Ms Sher Campbell
Honorary Lecturer
School of Law and Justice (Law)
- Email:sher.campbell@newcastle.edu.au
- Phone:(02) 4921 5870
Career Summary
Biography
Sher joined the Law School in 2007 as a research assistant for Dr John Anderson. Sher has been awarded Faculty prizes in teaching and external relations. Sher is First Year Transition and Regional Rural and Remote Coordinator. Sher is Course Coordinator for Legal System and Method in the undergraduate programme at Newcastle Law School.
Teaching and First Year Transition Pedagogy
Professional Links
Sher is on the Executive Board of Women Lawyers Association of NSW and is a member of the NSW Law Society's Diversity and Equity Committee and assists in informing law reform and policy development. As a legal educator, this role allows her to lead by example and connect with lawyers in practice. Sher encourages men and women in their first year (and beyond) at Law School to attend events, engage with the community and build a network, which is invaluable to developing a legal career. Strong professional and community involvement right from the beginning of the degree contributes, in part, to excellent dividends for Newcastle Law Students.
Rural and remote outreach with practitioners is part of Sher’s commitment to external engagement. This engagement has resulted in several students gaining employment in remote towns through Sher’s well-developed relationships with lawyers operating all over NSW. Contacts trust that Sher will nominate capable graduates who will thrive in a remote location. They know that she better understands the difficulties of working with clients from these areas and to explore the impact of declining populations, declining services and concentrated social and economic disadvantage.
Sher is involved in the Tristan Jepson Memorial Foundation and is active in the Wellness Foundation for Law that supports law students and young lawyers in creating positive and optimistic outlooks for students entering the demanding arena of legal work.
Teaching and Internationalisation of Legal Curriculum
Sher also works in the area of the internationalisation of the Australian Law Curriculum and the global processes impacting on Australian domestic law. To this end, Sher has been awarded grants with New Colombo Plan Mobility Programme. In July 2015, Sher led a group of law students to Chang Mai in Northern Thailand to work with issues of statelessness and child trafficking. This experience not only contextualised the theoretical aspects of international law but provided an educational experience for students that built on relationships with the judiciary and local community legal centres.
Since then, Sher has accompanied colleagues to Vietnam and Cambodia to help build strong ties and collaborative networks especially in the area of clinical practice in legal education in South East Asia. In 2017 Sher accompanied students to Myanmar to conduct a Legal Studies Externship with BABSEACLE to strengthen Clinical Legal Education in Myanmar. Sher also accompanied students to Kenya and is building on a strong relationship between women lawyers in Kenya and Australia.
Research Grants
In 2016 Sher was part of a team that successfully secured a 2017 Commonwealth Government grant as part of the Higher Education Participation and Partnership Programme (HEPPP National Priorities) to support and mentor women from regional Australia so that they may realise educational and career aspirations in law and business.
Sher is also a co-investigator in the report on ‘Becoming Wiser Women: Educational aspirations and participation of women of reproductive age in regional, rural and remote communities. The project is designed to develop new and innovative research that addresses an under-researched, under-theorised area of equity and educational access for Indigenous people of Australia.
Sher received incubation funding of over $100,000 from the NSW Government to develop a mobile phone application to help reduce the appalling statistics around family violence. The app is an early intervention tool designed to strengthen positive decision-making around behaviours and emotions. Importantly, it reminds defendants how to comply with court orders, aimed at providing safety to partners and family members.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Laws, University of Newcastle
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Newcastle
Keywords
- ADR
- Disruptive Innovation and the Legal World
- International Legal Education
- Legal Education
- Rural Law
- Wellness and Law
Fields of Research
Code | Description | Percentage |
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480505 | Legal practice, lawyering and the legal profession | 100 |
Professional Experience
Academic appointment
Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
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1/1/2016 - | Lecturer | College of Human and Social Futures, University of Newcastle Australia |
Professional appointment
Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
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1/2/2016 - | Executive NSW Women Lawyers Association | NSW Women Lawyers Association Australia |
Awards
Award
Year | Award |
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2018 |
Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award for Law Teaching in 2010 Newcastle Law School, University of Newcastle, Australia |
Nomination
Year | Award |
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2017 |
Community Layer or Academic of the Year NSW Women Lawyers Association |
2017 |
Change Champion of the Year NSW Women Lawyers Association |
Publications
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Chapter (2 outputs)
Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link | ||||||||
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2018 |
Ross NM, Ries NM, Meredith J, Campbell S, 'Local to global: Incorporating overseas work and study in the law school curriculum', The Globalisation of Higher Education: Developing Internationalised Education Research and Practice, Palgrave, Switzerland 291-305 (2018) [B1]
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Nova | |||||||||
2014 |
Ross N, Apps AE, Campbell S, 'Shaping the future lawyer: connecting students with clients in first-year law', Legal Education: Simulation in Theory and Practice, Ashgate, London 67-86 (2014) [B1]
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Nova |
Journal article (2 outputs)
Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link | ||
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2015 |
Lindsay KA, Kirby D, Dluzewska T, Campbell S, 'Oh, the places you'll go!: Newcastle Law School's partnership interventions for well-being in first year Law', Journal of Learning Design, 8 11-21 (2015) [C1]
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Nova | |||
2013 | Lindsay KA, Campbell S, 'LAWYERS OF THE FUTURE: CREATING ASPIRATIONS, FORGING CONNECTIONS AND FACILITATING PROFESSIONAL LINKS IN RURAL AND REGIONAL CONTEXTS', International Journal of Rural Law and Policy, 2013 1-10 (2013) |
Conference (2 outputs)
Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link | ||
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2011 |
Ross NM, Campbell SA, Apps AE, 'Up close and personal - Creating a simulated client experience for first year law students', 14th Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education Conference 2011, Brisbane, QLD (2011) [E2]
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2010 | Campbell SA, Lindsay KA, 'Recruiting rural and remote law students: Creating aspiration and providing support in transition at Newcastle Law School', 13th Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education Conference 2010, Adelaide, SA (2010) [E2] | Nova |
Grants and Funding
Summary
Number of grants | 5 |
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Total funding | $423,671 |
Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.
