Professor Shelley Marshall's current research focuses on three key areas:
business and human rights and corporate accountability
Shelley has undertaken empirical research on these topics in diverse countries, including Bulgaria, India, Indonesia, Australia and Cambodia, and has published widely based on her findings. Her high standing as a scholar has been recognised through the award a number of large multi-country grants, and she has undertaken collaborations with scholars from Cambridge University, Harvard University, Melbourne University and RMIT. Dr Marshall’s long term partnerships with the technical arm of the International Labour Organisation, Oxfam Australia and CORE UK have enabled her to produce research of a highly applied nature, which has had a strong policy influence and provided meaningful lessons for business and other relevant organisations. Likewise, Shelley's leadership on the Steering Committee of the Australian Corporate Accountability Network, and her role as Director of the RMIT Business and Human Rights Centre has provided opportunities to influence Business and Human Rights policy in Australia.
Dr Marshall holds a Bachelors of Arts with a double major in Social Theory and Political Science and a Bachelor of Law from the University of Melbourne. She studied a Masters of Science in Development Studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science, where the focus was on economic policy. In 2015, she was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy in Regulation Justice and Diplomacy which she undertook at the RegNet School of Regulation and Global Governance, Australian National University under the supervision of Peter Drahos, Valerie Braithwaite and John Braitwaite. Dr Marshall is a Vice Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow at RMIT University and an Australian Research Council DECRA Research Fellow.
For CV covering the past 5 years, click here.
Consultancies
Dr Marshall is available to conduct consultancies. She has previously conducted consultancies for various international agencies including the International Labour Organisation.
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