Dr Penny Weller

Deputy Director, Centre for the Advancement of Law and Mental Health
BA/LLB, MA, PhD,

Professional Profile

Dr Penelope Weller joined ARC Federation Fellow Professor Bernadette on the Rethinking Mental health project as Post Doctoral Research Fellow in 2008.  She is now the Deputy Director of the Centre for the Advancement of Law and Mental Health [CALMH].

Penny's research interests include health law, public health law and mental health law, international human rights law, theory and practice and modern forms of regulatory governance.  Penny has lectured in Human Rights Law and Administrative Law at Victoria University, and Health Law and Ethics in the School of Public Health at Latrobe University.  She is a member of the steering committee for the 'Living Wills' research project conducted by the Mental Health Legal Centre, is an independent member of the Health Services Review Council and a member of the Department of Justice Human Research Ethics Committee.

A selection of Dr Weller's publications may be accessed on line at: http://ssrn.com/author=949831

Areas of Expertise

Advance Directives
Supported Decision Making