20174 grants / $368,011
Mentoring women from regional Australia to realise their educational and career aspirations in business and law$163,511
Funding body: Department of Education and Training
Funding body | Department of Education and Training |
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Project Team | Professor Johanna Macneil, Ms Kate Ramzan, Associate Professor Tamara Young, Professor Lisa Toohey, Doctor Paul Stolk, Ms Sher Campbell |
Scheme | Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Programme (HEPPP) |
Role | Investigator |
Funding Start | 2017 |
Funding Finish | 2017 |
GNo | G1601087 |
Type Of Funding | C2110 - Aust Commonwealth - Own Purpose |
Category | 2110 |
UON | Y |
The AVO App: Bernie$150,000
The AVO App© : 'Bernie'$150,000
The AVO App© : 'Bernie'
In light of the grim statistics on relational and family violence worldwide, a passion for alleviating childhood trauma often perpetrated through transgenerational violence has brought a collaboration between myself and colleagues in the Law School. Lynne McCormack, UON and Colin James, ANU and I have joined forces supported by local lawyers in an attempt to evolve ways of assisting individuals and families in the aftermath of domestic violence. Our project has been accepted for a Finance, Services and Innovation NSW Government grant. This exciting project will cross pollinate with business and technology as we develop a psych-wellbeing phone APP for re-offenders of domestic violence introduced at the crucial stage between being charged and court appearance.
[1] The name and work described here is copyright. Apart from any use permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process, nor may any other exclusive right be exercised, without the permission of Colin James, Lynne McCormack and Sher Campbell.
Funding body: Services, Finance and Innovation
Funding body | Services, Finance and Innovation |
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Project Team | Sher Campbell, Dr Colin James and Dr Lynne McCormack |
Scheme | Services, Finance and Innovation NSW |
Role | Investigator |
Funding Start | 2017 |
Funding Finish | 2017 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | Other Public Sector - State |
Category | 2OPS |
UON | N |
Australian Government Student Mobility Project$33,000
Funding body: New Colombo Plan Student Mobility Project, Australian Government
Funding body | New Colombo Plan Student Mobility Project, Australian Government |
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Project Team | Sher Campbell |
Scheme | New Colombo Plan Student Mobility Project, Australian Government |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2017 |
Funding Finish | 2018 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | C2120 - Aust Commonwealth - Other |
Category | 2120 |
UON | N |
Endeavour Mobility Program in Kenya$21,500
This program provided international mobility scholarships provided 10 undergraduate students from the Faculty of Business and Law with an opportunity to participate in a short-term cultural immersion experience in Kenya. The project provides students with an awareness and understanding of cultural diversity; insight into the complexities of diplomacy, governance, and industry in a developing country context. This project works to foster a deeper understanding of Kenyan culture from an industry perspective as well as insight into the dynamics and challenges of both the legal and business environments. The project fulfils degree requirements for the BBus, BCom and BLaw. Apart from increasing the number of students graduating with international mobility experience, the project evidences an ongoing effort to strengthen relations between the Faculty and Moi University.
Funding body: Department of Foriegn Affairs and Trade
Funding body: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), Australia
Funding body | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), Australia |
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Project Team | Dr Patricia Johnson |
Scheme | Direct Aid Project |
Role | Investigator |
Funding Start | 2017 |
Funding Finish | 2018 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | C2120 - Aust Commonwealth - Other |
Category | 2120 |
UON | N |
20151 grants / $55,660
Wiser Women: Educational Aspirations and Participation of Indigenous Women of Reproductive Age in Regional, Rural and Remote Communities$55,660
Funding body: Leslie Family Foundation
Funding body | Leslie Family Foundation |
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Project Team | Associate Professor Kym Rae, Professor Peter Radoll, Associate Professor Maree Gruppetta, Associate Professor Seamus Fagan, Ms Sher Campbell, Professor Penny Jane Burke |
Scheme | Research Project |
Role | Investigator |
Funding Start | 2015 |
Funding Finish | 2015 |
GNo | G1501246 |
Type Of Funding | C3200 – Aust Not-for Profit |
Category | 3200 |
UON | Y |
News
News • 28 Nov 2017
AVO app ‘Bernie’ to help address domestic violence reoffending
Researchers have developed a mobile phone application named Bernie to support defendants issued with Apprehended Domestic Violence Orders (ADVOs) to strengthen their positive decision-making around behaviours and emotions.
News • 1 Apr 2014
QLD ‘Gay Panic Defence’ Shameful
Newcastle Law School academics Dr Alan Berman and Sher Campbell delve into Queensland's 'homosexual advance defence'.
Ms Sher Campbell
Position
Honorary Lecturer
School of Law and Justice
College of Human and Social Futures
Focus area
Law
Contact Details
sher.campbell@newcastle.edu.au | |
Phone | (02) 4921 5870 |
Fax | (02) 4921 6931 |
Link |
Office
Room | X-530 |
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Building | NeW Space |
Location | City Campus , |