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Dr Kathy Reeves

Dr Kathy Reeves
Name Kathy Reeves
Position Senior Lecturer (Law and Justice)
Section School of Business, Law, Humanities and Pathways
Office Q431
Location Toowoomba Campus
Phone +61 7 4631 1852
Extension 1852
Email
Qualifications BCom University of Southern Qld , GDipLegPrac The College of Law , JD University of Southern Qld , PhD University of Southern Qld

Biography

Kathy Reeves, PhD, BCom (USQ), Juris Doctor (USQ), GDipLegPrac (Collaw), Lawyer.

Kathy attended the University of Southern Queensland earning her Bachelor of Commerce (Business Law), Juris Doctor, and subsequent PhD. Originally from the United States, Kathy has lived in Australia for over 30 years and has worked in the legal profession for over 20 years. Kathy is the Vice President of the Inala Community Legal Centre (Queensland); co-organiser of the UniSQ Vulnerable Persons Conference, which aims to draw on the vulnerabilities of "at risk" individuals in various settings; and the Academic Integrity Officer for the UniSQ School of Law and Justice. Kathy is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Southern Queensland, concentrating on the areas of Family Law, Child Protection, Domestic Violence, and Research Projects and Dissertations. She has completed her PhD dealing with legal considerations and policy recommendations afforded to self-represented individuals within the jurisdiction of the Queensland Child Protection Courts (Access to Justice: Why do litigants self-represent in Queensland child protection courts?). She has presented papers in this area internationally (LAWASIA, 2023) and published on cross-border marriage questions in the Journal of Private International Law (UK). She has received the 2018 School/College Learning and Teaching Citation for Excellence in Teaching, as well as the 2021 Excellence Award for Community Engagement and Service. One of the most important assessments has come from UniSQ students, whereby the University of Southern Queensland Law Society voted her Lecturer of the Year in 2021, 2023 and 2024, as well as a student nomination/finalist for the 2024-25 Australian Women in Law Weekly Academic/Researcher of the Year Awards. Finally, she has been acknowledged by her peers in receiving the 2025 and 2026 Lawyer’s Weekly Australian Law Academic of the Year Award.

Research Career


  • Other Law And Legal Studies ( 489900 )
  • Other Law And Legal Studies not elsewhere classified ( 489999 )

Child Protection
Family Law
Domestic Violence


Queensland Law Society


Queensland Law Society
Family Law Practitioner's Association
Downs and South West Queensland Law Association
LAWASIA
Vice President, Management Committee, Inala Community Legal Centre

Teaching


LAW3421/6421 - Family Law/Advanced Family Law
LAW3466/6466 - Advocacy/Advanced Advocacy
LAW3479/6479 - Family Violence and Child Protection Law/Advanced Family Violence and Child Protection Law
LAW5323 - Research Project
PWE3000/1 - Practical Work Experience


11 Years


Academic Integrity Officer - School of Law and Justice
Employability Lead - School of Law and Justice
Vulnerable Persons Conference (Co-Coordinator)
Academic Board - Education Committee
Engagement Lead - Law and Justice

Supervision


  • Other Law And Legal Studies ( 489900 )
  • Other Law And Legal Studies not elsewhere classified ( 489999 )