Career Summary
Biography
Mirella began teaching and researching at the University of Newcastle while embarking on her PhD. She then left the University of Newcastle to work for the Australian Government. Mirella calls on experience as a volunteer for the Criminal Justice Support Network who assist intellectually disabled people at police stations and at courts.
Mirella specialises in Banking and Finance Law. Her current projects in the College of Human and Social Futures are:
- Responsible lending to vulnerable consumers
- Compulsory income management for welfare recipients
- Privacy of consumer data in the banking and finance industry
- New futures for young offenders
- Gambling with credit cards
- Financial abuse
- Financial hardship
- Economic shock in light of the Covid-19 pandemic
Within the Law School Mirella is the Program Convenor of the LLM.
Qualifications
- PhD, University of Newcastle
- Bachelor of Science, University of Newcastle
- Bachelor of Science (Honours), University of Newcastle
- Bachelor of Laws, Macquarie University
Keywords
- Banking and financial sector
- Consumer protection
- Data privacy
- Dispute resolution
- Vulnerability
Languages
- English (Fluent)
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 480101 | Banking, finance and securities law | 80 |
| 480406 | Law reform | 10 |
| 480501 | Access to justice | 10 |
Professional Experience
UON Appointment
| Title | Organisation / Department |
|---|---|
| Lecturer | University of Newcastle Newcastle Law School Australia |
| Casual Academic | University of Newcastle Newcastle Law School Australia |
Awards
Prize
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2016 |
Excellence in Teaching and Learning English Language and Foundation Studies Centre, University of Newcastle |
| 2015 |
Best Research Paper ELFSC Research Committee |
Invitations
Committee Member
| Year | Title / Rationale |
|---|---|
| 2015 |
ELFSC Research Committee Committee has the responsibility of providing oversight on the ELFSC research strategy. |
| 2015 |
Human Research Ethics Committee The Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) operates in accordance with the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (NHMRC). |
Publications
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Highlighted Publications
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| 2019 |
Sourdin T, Atherton M, 'Vulnerability and dispute resolution in the banking and finance sector', Social Business, 9 69-91 (2019) [C1]
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| 2020 |
Sourdin T, Atherton M, 'Treating Vulnerable Consumers 'Fairly'When They Make a Complaint About Banking or Finance in Australia', Bond Law Review, 32 1-33 (2020) [C1]
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Chapter (1 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link |
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| 2018 | Atherton MA, 'Banking and Finance', Australasian Dispute Resolution, Thomson Reuters, Australia (2018) |
Journal article (9 outputs)
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| 2020 |
Sourdin T, Atherton M, 'Treating Vulnerable Consumers 'Fairly'When They Make a Complaint About Banking or Finance in Australia', Bond Law Review, 32 1-33 (2020) [C1]
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| 2019 |
Sourdin T, Atherton M, 'Vulnerability and dispute resolution in the banking and finance sector', Social Business, 9 69-91 (2019) [C1]
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| 2017 |
Atherton MA, Vazquez J, Shah M, Griffiths Z, Jackson B, Burgess C, 'Using learning analytics to assess student engagement and academic outcomes in open access enabling programmes', Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning, 32 119-136 (2017) [C1]
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| 2017 | Atherton MA, 'A comparison of student confidence levels in open access and undergraduate university courses', Issues in Educational Research, 27 1-12 (2017) [C1] | ||||||||||
| 2015 | Atherton MA, 'Measuring confidence levels of male and female students in open access enabling courses', Issues in Educational Research, 25 81-98 (2015) [C1] | ||||||||||
| 2014 | Atherton MA, Bailey A, 'Assessing disadvantaged student confidence in learning: A case of enabling pathway programs.', Journal of Institutional Research (South East Asia), 12 41-53 (2014) [C1] | ||||||||||
| 2002 |
Sakoff J, Ackland S, Baldwin ML, Atherton MA, McCluskey A, 'Anticancer activity and protein phosphatase 1 and 2A inhibition of a new generation of cantharidin analogues', Investigational New Drugs, 20 1-11 (2002) [C1]
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| 2002 |
McCluskey A, Atherton MA, Walkom CC, Bowyer M, Sim A, Young D, Sakoff J, 'The first two cantharidin analogues displaying PP1 selectivity', Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 12 391-393 (2002) [C1]
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| 2000 |
McCluskey A, Atherton MA, Mudgee L, Sim A, Sakoff JA, Quinn R, 'Anhydride modified cantharidin analogues. Is ring opening important in the inhibition of protein phosphatase 2A?', European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 35 957-964 (2000) [C1]
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Grants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 1 |
|---|---|
| Total funding | $5,000 |
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20221 grants / $5,000
New Start$5,000
Funding body: CHSF
| Funding body | CHSF |
|---|---|
| Scheme | New Start |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2022 |
| Funding Finish | 2022 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
Dr Mirella Atherton
Positions
Lecturer
Law School
Newcastle Law School
College of Human and Social Futures
Casual Academic
Law School
Newcastle Law School
College of Human and Social Futures
Contact Details
| mirella.atherton@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Mobile | 0416160921 |
Office
| Room | Level 5, NuSpace |
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| Building | NuSpace |
| Location | Newcastle City , |
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