Dr Danuta Mendelson
Chair in Law (Research), Deakin University
Professor Danuta Mendelson holds the Research Chair in Law at the Deakin School of Law. She has authored several books including The New Law of Torts [2014, 3rd edition, Oxford University Press]; and Interfaces of Medicine and Law: The History of the Liability for Negligently Caused Psychiatric Injury (Nervous Shock) [1998, Ashgate/Dartmouth]. She has also published several book chapters and some 90 peer-reviewed articles published in leading Australian and international journals. Her fields of research include legal causation; abatement of medical treatment; palliative care and euthanasia; consent to and refusal of medical treatment; confidentiality; malingering and the function of expert medical witnesses; electronic health records; damages; and torts law reform.
Recognised as a leading scholar in law of torts and health jurisprudence in Australia and internationally, Professor Mendelson's books and articles have been cited with approval by numerous international scholars, and the judiciary, including the High Court of Australia. Her work has directly and indirectly influenced the development of law in Australia.
She is the Key Researcher in the Law and Policy Program of the Data to Decisions Cooperative Research Centre (Data to Decisions CRC). This program provides assistance to the Attorney-General’s department, Defence, and National Security organizations to meet imminent and complex legal challenges relating to access, collection and management of large sets of data, individual rights, privacy and national security. The CRC has total investment of $88 million, including $25 million grant from the Australian Federal government over the period of five years. http://www.d2dcrc.com.au/.