Our people

Key staff

Dean of Law and Head of School
Head of Students, School of Law
Head of Postgraduate Studies, School of Law

Academics and Staff

Dean of Law and Head of School

Professor Dilan Thampapillai
law-dean@uow.edu.au

Discipline Leader and Academic Program Director 

Dr Sarah Ailwood
sarah_ailwood@uow.edu.au  

Clinical Legal Education and Professional Engagement

Dr Kate Tubridy
kate_tubridy@uow.edu.au 

School Research Leader

Professor Markus Wagner
markus_wagner@uow.edu.au

First Year Coordinator

Dr Ryan Kernaghan (He/him) Ry-en Kern-a-gan
ryan_kernaghan@uow.edu.au

Head of Postgraduate Studies

Associate Professor Gabriel Garcia (He/him) g ah - b r ee - eh l  g ah r - s ee - ah
gabriel_garcia@uow.edu.au 

Honours Coordinator

Vacant 

Head of Students

Dr Dorothea Anthony (She/her)
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Legal Intersections Research Centre Director

Professor Nan Seuffert
nan_seuffert@uow.edu.au

Transnational Law and Policy Centre Director

Associate Professor Markus Wagner
markus_wagner@uow.edu.au

Lecturers

Casual staff

  • Roberta Allen
  • Matthew Barnes
  • Dr Keely Boom
  • Lachlan Bryant
  • Richard Cogswell SC
  • Sharon David
  • Mike Devitt
  • Joel Diggins
  • Stephanie Dyball
  • Tim Fuller
  • Adam Holiday
  • Isabella Jeans
  • Hayley Kelloway
  • Dr Grace Lin
  • Erin Lynch
  • Andrew Mastroianni
  • Melea Mullard
  • Kartika Panwar
  • Brad Peterson
  • Kaitlyn Poole
  • Neil Tomlin
  • David Turner
  • Candice Visser
  • Alida Vrey
  • Dr Yucong Wang
  • Ray Willis

Dr Sarah Ailwood (She/her)
Senior Lecturer / Discipline Leader and Academic Program Director
sarah_ailwood@uow.edu.au


Dr Armin Alimardani
Lecturer
armin_alimardani@uow.edu.au 


Dr Dorothea Anthony (She/her)
Senior Lecturer / Head of Students
dora_anthony@uow.edu.au 


Yvonne Apolo (She/her) Y-von AH-poh-loh
Lecturer
yvonne_apolo@uow.edu.au


Associate Professor Lowell Bautista
Associate Professor 
lowell_bautista@uow.edu.au


Dr Afroza Begum
Lecturer
afroza_begum@uow.edu.au


Dr Charles Chew
Senior Lecturer
charles_chew@uow.edu.au 


Dr Victoria Colvin (She/her)
Senior Lecturer
victoria_colvin@uow.edu.au


Dr John Felemegas
Lecturer
john_felemegas@uow.edu.au


Associate Professor Gabriel Garcia (He/him) g ah - b r ee - eh l  g ah r - s ee - ah
Associate Professor / Head of Postgraduate Studies
gabriel_garcia@uow.edu.au 


Dr Luis Gomez Romero 
Senior Lecturer
luis_gromero_romero@uow.edu.au


Professor Warwick Gullett
Professor
warwick_gullett@uow.edu.au


Dr Macarena Iribarne (She/her) MA cA rE nAh IH rIH bAr Ne
Lecturer
maria_la_macarena_iribarne_gonzalez@uow.edu.au


Dr Ryan Kernaghan (He/him) Ry-en Kern-a-gan 
Lecturer
ryan_kernaghan@uow.edu.au


Associate Professor Niamh Kinchin
Associate Professor 
niamh_kinchin@uow.edu.au


Dr Kylie Lingard (She/her)
Senior Lecturer
kylie_lingard@uow.edu.au 

John Littrich
Senior Lecturer
john_littrich@uow.edu.au  


Meredith McLaine
Lecturer
meredith_mclaine@uow.edu.au


Professor Trish Mundy (She/her)
Professor
trish_mundy@uow.edu.au 


Karina Murray
Senior Lecturer
karina_murray@uow.edu.au  


Professor Julia Quilter
Professor
julia_quilter@uow.edu.au  


Professor Colin B.Picker (He/him)
Faculty Executive Dean
colin_picker@uow.edu.au   


Professor Dilan Thampapillai
Dean of Law and Head of School
dilan_thampapillai@uow.edu.au  


Mark Saunders (He/him)
Lecturer
mark_saunders@uow.edu.au


Associate Professor Andy Schmulow
Senior Lecturer
andy_schmulow@uow.edu.au 


Professor Nan Seuffert
Director - Legal Intersections Research Centre (LIRC)
nan_seuffer@uow.edu.au


Professor Cassandra Sharp
Professor
cassandra_sharp@uow.edu.au 


Associate Professor Sheikh Solaiman
Associate Professor
sheikh_solaiman@uow.edu.au


Dr Kate Tubridy
Senior Lecturer / Discipline Leader: Clinical Legal Edu & P.E.
kate_tubridy@uow.edu.au


Professor Markus Wagner
Professor/ School Research Leader / Student International Mobility Adviser / Director - Transnational Law and Policy Centre (TLPC)
markus_wagner@uow.edu.au


Dr Sarah Wright
Senior Lecturer
sarah_wright@uow.edu.au

Jo Vernon-Blom  (She/her)
Manager, School of Law
jo_vernon-blom@uow.edu.au 

Melissa Pandevski (She/her)
Administrative Officer
melissa_pandevski@uow.edu.au 

 

Megan Edgar
Administrative Assistant to the Dean
megan_edgar@uow.edu.au 

Honorary Professorial Fellows

Honorary Fellows

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