Research output per year
Research output per year
The University of Western Australia (M253), 35 Stirling Highway,
6009 Perth
Australia
Accepting PhD and other Higher Degree by Research Students. View current PhD/HDR research project opportunities at https://researchdegrees.uwa.edu.au/projects
Associate Professor Marilyn Bromberg ("M") researches Body Image Law, public health law and social media and the law. In 2014, she graduated with a PhD in social media and the law. M was a visiting scholar at STRIPED at the TH Chan School of Public Health at Harvard University/Boston's Children's Hospital in 2025 and is currently on their International Expert Advisory Panel. She is also a Principal Fellow at the Frontier Technologies and Society Research Lab and a Founding Member of the National Taskforce for Social Media, Body Image and Eating Disorders. M is the 2024 winner of the UWA Law School Award for Research Impact and Innovation. Her co-edited book with Professor Thaddeus Hoffmeister, Research Handbook on Social Media and the Law, will be published in June 2025 and her first sole authored book will be published in December 2025. She is currently working on her second sole authored book.
M currently also works as a lawyer at the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA and adjudicates hearings for the WA Department of Communities. As well, M acts as a consultant in her research areas for legal organisations and individuals.
Some of the venues where M has spoken include: the Australian Federal Parliament, Harvard University, The Supreme Court of Canada, the Queensland Parliament, the Family Court of Western Australia, the Melbourne Law School at the University of Melbourne, the Western Australian Parliament and the Australian National University Law School.
The media consistently seek M's expertise, and she has been interviewed on television, radio and other types of media. She has appeared on Sunrise, the Today show, the Project and ABC Radio, among other news outlets.
M currently organises the teaching professional development for academic staff at the UWA Law School and is a member of UWA's Low Risk Ethics Committee. Some of the past positions that she has held at the UWA Law School include: Juris Doctor Director/Director of Professionalism, Director Higher Degrees by Coursework and Director Law and Society Major.
M has been fortunate to be the lead investigator or chief investigator on approximately one million dollars worth of research grants, including an Australian Research Council Discovery Grant on Body Image Law which commences in 2025.
M teaches (1) Social Media and the Law; (2) Law, Advocacy, Activism and Change; and (3) Legal Internship.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
PhD, BBA (Hon), LLB (Dist), Grad Cert University Teaching, Grad Cert Pop Health Studies
Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Chapter › peer-review
Research output: Book/Report › Edited book/Anthology › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Chapter › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article in specialist publication
Bromberg, M. (Investigator 01), Blake, M. (Investigator 02), Wolf, K. (Investigator 03) & Hendrie, D. (Investigator 04)
22/06/22 → 30/11/23
Project: Research
Blake, M. (Investigator 01), Bromberg, M. (Investigator 02), Wood, L. (Investigator 03) & Backholer, K. (Investigator 04)
1/10/21 → 4/10/24
Project: Research
Blake, M. (Investigator 01) & Bromberg, M. (Investigator 02)
9/09/20 → 31/01/21
Project: Research
Blake, M. (Investigator 01), Bromberg, M. (Investigator 02) & Howard, J. (Investigator 03)
1/10/18 → 28/02/20
Project: Research
Bromberg, M. (Investigator 01) & Montalto, M. (Investigator 02)
Association of Australian Magistrates
6/04/18 → 1/06/18
Project: Research
Bromberg, M. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Other distinction
Bromberg, M. (Speaker)
Activity: Service and engagement › Public lecture, debate or seminar
Bromberg, M. (Speaker)
Activity: Service and engagement › Public lecture, debate or seminar
Bromberg, M. (Speaker)
Activity: Service and engagement › Public lecture, debate or seminar
Bromberg, M. (Speaker)
Activity: Conferences and workshops › Contribution or participation in a conference
Bromberg, M. (Speaker)
Activity: Service and engagement › Public lecture, debate or seminar
Bromberg, M. & Fitzgerald, T.
20/03/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media