Contact

Email

bernadette.mcsherry@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials

Position
Honorary (Professor Emeritus)
Melbourne Law School - Admin
Education
Graduate Diploma
Monash University
PhD
York University
Masters (Coursework & Research)
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0002-2575-0110

Prof Bernadette McSherry

Honorary (Professor Emeritus)
Melbourne Law School
153 Scholarly works
20 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Algorithmic Risk Assessment and Expert Evidence
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Predicting the Risk of Future Terrorism: Lessons for Mental Health Experts from the Benbrika Case
  • 2019

    Journal article

    Regulating restraint use in mental health and aged care settings: Lessons from the Oakden scandal
    DOI: 10.1177/1037969X18817592
  • 2018

    Journal article

    From Safety Nets to Support Networks: Beyond 'Vulnerability' in Protection for Consumers with Cognitive Disabilities
    DOI: 10.53637/xpui4744
  • 2018

    Journal article

    Ensuring Equality for Persons with Cognitive Disabilities in Consumer Contracting: An International Human Rights Law Perspective
  • 2018

    Research Grant

    Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in the Refugee Crisis: Vulnerability, Inequalities and Responses
  • 2016

    Research Grant

    Model Laws to Regulate the Use of Restraint on Persons With Disabilities
Bernadette McSherry

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships

2017
Inaugural Kayes Fletcher Walker Visiting Scholar Award at Auckland University of Technology
2016
The Mental Health Services (TheMHS) Award for Exceptional Contribution to Mental Health Services
2011
Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (FASSA)
2007
Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law (FAAL)

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS