- Clinical Legal Educator/Course Coordinator, School of Law and Society, University of the Sunshine Coast
I am currently a PhD student at UNiSC and teach law in the School of Law and Society at UniSC. I am also the 2023 Australia and New Zealand Sports Law Association scholarship winner.
I have a BA (Journalism/History majors) (UQ), LLB (QUT) and PostGrad DipEd (UQ - Dean's Commendation for Outstanding Academic Achievement).
My PhD work is in the area of Concussion in Contact Sports in Australia and the potential legal liability in negligence of contact sport governing bodies.
Experience
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–presentClinical Legal Educator/Course Coordinator, University of the Sunshine Coast
Education
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2024University of the Sunshine Coast, Graduate Certificate in Higher Education
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2004University of Phoenix, Master of Arts (Curriculum and Instruction)
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1998University of Queensland, Post Graduate Diploma of Education
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1994Queensland University of Technology, Bachelor of Laws
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1990University of Queensland, Bachelor of Arts
Publications
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2025Paramedic Law and Regulation in Australia, Thomson Reuters
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2024Investigating Legal Studies for Queensland, Cambridge University Press
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2023Sub-Concussive Impacts in Sport: A Consideration of the Current Landscape, Sports Law Bulletin
Professional Memberships
- Associate Fellow Higher Education Academy
- Australia and New Zealand Sports Law Association
Contact Leon for
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- Speaking request
- Consulting / Advising
- Research collaboration
- Research supervision
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- ORCID
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