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Associate Professor Helen Gibbon

Associate Professor Helen Gibbon

Associate Professor
Law & Justice
School of Law, Society & Criminology

Helen has taught in the fields of Criminology and Criminal Law since 2001, and at UNSW Law & Justice since 2010. She is a Fellow of the Scientia Education Academy and a 2024 Nexus Fellow. Her research interests include legal education, homicide law and prosecutions, plea negotiations, and drug law reform. She is a foundation member of the Australian Drug Law Reform Initiative (ADLaRI), UNSW Law & Justice.
Phone
+61 2 9385 8242
E-mail
h.gibbon@unsw.edu.au
Location
Room 350 The Law Building University of New South Wales UNSW Kensington Campus Sydney NSW 2052 Australia (Access via Gate 2 off High Street)

2018 UNSW Law Learning & Teaching Grant ($7,373.80) awarded to Helen Gibbon & Alex Steel for ‘What criminal law is, and should be, taught in NSW law schools?’
2016 UNSW Law Learning & Teaching Grant ($2,200) awarded to Helen Gibbon & Ben Mostyn for 'Creating Engaging Learning Activities in Moodle using Images and Interactive Content'

Australian Law Awards, Finalist, Academic of the Year (2021)

Vice Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence (VCATE) for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning (2017)

UNSW Law School Learning and Teaching Award (2014)

My Teaching

  • Crime & the Criminal Process (LAWS1021/JURD7121)
  • Criminal Laws (LAWS1022/JURD7122)
  • Drug Law and Policy (LAWS3427JURD7527)
  • Police Powers Clinic (LAWS3319/JURD7819)