Contact Details
| Organization: | Law, Population Health |
| Position: | ARC FEDERATION FELLOWSHIP, DEPUTY HEAD OF SCHOOL OF POPULATION HEALTH |
| Email: | |
| Work: | 83440646 |
| Building: | 207 Bouverie St. |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest | Country of Expertise |
|---|---|
| Law, health policy, public health, empirical legal research | Australia, United States of America |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctor of Science | Harvard University | 01-Nov-1998 | |
| Masters of Public Health | Harvard University | 07-Jun-1995 | |
| Law | University of Melbourne | 01-Mar-1992 | |
| Bachelor of Arts | University of Melbourne | 01-Mar-1992 |
Other Awards
| Award Type | Awarding Body | Comments | Date Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prize | AcademyHealth | Alice S Hersh Award | 01-Jul-2004 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (PHARMACOLOGY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES) (320503)
- Intensive Care (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321009)
- Infectious Diseases (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321010)
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321014)
- Oncology and Carcinogenesis (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321015)
- Paediatrics (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321019)
- Surgery (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321029)
- Clinical Sciences not elsewhere classified (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321099)
- Epidemiology (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321202)
- Primary Health Care (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321208)
- Residential Client Care (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321211)
- Human Bioethics (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321213)
- Health and Community Services (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321214)
- Health Care Administration (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321215)
- Health Promotion (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321216)
- Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321299)
- Health Economics (APPLIED ECONOMICS) (340204)
- Public Policy (POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION) (360201)
- Constitutionalism and Constitutional Law (LAW) (390103)
- Intellectual Property (LAW) (390114)
- Tort Law (LAW) (390117)
- Law not elsewhere classified (LAW) (390199)
- Justice Systems and Administration (JUSTICE AND LEGAL STUDIES) (390301)
- Law and Society (JUSTICE AND LEGAL STUDIES) (390305)
- Justice and Legal Studies not elsewhere classified (JUSTICE AND LEGAL STUDIES) (390399)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Cancer and related disorders (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730108)
- Surgical methods and procedures (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730109)
- Clin health not spec to partlar organs, diseases & condits (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730199)
- Women's health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730201)
- Health related to specific ethnic groups (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730207)
- Preventive medicine (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730213)
- Social structure and health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730218)
- Injury control (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730220)
- Public health not elsewhere classified (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730299)
- Diagnostic methods (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730305)
- Health policy evaluation (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730307)
- Health policy economic outcomes (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730308)
- Bioethics (RELIGION AND ETHICS) (750403)
- Consumer affairs (JUSTICE AND THE LAW) (750502)
- Understanding legal processes (JUSTICE AND THE LAW) (750503)
- Law enforcement (JUSTICE AND THE LAW) (750504)
- Justice and the law not elsewhere classified (JUSTICE AND THE LAW) (750599)
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Scheme | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Using Law To Improve Population Health and the Quality of Health Care Services | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Federation Fellowships | 15/01/2007 |
| COMPLIANCE WITH ADVERSE EVENT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS IN CANCER CLINICAL TRIALS | Chief Investigator | DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE | Research Project Grants (NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH) | 01/03/2007 |
| Drug Companies, their Patenting Strategies and High-Cost Pharmaceuticals: An Empirical Investigation | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 01/01/2009 |
| When informed consent goes poorly: A descriptive study of health care complaints and medical negligence claims | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Linkage Projects | 01/01/2009 |
Contracts
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONSULTANCY AGREEMENT - DESIGNING A RELIABLE SYSTEM OF MEDICAL JUSTICE | Chief Investigator | HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH | 15/01/2007 |
| LEGAL BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE OPEN DISCLOSURE POLICIES IN AUSTRALIA | Chief Investigator | AUST COMM ON SAFETY & QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE | 17/03/2008 |
| LEGAL WORK TO ENSURE THE CLEAREST POSSIBLE PATH FOR OPEN DISCLOSURE IN AUSTRALIA | Chief Investigator | AUST COMM ON SAFETY & QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE | 03/12/2008 |
| EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CORONIAL INQUESTS | Chief Investigator | VIC INST OF FORENSIC MEDICINE | 26/10/2009 |
| DECLINE IN THE INCIDENCE OF SUICIDE DUE TO NON-DRUG POISONINGS. 2001-06 | Chief Investigator | VIC INST OF FORENSIC MEDICINE | 26/10/2009 |
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.