our school includes academic leaders and practicing legal experts who are committed to both rigorous research and engaging with our student and professional communities.

Professor Cassandra Sharp

Dean and Head of School (Acting) 

is a leading legal scholar known for her work at the intersection of law, gender and society. Her research critically examines how legal systems shape, and are shaped by, social and cultural narratives, with a strong focus on feminist legal theory and popular culture. Through her teaching and scholarship, Professor Sharp is widely recognised for challenging traditional perspectives and encouraging deeper, more inclusive understandings of law and justice.

Key contacts

School office

Dean of Law and Head of School
(Acting)
Email: law-dean@uow.edu.au

Discipline Leader 

School Operations Manager
Cath Campbell
Email: cathy_campbell@uow.edu.au

Key academic contacts

Head of Students
Dr Dorothea Anthony

 

Key research contacts

Head of Postgraduate Studies

HDR Coordinator
Vacant

School Research Leader/Transnational Law and Policy Centre Director

Legal Intersections Research Centre Director

Academics and honorary appointments

Academics: Law

Connect with our academics via their UOW Scholars profiles.

 

  • Melissa Porter
  • Dr Candice Visser

Honorary appointments

Sharing expertise and experience to support research, teaching, and engagement.

 

Honorary Professorial Fellows

  • Professor Terry Buddin SC
  • The Honourable Michael Kirby AC CMG
  • Professor Luke McNamara

Honorary Associate Professorial Fellows

Honorary Fellows

  • Richard Cogswell
  • Michael Devitt
  • Professor Malcolm Farrier 
  • Dr Barbara Nicholson
  • Luke Zadkovich