Kia ora, talofa, hola, and many thanks for your interest.

I am a Colombian, Canadian, and soon to be New Zealand citizen, who enjoys literature, art, architecture and music.

My research focuses on public international law, international trade law, and foreign investment law. I have a consistent record of publishing in high-impact peer-reviewed journals, including AJIL Unbound, European Journal of International Law, Journal of International Economic Law, International and Comparative Law Quarterly, and World Trade Review. My scholarly approach is highly interdisciplinary, integrating perspectives from economics, political science, history, and even the intriguing intersections between art and international law.

I regularly present my work at major international law forums. I supervise postgraduate research in diverse areas including public international law, international organizations, trade and investment law, international security, and transitional justice.

As an educator, I emphasize accessibility, innovation, and student-centered learning. I provide consistent feedback, foster open communication, and support students facing personal or academic challenges. My teaching methods include creative incentives for participation and the use of art and culture to deepen legal understanding.

My most recent publications are:

“Reparations and Foreign Aid in Armed Conflict: A Critique of Discounting Compensation in Inter-State Adjudication,” forthcoming in 2026 in Law and Practice of International Courts and Tribunals; and

“Jonathan Sumption’s Gaps and Misconceptions on Historical Apologies and Judicial Diversity: An International Law Perspective,” published in The Cambridge Journal of Law, Politics, and Art.

I currently serve on the University of Waikato Academic Board, the Council of the Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law (ANZSIL), and hold several editorial positions, including the ANZSIL Newsletter and the Waikato Law Review.

On a more personal note—and as mentioned above—my interests extend beyond law. Here are some of the books I have been reading in 2026: Emperial Woman by Pearl Buck,  Black Marks on the White Page edited by Whiti Ihimaera & Tina Makereti, The Archaeology of Knowledge by Michel Foucault, Design as Art by Bruno Munari, Cuando era feliz e indocumentado by Gabriel García Márquez, and The Architecture of Modern Empire by Arundhati Roy.

Finally, I am always honoured when potential doctoral candidates get in touch to express interest in my supervision. Having a general idea is a valuable first step; however, it is usually not enough on its own to appeal to supervisors. A well-developed proposal, with clear research questions and an in-depth review of the relevant literature, is always very welcome, as it shows that you are well prepared and ready to begin the project. Please feel free to contact me once you have prepared it.

I am a Lecturer in Law at Te Piringa Faculty of Law researching in legal and social theory, prefigurative politics, decolonial legal theory, critical approaches to law and the environment, and critical pedagogies. My current research projects include examining ‘geo-normativities’ to better account for humanity’s entanglement with the more-than-human world, exploring pathways for decolonising law, and analysing the relationship between law, anarchism, and social activism. 

I hold a BA (Anthropology) from the University of Adelaide, a LLB (Hons) from Flinders University, and a PhD in Law from Flinders University. Prior to working at the University of Waikato, I was a Lecturer in Law and Criminal Justice at the University of South Australia and a Lecturer in Law at Flinders University. I have extensive experience teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including developing and delivering courses on legal theory, public law, property law, foundational legal skills, and First Nations peoples and the law.

Kia ora Koutou,

I am the Director of Nursing, Head of the Nursing School within the Division of Health at the University of Waikato (UoW). This relatively new programme commenced in 2021, and currently delivers Bachelor and Master of Nursing Practice Graduate Entry Masters that lead to registration as a nurse, and Post Graduate programmes that are clinical and research orientated. 

The UoW Nursing Programmes integrate bicultural approaches, mental and physical health, lifespan and the care continuum, and reflect the health priorities of the Waikato people. 

My nursing background includes nursing leadership, education, practice development, quality improvement with clinical specialties in diabetes, respiratory and adolescent health care. 

Finance Subject Convenor

Charted Financial Analyst (CFA) University Affiliation Program Principal Contact (PC)

Charted Financial Analyst (CFA) Scholarship Reviewer and Approver

Pathway College/WMS Finance Subject Moderator

WMS High Commendation for Excellence in Teaching Practice 2019

Associate Editor of International Journal of Finance and Economics (ABS 3)

Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Finance and Accounting

Barry Barton has been a member of the Faculty of Law since 1991. His field of research is energy, natural resources, and climate change law. He studied law and geography at the University of Auckland, practised law in Auckland, and spent a decade in Canada, first at the University of British Columbia and then the Canadian Institute of Resources Law at the University of Calgary. He moved back to New Zealand to join the new School of Law at the University of Waikato in 1991.

