Lisa is completing a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Law at the University of South Australia. Her doctoral research examines the legitimacy of the early guilty plea in the resolution of criminal matters, including its implications for principles of criminal procedure. Lisa is also currently working with the South Australian Law Reform Institute (SALRI) on its project 'Evaluation of the Role and Operation of Suppression Orders in South Australia'.

Recent papers and presentations

• 'Providing Reasonable Adjustments to Oral Assessments following The University of Bristol v Abrahart [2024] EWHC 299 (KB): A Case Study from the Law Curriculum', presentation to the UniSA Teaching and Learning Symposium, Friday 15 November 2024.

• 'Uncovering Fresh Evidence and Investigating Claims of Wrongful Conviction', conference presentation at the NEXUS Conference on Wrongful Convictions, online, September 2022. 

• 'Criminal Appeals Against Guilty Plea Convictions', paper delivered at the Criminal Lawyers of the Northern Territory (CLANT) Bali Conference, Darwin, June 2022.

• 'False Guilty Pleas and Miscarriages of Justice: A Review of Criminal Appeals Against Guilty Plea Convictions', paper delivered at the Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology (ANZSOC) Conference, Perth, December 2019.