The University of Western Australia
Asst/Prof Jill Howieson
Associate Dean (Students)
Contact details
| Address | Faculty of Law The University of Western Australia (M253) 35 Stirling Highway CRAWLEY WA 6009 Australia |
|---|---|
| Phone | 6488 2885 |
| Fax | 6488 1045 |
| associate-dean-law@law.uwa.edu.au |
Biography
Jill is the Unit Co-ordinator and a Lecturer in Negotiation and Mediation, and Alternative Dispute Resolution at the University of Western Australia. Jill has also lectured in Alternative Dispute Resolution at the University of Notre Dame in 2005-2008. Jill has practised as a solicitor in the area of dispute resolution in private law firms and is a LEADR accredited mediator who currently mediates at the Citizens Advice Bureau in Perth. Jill has trained private practitioners, UWA executive and academic staff, and tenant advocates, in interest-based negotiation and mediation.
Jill holds degrees in English, Psychology (Honours 1A) and an LLB (Honours 1A) and has just recently completed her PhD in Law at the University of Western Australia.
Jill holds degrees in English, Psychology (Honours 1A) and an LLB (Honours 1A) and has just recently completed her PhD in Law at the University of Western Australia.
Key research
- Negotiation and mediation
- Conflict and conflict resolution
- Alternative dispute resolution
- Procedural justice
- Legal education
Qualifications
LLB Murd., BA(Psych) GradDipBus E.Cowan, BA Curtin
Publications
Howieson, J. Family Law: the lawyer-client relationship, procedural justice and the dispute resolution process, ADR Bulletin, Volume 10, Number 2 (November 2007).
Howieson, J. & Ford, W. (2007). Teaching and learning skills: Increasing a sense of law school belongingness. In Student Engagement. Proceedings of the 16th Annual Teaching Learning Forum, 30-31 January 2007. Perth: The University of Western Australia. Available at http://lsn.curtin.edu.au/tlf/tlf2007/refereed/howieson.html
Howieson, J. Procedural Justice in Mediation: and empirical study and a practical example, ADR Bulletin, Volume 5, Number 7 (December 2002).
Howieson, J. & Stevenson, C. (2002). Implied obligations in a deed of settlement. 21 Australian Mining & Petroleum Law Journal 179-184.
Howieson, J. Perceptions of Procedural Justice and Legitimacy in Local Court Mediation. Murdoch University Electronic Journal of Law Volume 9, Number 2 (June 2002)
Available at: http://www.murdoch.edu.au/elaw/issues/v9n2/howieson92.html.
Howieson, J. Report on the NADRAC second national ADR round table research forum, University of South Australia, 25-26 February 2005, Western Australian Dispute Resolution Association Newsletter, Volume 30, March 2005.
Howieson, J. The Justice of Court-connected Mediation, VCAT Mediation Newsletter No. 6 (November 2002).
Howieson, J. & Ford, W. (2007). Teaching and learning skills: Increasing a sense of law school belongingness. In Student Engagement. Proceedings of the 16th Annual Teaching Learning Forum, 30-31 January 2007. Perth: The University of Western Australia. Available at http://lsn.curtin.edu.au/tlf/tlf2007/refereed/howieson.html
Howieson, J. Procedural Justice in Mediation: and empirical study and a practical example, ADR Bulletin, Volume 5, Number 7 (December 2002).
Howieson, J. & Stevenson, C. (2002). Implied obligations in a deed of settlement. 21 Australian Mining & Petroleum Law Journal 179-184.
Howieson, J. Perceptions of Procedural Justice and Legitimacy in Local Court Mediation. Murdoch University Electronic Journal of Law Volume 9, Number 2 (June 2002)
Available at: http://www.murdoch.edu.au/elaw/issues/v9n2/howieson92.html.
Howieson, J. Report on the NADRAC second national ADR round table research forum, University of South Australia, 25-26 February 2005, Western Australian Dispute Resolution Association Newsletter, Volume 30, March 2005.
Howieson, J. The Justice of Court-connected Mediation, VCAT Mediation Newsletter No. 6 (November 2002).
Funding received
2009, UWA Teaching Fellowship, $22,000
2008, Improving Student Learning Grant - Embedding interest-based negotiation theory and skills in Contract Law, $3,000 – University of Western Australia.
2008, National Mediation Conference Scholarship, $3,670.
2008, Improving Student Learning Grant - Embedding interest-based negotiation theory and skills in Contract Law, $3,000 – University of Western Australia.
2008, National Mediation Conference Scholarship, $3,670.
Memberships
LEADR
Supreme Court of Western Australia approved mediator.
Supreme Court of Western Australia approved mediator.
Honours and awards
2008,National Mediation Conference Scholarship
2005-2008, Australian Postgraduate Award
2006, Grand finalist Coach 2006 – Schools Conflict Resolution and Mediation competition (SCRAM)
2001, Butterworths prize in Jurisprudence, Murdoch University
2005-2008, Australian Postgraduate Award
2006, Grand finalist Coach 2006 – Schools Conflict Resolution and Mediation competition (SCRAM)
2001, Butterworths prize in Jurisprudence, Murdoch University
Teaching
Negotiation and Mediation
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Current external positions
Executive member of the National Mediation Accreditation Committee (NMAC)
Executive member WA Chapter of LEADR: Association of Dispute Resolvers
UWA representative of WADRA (Western Australian Disptue Resolution Association)
Executive member WA Chapter of LEADR: Association of Dispute Resolvers
UWA representative of WADRA (Western Australian Disptue Resolution Association)
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