CV
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Professional Experience
Senior Scholar
Center for Health Security, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD, USA, 2023 – present
Associate Professor
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD, USA, 2023 – present
International Law Consultant
World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 2015 – present
Assistant Professor
Center for Global Health Science & Security, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA, 2020 – 2023
Scholar
O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington DC, USA, 2019 – 2023
Adjunct Professor in Law
Georgetown University Law Center, Washington DC, USA, 2013 – 2023
Faculty (Research) Instructor
Center for Global Health Science & Security, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA, 2018 – 2019
Doctoral Researcher
O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Washington DC, USA, 2013 – 2018
International Law Consultant
World Bank Group, Washington DC, USA, 2017
Global Health Law & Human Rights Consultant
International Development Law Organization, The Hague, Netherlands, 2017
Solicitor
King & Wood Mallesons, Melbourne, Australia, 2010 – 2013
Consultant Legal Counsel
Gavi Alliance, Geneva, Switzerland, 2012
Legal Intern
Gavi Alliance, Geneva, Switzerland, 2012
Gender, Equity and Human Rights Intern
World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 2012
Law Clerk
King & Wood Mallesons, Melbourne, Australia, 2010
Director
Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, 2008 – 2009
Education (Academic Affairs) Officer
Monash Student Association, Melbourne, Australia, 2006 – 2007
Research Intern
Trounson Lab, Monash Immunology and Stem Cell Laboratories, Melbourne, Australia, 2005
Education
Doctor of Juridical Science Georgetown University Law Center, Washington DC, USA 2013 – 2019
Thesis: The Fragmentation of International Law and Infectious Diseases: Opportunities and Challenges for Global Health Leadership
Master of Laws (International Law) Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, 2010 – 2013
Thesis: The Right to Scientific Progress: Shifting Global Health Law Towards the Sustainability of the Globe
Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice College of Law, Melbourne, Australia, 2010
Bachelor of Laws (with Honours) Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, 2006 – 2010
Thesis: Implementing Australia's Health Security Legislation: International Obligations, Validity and Human Rights
Bachelor of Biomedical Science Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, 2004 – 2006
Diploma of Languages (Mandarin Chinese) Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, 2004 – 2007
Admissions
Admitted to Practice as Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria, 2010
Admitted to Practice as Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of Australia, 2010
Languages Spoken
English (native), Chinese (intermediate), French (intermediate)
Honours and Awards
Australian Financial Review, 100 Women of Influence, 2019
Inaugural Scholar, Australian-American Youth Leadership Dialogue, 2016 – 2017
General Sir John Monash Scholar, John Monash Foundation, 2013 – 2016
Associate Fellow, Royal Commonwealth Society, 2015
Emerging Leader in Biosecurity Fellow, Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security, 2015
Next Generation Global Health Security Leader, 2015
Honorary Associate, Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Monash University, 2013
Young High Flyer in the Law Award, Law Institute of Victoria, 2012
First Premier Invited Australia-China Youth Delegation to China, 2006