Jessica Palmer is a New Zealand academic lawyer, as of 2019 is a full professor and dean of law at the

University of Otago The University of Otago () is a public university, public research university, research collegiate university based in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. Founded in 1869, Otago is New Zealand's oldest university and one of the oldest universities in ...

. She is also Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the Division of Humanities.

Academic career

After an undergraduate degree at the

University of Auckland The University of Auckland (; Māori: ''Waipapa Taumata Rau'') is a public research university based in Auckland, New Zealand. The institution was established in 1883 as a constituent college of the University of New Zealand. Initially loc ...

Palmer completed

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's at the

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and the

, before rising to professor and dean of law at the

, replacing Mark Henaghan. In 2020 Palmer was appointed Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the Humanities Division. Palmer is a Chartered Member of the Institute of Directors.

Awards

In 2004, Palmer received the Ethel Benjamin Prize. In 2015, Palmer received the Carl Smith Medal and Rowheath Trust Award from Otago University. The award recognises outstanding research by early career researchers.

Selected works

* ''Law and Policy in Modern Family Finance: Property Division in the 21st Century'' * ''Civil Remedies in New Zealand'' – 2nd edition

References

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