Our People in the Faculty of Law

Academic staff

• Professor Jessica Palmer (Dean) 
• Professor Rex Ahdar
• Associate Professor Barry Allan
• Professor Margaret Briggs (Convenor of the Postgraduate Programme)
• Dr Simon Connell
• Professor John Dawson (Convenor of Research)
• Marcelo Rodriguez Ferrere
• Dr Ben France-Hudson
• Associate Professor Colin Gavaghan (Chair in Emerging Technologies)
• Professor Andrew Geddis (Convenor of External Engagement)
• Professor Shelley Griffiths
• Dr Anna High
• Dr Maria Hook
• Dr Danica McGovern
• Associate Professor Selene Mize
• Professor Nicola Peart
• Associate Professor Michael Robertson
• Professor Paul Roth
• Professor Jacinta Ruru
• Professor Struan Scott (Convenor of Teaching and Learning)
• Mr Stephen Eliot Smith
• Dr Jeanne Snelling
• Associate Professor Nicki Taylor (Director of Children's Issues Centre)
• Dr Bridgette Toy-Cronin (Director of Legal Issues Centre)
• Dr Jesse Wall
• Professor Ceri Warnock
• Associate Professor Nicola Wheen

Fellows

• Ms Ruth Ballantyne (Professional Practice Fellow and Research Fellow)
• Kyla Mullen (LAWS101 Teaching Fellow)
• Judi-Eathorne-Gould (NZLII – New Zealand Legal Information Institute Administrator)
• Joy Liddicoat (Centre for Emerging Technologies)

Legal Issues Centre

• Dr Bridgette Toy-Cronin (Director)
• Dr Jane Adams
• Allie Cunninghame
• Dr Bridget Irvine
• Kayla Stewart
• David Turner (Professional Practice Fellow)

Children's Issues Centre

• Associate Professor Nicki Taylor (Director)
• Dr Megan Gollop (Senior Research Fellow)

Children's Issues Centre

Part-time academic staff

• Mr Len Andersen
• Dr Tracey Epps
• Mr Jim Guest
• Mr Leo Watson

Emeritus Professors

• Professor Stuart Anderson
• Professor Geoff Hall
  
• Professor Peter Skegg
• Professor John Smillie
• Professor Kevin Dawkins

Honorary Professors

• Professor Mindy Chen-Wishart
• Professor Jeremy Waldron
• Professor Don McRae

Research interests

Academic staff areas of research interest

Administrative staff

• Kelly Curtis (Administrator)
  Email kelly.curtis@otago.ac.nz
• Ange Ellison (Administrator)
  Email ange.ellison@otago.ac.nz
• Sam Koch (Administrator for Research Centres)
  Email sam.koch@otago.ac.nz
• Juliet Powell (Administrator)
  Email juliet.powell@otago.ac.nz
• Fiona Trebilco (Administrator)
  Email fiona.trebilco@otago.ac.nz