Felicity Tepper

Felicity Tepper is a researcher at the School of Regulation & Global Governance, Australian National University, focusing on environmental law, policy, and governance through restorative justice frameworks. Her interdisciplinary work bridges legal, social science, and ecological perspectives.

• Bachelor of Arts (Hons), University of Adelaide
• LLB (Hons) with Environmental Law Prize, University of Adelaide
• Environmental LLM (High Distinction), Australian National University
• Masters in Disaster Prevention and Recovery (High Distinction), University of Newcastle

Her research explores environmental restorative justice, multispecies justice, community-led governance, and resilience strategies. She examines human-wildlife coexistence, Indigenous knowledge integration, and legal innovations for ecosystem restoration.

Recent publications address synanthropes, environmental ethics, and restorative approaches to climate change. Her work emphasizes epistemic boundary spanning, knowledge brokering, and civic engagement in environmental solutions.

• Environmental Law Prize (University of Adelaide LLB Honors)
• Associate Fellow, Centre for International Sustainable Development Law
• Certifications from Université de Montréal, UNITAR, GFDRR, World Bank
• Foundation for Young Australians graduate

Tepper collaborates on projects like the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration Community of Practice, focusing on translating theory into actionable frameworks.