Dr Diana Bowman

Research Interests

Regulatory Theory
Science/Technology
Utilities

Editorial Boards

Nanotechnology Law and Business Journal

Grants and Commissions

2009:
'Reducing the Road Toll in Southern Africa through Knowledge Transfer and Regulatory Intervention', funded Monash International under the 2009 International Strategic Initiatives Fund (with Fitzharris, MP)

2008:
'Nanotechnology Literature Review' funded by the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (with Petersen A, and Sears, K)

'Nanotechnologies, Risk and Communication: Science, Policy and Public Perspectives', one day symposium sponsored by the Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network

'Nanotechnologies, Risk and Communication: Science, Policy and Public Perspectives', Early Career Researcher Small Grant, Faculty of Law, Monash University

Overseas Travel Fellowship funded by the Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network

2007:
'Consumer Protection in a Deregulated Retail Energy Market', funded by the Energy Retailers Association of Australia (with Hodge, G)

'Review of Possible Impacts of Nanotechnology on Australia's Regulatory Frameworks', funded by the Department of Infrastructure Tourism and Resources

'Green Power: An Environmental Audit of the NEM', funded by the Consumer Utilities Advocacy Centre Grants Program (with Cantley-Smith, R)

2006:
Early Career Researcher Travel Grant, Faculty of Law, Monash University

'Keeping the Regulators Accountable', funded by the Consumer Utilities Advocacy Centre Grants Program (with Hodge, G and Cantley-Smith, R)

'Where is the consumer?: The implications of legislative regulatory reforms in the NEM for consumers', funded by the National Consumers Electricity Advocacy Panel Grants Program
(with Hodge, G and Cantley-Smith, R)

2005:
'Consumer Consultation: International Best Practice Models', funded by the Consumer Utilities Advocacy Centre Grants Program (with Hodge G, Naylor B and Cantley-Smith R)

2004:
'Protecting Consumers from Market Failure', funded by the Consumer Utilities Advocacy Centre Grants Program (with Hodge, G)

Publications

2009

Bowman, D M and Hodge G A,‘Counting on Codes: An Examination of Transnational Codes as a Regulatory Governance Mechanism for Nanotechnologies’, Regulation & Governance (forthcoming 2009).

Dorbeck-Jung, B and Bowman D M, ‘Regulatory Innovation with Responsive Nanotechnological Governance – Where Regulatory Governance and Technology Assessment Meet’, Regulation & Governance (forthcoming 2009).

Bowman, D M and Ludlow K A, ‘Filling the Information Void:  Using Public Registries as a Tool in Nanotechnologies Regulation’, Journal of Bioethical Inquiry (forthcoming 2009).

Bowman, D M, ‘Sunscreen Safety: In That Case – Response’, Journal of Bioethical Inquiry (forthcoming 2009).

2008

Bowman, D M and Gilligan G  ‘Australian women and corruption: The gender dimension in perceptions of corruption’ Journal of Administration & Governance,(2008) 3(1) 1-9

Bowman, D M and  van Calster G ‘Flawless or Fallible? A Review of the Applicability of the European Union’s Cosmetics Directive in relation to Nano-Cosmetics’  Studies in Ethics, Law and Technology (2008) 2(3) 1-35

Faunce, T A, Murray K, Nasu H, and Bowman D M ‘Sunscreen Safety: The Precautionary Principle, The Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration and Nanoparticles in Sunscreens’ NanoEthics (2008) 2(3) 231-240

Gilligan, G and Bowman D M ‘‘Netting Nano’: Regulatory challenges of the internet and nanotechnologies’ International Review of Law Computer & Technology (2008) 22(3) 231-246 

van Calster G, Bowman DM and D’Silva J ‘Sufficient or Deficient? A Review of the Adequacy of Current European Legislative Instruments for Regulating Nanotechnologies across Three Industry Sectors’ paper presented at the Tilting perspectives on regulating technologies Conference, December 2008, Tilburg.

Fitzharris M, and Bowman D M  ‘Booster seat use by children aged 4–11 years: Evidence of the need to revise current Australasian standards to accommodate overweight children’ Medical Journal of Australia(2008) 189(10) 597-598

Bowman, D M  ‘Governing Nanotechnologies: Weaving New Regulatory Webs or Patching Up the Old?’ NanoEthics (2008) 2(2)179-181

Bowman, D M and Hodge G A  ‘A Big Regulatory Tool-Box for a Small Technology’ NanoEthics, (2008) (2)2 193-207

Bowman, D M and Hodge G A ‘Governing Nanotechnology without Government’ Science and Public Policy(2008) 35(7) 475-487

Bowman, D M  ‘Regulatory challenges of human ICT implants’ in  Kosta E and Gasson M (eds), Future of Identity in the Information Society (FIDIS)12.6: A Study on ICT Implants, Brussels: European Commission, 2008

Hodge, G A, Bowman D M, Cantley-Smith R, and Mutabazi E, Keeping the Regulators Accountable: Improving Practices in Energy Markets for Disadvantaged Consumers and Stakeholders, Monash Centre for Regulatory Studies, Monash University, 2008

Bowman, D M and Hodge G A,  Final Report: Consumer Protection in a Deregulated Retail Energy Market, Monash Centre for Regulatory Studies, Monash University, 2008

Complete listing of publications, including those prior to 2008