Associate Professor Fiona McGaughey

Dr Fiona McGaughey (She/Her) is an Associate Professor of international human rights law at the University of Western Australia Law School where she is also Deputy Head of School (Learning & Teaching).

Fiona has published widely on a range of human rights topics including modern slavery, United Nations human rights bodies, Indigenous rights, and NGOs in international human rights law. She co-convenes UWA’s interdisciplinary Modern Slavery Research Cluster.

Prior to joining academia, she worked in research and policy roles, specialising in disability and racial equality.

Fiona is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Fellow of the UWA Public Policy Institute.