Professor Anita Stuhmcke is a distinguished legal scholar committed to social justice. Anita’s research focuses upon facilitating legal and policy change to promote the ability of an individual to access and exercise legal rights. Her work in these areas has led to important policy and law reform, in particular reforms concerning reproductive rights and the role of ombudsman.

Anita’s research straddles areas of social change that explore social exclusion and public access to services, such as the transition from citizen to consumer in public law. Her research philosophy is that academia does not exist in isolation from developments in society but is both a result of and an impetus for social change.

Anita has held a variety of leadership and service positions at the university and faculty level, including being Acting Provost and Vice-President of UTS, the Dean of the Faculty of Law, the Associate Dean of Research of the Faculty of Law, an elected member of UTS Council, board member of Activate UTS, Student Ombud; chair of the University Appeals Committee and Student Conduct Committee.