Brad is a geographer and environmental law specialist. He commenced his teaching appointment and candidature for the degree of the Doctor of Philosophy at the College of Law in November 2007.
Brad's research focuses on concepts of ecological and environmental justice in Australian environmental law. Brad recently completed a Master of Philosophy in Environment, Society, and Development in the Department of Geography at the University of Cambridge, where he was studying on a Commonwealth Scholarship. Brad's dissertation explores value conflicts between environmentalists in the wind energy debate in Victoria and Britain.
Brad graduated from Monash University in 2001 with Honours degrees in Science (majoring in Geography) and Law before commencing a legal career. Brad worked with Freehills’ environmental and planning law group from 2001 until 2006, including as a qualified lawyer from 2003. Brad advised corporate, government, and not-for-profit clients on environmental impact assessment, administrative law, land use planning, land access, heritage, native title, mining law, and pollution and contamination law.
Brad has taught Law and the Environment to non-law students, Foundations of Australian Law, and Environmental Landuse Planning Law. In 2010 Brad will teach Foundations of Australian Law and Fundamentals of Environmental Law.
