Discover our current HDR students
Lindsey Stevenson-Graf
Lindsey Stevenson-Graf is a PhD Candidate at Griffith University. Influenced by her previous work experience and studies, Lindsey’s research considers the impact of gender-based decisions of the Inter-American Human Rights system at the local community level. She also conducts research regarding Clinical Legal Education and has published in this area. Since 2009, Lindsey has worked as a Senior Teaching Fellow at Bond University in the Faculty of Law. Her teaching expertise includes Human Rights Law, Constitutional Law, and Clinic Legal Education. Before transitioning into an academic career, Lindsey worked at several non-governmental organisations representing asylum seekers.
Lindsey has a Juris Doctor and a Masters degree in Latin American Studies from George Washington University, in Washington DC, and is admitted as a lawyer in both the United States and Australia.
Richard Ogetii
Richard Ogetii is a PhD candidate at Griffith Law School. His research is in the area of evaluating the international cooperation framework in combating cybercrime. His doctoral thesis evaluates Kenya’s legal framework for international cooperation in combating cybercrime.
Before commencing his PhD at Griffith Law School, Richard spend over 15 years as an advocate in Kenya, mostly working as a government lawyer. His focus was in the areas of policy and legislative development, prosecution, and investigation in the areas of counter-terrorism, anti-money laundering, organised crimes, maritime piracy, constitutional and judicial review matters. Richard is interested in building on his prior experience as a certified assessor in evaluating Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism to evaluate in-country frameworks for international cooperation. He holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Mysore and an LL.M from the University of Canberra.
Emma Robinson
Emma Robinson is a PhD candidate at Griffith Law School. Using a comparative lens, Emma’s research examines how church sanctuary interacts with existing legal frameworks in both Germany and Australia. Her aim is to evaluate the potential for church sanctuary in Australia and identify factors conducive to establishing an effective sanctuary movement.
The practice of offering sanctuary as a form of protection to those in need can be traced back to pre-Christian times across the globe. Today, in Canada and Germany, church sanctuary has influenced state asylum laws and policies, proven to be successful for asylum seekers facing imminent deportation and is tolerated by the state. In Australia, church sanctuary has only been offered on three occasions, most notably in 2016, by churches under the Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce (ACRT) umbrella.
Rudolf Ondrich
Rudolf Ondrich is a PhD candidate at the Griffith Law School, Griffith University. His research is in law and music, specifically how the work of orchestral conductors can be analysed using legal theory. He is also a sessional academic at the Griffith Law School and an ATSITAP Tutor at the GUMURRII Student Success Unit, Griffith University.
Rudolf holds the degrees of Bachelor of Laws (1st Class Hons) and Bachelor of Government and International Relations from Griffith University and Master of Legal Practice from the Australian National University. His Bachelor of Laws honours thesis 'Reading Wilhelm Furtwängler Jurisprudentially: Furtwängler’s Music Making in the Light of Legal Philosophy' won the 2015 Dean's Essay Prize and was published in the International Journal for the Semiotics of Law. He is also admitted to the legal profession as a lawyer by the Supreme Court of Queensland.
Todd Berry
Todd Berry is an HDR Candidate at Griffith University. He holds a Bachelor of International Business majoring in Japanese and a Bachelor of Laws with Class 1 Honours. His research interests include the concept of sovereignty and international law. His thesis examines a new international legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea that is currently being negotiated to regulate marine genetic resources in areas beyond national jurisdiction under the auspices of the United Nations. It considers, in particular, the role of sovereignty in areas beyond national jurisdiction.
Elizabeth Englezos
Elizabeth Englezos is a PhD Candidate at the Griffith Law School. Her research considers the application of material world law to digital technologies and digital space. Her primary interest lies in the examination of digital influences over individual identity and development, with a secondary interest in the different material and digital realities of the self.
Before commencing her PhD at Griffith Law School, Elizabeth worked as a Community Pharmacist for 15 years in rural NSW. She holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from Griffith University where she completed a thesis on the use of patents in biomedical research. Elizabeth also holds a Bachelor of Pharmacy from the University of Sydney (1998) and remains interested in the impact of Intellectual Property protections on downstream innovation.