He is active in the Section on Energy, Environment, Resources and Infrastructure Law of the International Bar Association, as a member of the Section’s Academic Advisory Group. Through that Group and various research projects, he has numerous international connections, and he maintains close ties with Canadian universities and practitioners. In New Zealand, he is a director of the Environmental Defence Society. With these connections, he has good relationships with end-users of research, in companies, law firms, government departments and NGOs.

In addition to my academic career, I have over 20+ years of experience as a nurse and manager, and I have held several senior positions in the healthcare industry. At the University of Waikato, I am a senior lecturer in the Division of Health's Health Service Management, Health Equity & Innovation. 

My teaching and research interests focus on corporate social responsibility and stakeholder engagement in the mining industry, ethics and culture in business and accounting education for Indigenous students. With professional experience in higher education and consulting for World Vision, the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), and governments and private companies, I aim to foster positive social change through research-based advocacy.

Originally a keen language learner, my background is in applied linguistics and second language acquisition, and as an EFL teacher I taught in a range of EFL contexts before moving into leadership roles. Until 2019 I was Director of Waikato Pathways College at the University of Waikato, a position I held for 9 years.
My interests in curriculum, assessment and materials design have grown over many years, and more recently I have been able to grow professionally in the areas of online teaching and learning.My Masters study was in the area of assessment in language teaching. I started my Doctoral work looking at academic literacies, which swiftly evolved to consider the nature of professional knowledge, identity and practice and how each are shaped within higher education and by the professions.
I provide leadership in the design, development and delivery of the MTESOL and insessional language development across the University and with our transnational partners. Initiatives include conversation circles, a language buddy scheme, diagnostic language assessment, online language support, and online language-focused orientation. I work with students and staff in all matters related to language development, and collaborate with colleagues on policy and processes as they relate to language.

As manager of Accessibility Services, I support disabled students and their access to their studies.

Judy Bowen is a Professor in Software Engineering and Computer Science. Originally from South Wales, Judy moved to New Zealand in 1999 and completed her MSc and PhD at Waikato University. She started as a lecturer at the University in 2011 and since 2019 has also acted as Associate Dean Academic for the Division of Health, Engineering, Computer and Science.

Her research spans the disciplines of software engineering, model-driven development and human-computer interaction. Recently this has focussed on research into ubiquitous technology, such as IoT, and the digitisation of social practices (such as finance). She was the PI on an MBIE smart ideas project on this topic which investigated the use of wearable technology to support workers in hazardous work environments and she continues to supervise students and a post-doctoral fellow on this work.

My research and teaching expertise straddle science, technology and STEM education across the school years, with a strong focus on innovative approaches to education in these disciplines, as well as teaching and supporting postgraduate students. I am proud to be Director of the award-winning Science Learning Hub - Pokapū Akoranga Pūtaiao and to have led other projects like Magnifying curiosty by investigating the very small (with Dr Sophie Rodrigues) and Te ohomauri o Wairere: The empowering lifeforce of Wairere (with Wiremu Puke) (funded by MBIE's Unlocking Curious Minds initiative); On2Science: Multiple affordances for learning through participation in online citizen science (with Dr Cathal Doyle from Victoria University of Wellington) (funded by the Ministry of Education and administered by NZCER) and Education for the Centres for Asia-Pacific Excellence (funded by TEC).

I love leading people, projects and teaching innovation, and as Director of the Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research I was proud to support colleagues and teams to secure and deliver high quality externally-funded contract. 

I have a deep understanding of the education sector and am committed to the teaching-research nexus. Much of my research has led to the development of teacher-facing educational resources. Through the COVID lockdowns I led the writing of science scripts for the Ministry of Education's Papa Kāinga Home Learning TV initiative through the COVID lockdowns, and in 2022 I led a team reviewing the Ministry of Education's online resources for science and technology education. In 2023 I was a member of the writing team for the 'refresh' of the science learning area within the New Zealand curriculum. 

