Marco Rizzi

Marco Rizzi is an Associate Professor at the UWA Law School and Co-Director of the Centre for Health Law and Policy. He specializes in Tort Law, Health Law & Policy, Risk Regulation, Regulatory Theory, and Law & Technology. His research bridges legal frameworks with public health challenges, particularly in vaccine policy and pandemic response. He holds leadership roles in academic governance, including membership on the UWA Academic Board and President of the UWA Academic Staff Association.

Educational Background:

• PhD in Laws (European University Institute, 2015)
• LLM in Comparative, European & International Laws (European University Institute, 2010)
• Jurisprudence (Master degree, University of Pisa, 2009)
• Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Teaching (UWA, 2022)

Research Interests: Focuses on regulatory coherence in healthcare, vaccine mandates, and the intersection of law with emerging technologies. His recent work addresses vaccine hesitancy, pandemic governance, and AI ethics in healthcare.

Grants & Projects: Leads major initiatives like the $5M 'MandEval' project on vaccine mandates and the $5M 'LINEAGE' study on genomic data governance. Active in pandemic response research, including 'CORONAVAX' series projects to improve vaccine accessibility.

Awards: Recognized with the Excellence in Teaching Award (2022) and the Law School Early-Career Research Award (2022).

Labs/Teams: Co-Director of the Centre for Health Law and Policy, fostering interdisciplinary research in health law, bioethics, and public health policy.