Shelley Marshall – The Conversation

Deputy Dean of Research, RMIT University

Professor Shelley Marshall is the Deputy Dean of the RMIT School of Law. She was awarded an RMIT Vice-Chancellor’s Senior Research Fellowship in 2017, an Australian Research Council DECRA Fellowship in 2020 and an Australian Research Council Discovery Grant in 2024.

Shelley is a cross-disciplinary scholar. She earned her PhD from ANU for her research into insights from regulatory theory for transnational labour regulation. She holds a Masters in development studies from the London School of Economics and Political Science, supported by a Commonwealth Scholarship. She received Law and Arts degrees with honours from the University of Melbourne.

Shelley has been the principal investigator and co-coordinator of three large, multi-country grants that concern human rights impacts and how best to address them through regulatory innovation. Her research has informed labour law reform in several countries and the policies of the International Labour Organisation. She was a co-founder of the Australian Corporate Accountability Network which brings hundreds of organisations and academics together to increase the responsibility of business for human rights.

Experience

2025–present

Associate dean, RMIT School of Law
2024–present

Professor, RMIT School of Law
2026–present

Deputy Dean, RMIT School of Law
2020–2024

Senior research fellow, RMIT School of Law
2017–2020

Research fellow, RMIT School of Law

Education

2015

Australian National University , Doctor of Philosophy
2004

London School of Economics and Politics Science, Masters of Science in Development Studies
1998

University of Melbourne, Bachelor of Laws (Hons)
1998

University of Melbourne, Bachelor of Arts (Hons)

Research Areas

Labour Law (180118)
Corporate Governance And Stakeholder Engagement (150303)
Human Rights And Justice Issues (220104)

Experience

Education

Research Areas

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