Dr Strelein is the Director of Research Programs at the Australian Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) and the manager of the Native Title Research Unit also at AIATSIS. Lisa is one of Australia’s leading researchers of native title and has made a significant contribution to academic debate on this subject in Australia. Her recent book Compromised Jurisprudence: Native Title Cases since Mabo was heralded by members of the judiciary and Indigenous community alike. Lisa maintains strong networks within the native title system, conducting research projects in partnership with or in response to the needs of native title representative bodies and claimants as well as government departments. Lisa has degrees in Commerce and Law and was awarded a PhD for her thesis examining Indigenous sovereignty and the common law from the ANU Research School of Social Sciences in 1998.