Our people
At the University of Newcastle School of Law and Justice, our staff are recognised as leading academics in their fields of expertise.
Our academics deliver intellectually challenging and stimulating courses that provide our students with both theoretical and practical knowledge. Our School culture ensures that academics get to know our students well and support them both in their learning and in their career aspirations
Our advisory board brings together the specialist knowledge and legal professional practice expertise of a highly skilled and diverse group, including members of the judiciary, lawyers from local and global law firms, members of community legal centres, lawyers from government agencies, members of the Newcastle Bar Association, and sole practitioners.
Academic Staff
Dr Glen Anderson
Senior Lecturer
School of Law and Justice
Equity, Property Law, International Law & Self-Determination
- Glen.Anderson@newcastle.edu.au
- 02 49215980
Professor John Anderson
Professor
School of Law and Justice
Sentencing & Restorative Justice
- John.Anderson@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 7099
Mr Hugh Arjonilla
Legal Practitioner/Clinical Teacher/Casual Academic
School of Law and Justice
- Hugh.Arjonilla@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 6356
Dr Elena Aydos
Senior Lecturer
School of Law and Justice
Climate Policy
- Elena.Aydos@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 7204
Bethany Butchers
Associate Lecturer
School of Law and Justice
Social Justice & Equity
- Bethany.Butchers@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4055 0867
Dr Tim Connor
Senior Lecturer
School of Law and Justice
Human Rights & Employment Rights
- Tim.Connor@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 6363
Miss Sushmita Choudhury
Associate Lecturer
School of Law and Justice
- Sushmita.Choudhury@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4055 0892
Dr Stephenson Chow
Senior Lecturer
School of Law and Justice
Human Rights & International Law
- Stephenson.Chow@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4055 0909
Professor Jane Goodman-Delahunty
Professor
School of Law and Justice
Evidence-Based Justice & Justice Reform
- Jane.Delahunty@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 5374
Dr Justin Ellis
Lecturer
School of Law and Justice
Media Criminology & Police Accountability
- Justin.Ellis@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 5682
Associate Professor Neil Foster
Associate Professor
School of Law and Justice
Torts, Workplace Health and Safety & Law and Religion
- Neil.Foster@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 7430
Mr Peter Gogarty
Associate Lecturer
School of Law and Justice
Child Protection Law & Child Sexual Assault Victim Advocate
Dr Marie Hadley
Senior Lecturer
School of Law and Justice
Intellectual Property Law
- Marie.Hadley@newcastle.edu.au
- 0240553343
Dr Bin Li
Senior Lecturer
School of Law and Justice
Space Law and Justice Technology
- Bin.Li@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 7899
Associate Professor Amy Maguire
Associate Professor
School of Law and Justice
Human Rights & International Law
- Amy.Maguire@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 5374
Associate Professor Xanthe Mallett
Associate Professor
School of Law and Justice
Wrongful Convictions, Innocence Projects & Cold Cases
- Xanthe.Mallett@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 5488
Mr Daniel Matas
Legal Practitioner/Casual Academic
School of Law and Justice
Crime, Commercial Practice & Litigation
- Daniel.Matas@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 8690
Dr Shaun McCarthy
Associate Professor and Director of the Legal Centre/Casual Academic
School of Law and Justice
Public Interest Advocacy, Miscarriage of Justice & Disability Law
- Shaun.Mccarthy@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 8666
Dr Kcasey McLoughlin
Senior Lecturer
School of Law and Justice
Gender & Australian Law
- Kcasey.McLoughlin@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 5510
Dr Donna McNamara
Senior Lecturer
School of Law and Justice
International Disability Law
- Donna.McNamara10@newcastle.edu.au
- 02 40553341
Dr Suzana Nashkova
Associate Lecturer
School of Law and Justice
Competition Law & Intellectual Property Law
- Suzana.Nashkova@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4055 3128
Dr Alice Neikirk
Lecturer
School of Law and Justice
Forced Migration & Restorative Justice
- Alice.Neikirk@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 7120
Dr Ray Nickson