At Tangata Tiriti, I believe deeply in the importance of honouring of Te Tiriti o Waitangi within education and across society. 

I am a Senior Lecturer (Ecology) working in Te Aka Mātuatua - School of Science at the University of Waikato. I am an ecologist who has published widely in peer-reviewed journals (e.g. Global Change Biology, Ecological Monographs, Journal of Animal Ecology) on a variety of topics including aquatic invertebrates, stable isotopes, food webs, and anthropogenic impacts in stream ecosystems.

I am originally from Aotearoa New Zealand and I completed my Masters research at the University of Canterbury on aquatic-terrestrial linkages in forested South Island streams. I returned to the University of Canterbury in 2009 for my doctoral studies on human impacts (i.e., sediment and nutrient pollution) in lowland streams. I subsequently completed two postdoctoral research projects in Europe. My first post-doctoral position was at Eawag - Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology in Switzerland. Eawag is a leading research institute in freshwater science. During my time in Switzerland, I was an integral member of the EcoImpact project researching the impacts of synthetic chemical pollutants on stream ecosystem structure and functioning. Following this successful project, I moved to Sweden for a postdoctoral position at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in the Department of Aquatic Science and Assessment. In that role, I worked on the Crosslink project - a Biodiversa-funded European project involving research groups from five different countries. The Crosslink project investigated aquatic-terrestrial linkages in human-impacted landscapes with a special emphasis on the role of woody riparian buffers as a nature-based solution to anthropogenic drivers of change. 

In October 2021, I joined the University of Waikato as a lecturer specializing in Freshwater Ecology, but contributing to other parts of the science curriculum including evolutionary biology and restoration ecology. Through my current Marsden-funded research on cross-ecosystem effects of biodiversity on ecosystem functioning, I am supervising two PhD students working on related projects. To date, I have supervised four MSc students on a range of projects including impacts of human stressors on stream ecosystems in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty regions, the application of cultural and conventional monitoring to a spring-fed tributary of Lake Taupō, and the use of eDNA to detect non-native fish in small, shallow Waikato lakes. I am also currently working on several new research directions involving stream and catchment restoration, eDNA, biotracers, and functional indicators.

Michael Cameron is Professor of Economics in the Economics Group of Waikato Management School. He is also a Research Associate in Te Ngira - Institute for Population Research. He was a PGDA Visiting Fellow at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health at Harvard University from 2015-16.

Michael is Vice President of the Population Association of New Zealand (PANZ), and Vice President - New Zealand of the Australia New Zealand Regional Science Association International (ANZRSAI). He is Managing Editor of the Australasian Journal of Regional Studies, and associate editor at Review of Economic Studies and Population and Environment.

Follow his blog (Sex, Drugs and Economics) at https://sex-drugs-economics.blogspot.co.nz/

Donna Campbell is a practicing artist and Associate Professor at the Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies at the University of Waikato. She affiliates with Ngāpuhi and Ngāti Ruanui iwi.

Donna’s PhD research focused on investigating embodied Indigenous knowledge in the art forms of Māori weaving arts, and creative practice as decolonizing spaces. Donna is a passionate practitioner in the fields of raranga and whatu creating sculptural garments and in situ installations.
On- going current research is uncovering the embodied mātauranga Māori in the Māori sail housed in the British Museum, this project was funded by Te Apārangi Royal Society 2017-2021.

Her creative works are held in national and international collections - The museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, The Bishop Museum Hawaii, Hallie Ford Museum of Art Willamette University Oregon, The British Museum., Puke Ariki Museum New Plymouth and Waikato Museum Hamilton.

I am an environmental law expert interested in the balancing of values in environmental law and policy, with a particular focus on water. My work spans international and domestic environmental and resource management law, and it especially concerns water regulation, relational values and protected areas. Prior to academia, I was a practising lawyer at a leading international law firm in Australia. I am a member of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law and the World Commission on Protected Areas. I am also Associate Director of the Centre for Environmental, Resources and Energy Law at the University of Waikato.

I am available to supervise Doctoral and Masters research in the following areas:

International environmental law
International water law
New Zealand resource management law
Protected areas laws
Sustainable development law