Personal profile
Biography
Nyssa is an Associate Lecturer at UWA, where she teaches Intellectual Property Law in the Juris Doctor program and Creative Expression and the Law in the Law and Society program. She is currently a PhD candidate in Law at UWA, focusing on the phenomenon of 'calling out' alleged intellectual property infringements on social media platforms, a contemporary method of dispute resolution that offers a quicker and more cost-effective alternative to traditional legal routes.
Nyssa has extensive teaching experience, having previously tutored and lectured various law and business law units at UWA and Curtin University. Her professional background includes working as a solicitor in Perth and Sydney.
Nyssa is passionate about engaging with students and supporting their academic journey, aiming to foster a deep understanding of intellectual property law and its practical applications.
Research interests
- Intellectual Property Law
- Fashion and Law
- Designs Law
- Social Media and the Law
- Traditional Cultural Expressions
- Copyright
- Moral ights
- Social Media and the Law
- Creative Expression and the Law
Teaching overview
Nyssa is unit coordinator of LAWS5150 Intellectual Property Law (JD) and teaches into LAWS3221 Creative Expression and the Law (Bachelor of Arts)
Current projects
Calling Out the Call Outers: Evaluation the Use of Social Media to Call Out Appropriation in Australia's Design Industry. Role: PhD Candidate.
Previous positions
Sessional Academic, UWA Law School
Sessional Academic, Curtin Law School
Lawyer, Mallon & Co Lawyers
Lawyer, Chang, Pistilli & Simmons
Lawyer, Clayton Utz
Education/Academic qualification
Law, First Class Honours, Curtin University
Commerce, Bachelor of Commerce, Curtin University
Law, Bachelor of Laws, The University of Western Australia
Research expertise keywords
- Intellectual property law
- Social Media and the Law
- Law And The Arts
- Copyright
- Moral Rights
- Traditional Cultural Expressions