Senior Lecturer - Criminology
School of Law and Justice
Restorative Justice
- Ray.Nickson@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 8509
Dr Eliezer Sanchez-Lasaballett
Lecturer
School of Law and Justice
Law & Development
- E.Sanchez-Lasaballett@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 8666
Dr Kevin Sobel-Read
Associate Professor
School of Law and Justice
Global Value Chains & Sovereignty
- Kevin.Sobel-Read@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 6613
Professor Tania Sourdin
President of Academic Senate
President Academic Senate's Office
Justice Innovation & Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Tania.Sourdin@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 492 15119
Ms Jacqueline Svenson
Legal Practitioner
School of Law and Justice
Public Environmental Interest Cases & Judicial Review
- Jacquie.Svenson@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 8803
Dr David Tomkins
Lecturer
School of Law and Justice
Constitutional Law & Administrative Law
- David.Tomkins@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 8747
Dr Joseph Wenta
Lecturer
School of Law and Justice
International Climate Governance & Australian Constitutional and Administrative Law
- Joseph.Wenta@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 6218
Dr Samuel Woldemariam
Lecturer
School of Law and Justice
International Law and Human Rights
- Samuel.Woldemariam@newcastle.edu.au
- 4985 3118
Professional Staff
Ms Rachel Brien
School Executive Officer
School of Law and Justice
- Rachel.Brien@newcastle.edu.au
- 49215839
Ms Ingrid Barnes
Placement Officer
School of Law and Justice
- Ingrid.Barnes@newcastle.edu.au
- 4921 5531 or 4921 8666
Mrs Donna Jamieson
Administrative Officer
School of Law and Justice
- Donna.Jamieson@newcastle.edu.au
- 4921 8774
Miss Debbie Willett
Administration Officer
School of Law and Justice
- Debra.Willett@newcastle.edu.au
- 4055 3417
Miss Saskia Jones
Project Officer
School of Law and Justice
- Saskia.Jones@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 405 53254
Casual Teaching Staff
Honorary Staff
Conjoint Professor Richard Anicich
Honorary Professor
Newcastle Law School
Conjoint Professor Richard Henry Anicich is interested in commercial litigation, projects & Infrastructure, insolvency and restructuring law. In 2017 Legal 500 Asia Pacific directory acknowledged Anicich as a leading insolvency and restructuring lawyer. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting, Finance & Systems) and a Bachelor of Laws Degree from University of New South Wales. Anicich is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), a public notary and an accredited mediator. In 2018 for services to the Hunter, development of business, medical and legal research he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM). He is currently Chair of the AICD Hunter Committee and a Director of the Hunter Business Chamber (the president between 2011-2014). Anicich also is a Non-Executive Director of Rural and Remote Medical Services Limited and Hunter Primary Care Ltd.
Associate Professor Avi Brisman
Honorary Professor
School of Law and Justice
Associate Professor Brisman’s research interests include the anthropology of law, critical criminology, cultural criminology, and green criminology. Within the area of green criminology, Associate Professor Brisman has written extensively on environmental rights, linkages between armed conflict and environmental degradation, representations of environmental crime and harm in film and literature, and individual and collective resistance to environmental crime and harm.
Conjoint Professor Michael Kirby
Honorary Professor
Newcastle Law School
The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG is an international jurist, educator and former judge. He served as a Deputy President of the Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission (1975-83); Chairman of the Australian Law Reform Commission (1975-84); Judge of the Federal Court of Australia (1983-4); President of the New South Wales Court of Appeal (1984-96); President of the Court of Appeal of Solomon Islands (1995-96) and Justice of the High Court of Australia (1996-2009).
Dr Nicola Ross
Honorary Associate Professor
School of Law and Justice
- Nicola.Ross@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 5871
Dr John Woodward
Conjoint Lecturer/Casual Academic/Casual Legal Practitioner
Newcastle Law School
- John.Woodward@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 8666
The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.