Doctor Susan Armstrong
SENIOR LECTURER,
School of Law
Personal
Qualifications
- PhD University of Sydney
- LLB University of New South Wales
- BA Macquarie University
UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- School of Law
Contact
| Email: | sm.armstrong@uws.edu.au |
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| Extension: | 9096 |
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| Location: | EK.G.32 Parramatta |
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Biography
Dr Susan Armstrong teaches, researches, presents and publishes in the areas of family law and family dispute resolution. She has initiated programs to support students transitioning to Law School, and contributed to the development of resources to support the shift at UWS to standards based assessment. In 2008 she received a national teaching award and in 2010, 2009 and 2004 UWS acknowledged Susan?s excellence in teaching. Susan has been the chief researcher in a three year project for two Family Relationship Centres in south-western Sydney to investigate culturally responsive family dispute resolution. In 2011, the Commonwealth Attorney General released the first report from this research Culturally Responsive Family Dispute Resolution in Family Relationship Centres: Access and Practice. She holds qualifications in law, mediation, history, literature and education. Susan has worked at the University of Western Sydney School of Law since 1996 and, before that, in research and policy positions at the Family Court of Australia and the Commonwealth Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
This information has been contributed by Doctor Armstrong.
Publications
Chapters in Books
- Armstrong, S. and Mcnamara, J. (2011), 'Transition Pedagogy in First and Final Year Law Programs', Excellence and Innovation in Legal Education, Lexis Nexis 9780409328165.
Journal Articles
- Hendry, G., Armstrong, S. and Bromberger, N. (2012), 'Implementing standards-based assessment effectively: Incorporating discussion of exemplars into classroom teaching', Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 13.
- Armstrong, S. and Sanson, M. (2012), 'From Confusion To Confidence: Transitioning To Law School', QUT Law & Justice Journal, 24.
- Hendry, G., Armstrong, S. and Bromberger, N. (2012), 'Implementing standards-based assessment effectively : incorporating discussion of exemplars into classroom teaching', Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 13.
- Armstrong, S. and Sanson, M. (2012), 'From confusion to confidence : transitioning to law school', QUT Law & Justice Journal, 24.
- Hendry, G., Bromberger, N. and Armstrong, S. (2011), 'Constructive guidance and feedback for learning: The usefulness of exemplars, marking sheets and different types of feedback in a first year law subject', Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 11.
- Armstrong, S. (2011), 'Developing culturally reflexive practice in family dispute resolution', Australasian Dispute Resolution Journal, 11.
- Armstrong, S. (2011), 'Accommodating culture in family dispute resolution: what, why and how?', Journal of Judicial Administration, 11.
- Armstrong, S. (2011), 'Encouraging conversations about culture: Supporting culturally responsive family dispute resolution', Journal of Family Studies, .
- Armstrong, S. (2010), 'Enhancing access to family dispute resolution for families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds', The Australian Family Relationships Clearinghouse Briefing, 23.
- Armstrong, S., Brogan, M. and Campbell, M. (2009), 'Interventions to enhance the student experience of a first year law degree: what they really wanted', Journal of the Australasian Law Teachers Association, 14.
- Hendry, G., Bromberger, N. and Armstrong, S. (2009), 'Construcive Guidance and Feedback for Learning: The usefulenss of exemplars, marking sheets and different types of feedback in a first year law subject', Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, .
- Armstrong, S. (2009), 'Culturally Responsive Family Dispute Resolution in Family Relationship Centres', Family Relationships Quarterly, 5.
- Armstrong, S. (2006), 'Evaluating law reform', University of Western Sydney Law Review, 14.
- Armstrong, S. (2004), 'Is Feminist Law Reform Flawed? Abstentionists & Sceptics', Australian Feminist Law Journal, 22.
- Armstrong, S. (2001), 'We told you so ... Women's Legal Groups and the Family Law Reform Act 1995', Australian Journal of Family Law, 31.
Conference Papers
- Armstrong, S., Campbell, M. and Brogan, M. (2009), 'Interventions to enhance the student experience of a first year Law degree: what they really wanted', First Year in Higher Education Conference, Townsville.
- Hendry, G., Armstrong, S. and Bromberger, N. (2009), 'Constructive guidance and feedback for learning: The usefulness of exemplars, marking sheets and different types of feedback in a first year Law subject', First Year in Higher Education Conference, Townsville.
Research
Previous Projects
| Title: | Partnership in Tender for Family Relationship Centres with CatholicCare (Bankstown) |
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| Years: | 2008-07-01 - 2012-06-08 |
| ID: | P0016009 |
| UWS Researchers: | Natalie Bolzan and Susan Armstrong |
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| Title: | Partnership in Tender for Family Relationship Centres with Anglicare (Parramatta) |
| Years: | 2008-07-01 - 2012-06-08 |
| ID: | P0016010 |
| UWS Researchers: | Natalie Bolzan and Susan Armstrong |
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| Title: | Different models of mediation/family dispute resolution for culturally and linguistically diverse clients |
| Years: | 2009-12-31 - 2010-07-31 |
| ID: | P00018359 |
| UWS Researchers: | Susan Armstrong |
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