Rowena Maguire

Professor Rowena Maguire is the Director of the QUT Centre for Justice and a faculty member at Queensland University of Technology within the School of Law. Her interdisciplinary research bridges legal frameworks with climate policy, circular economy transitions, and human rights.

• Research Focus: Climate governance (gender and social inclusion), just transition to circular economy, disaster justice, and regulatory barriers in environmental policy
• Teaching: Coordinates undergraduate units in Environmental and Sustainability Law
• Grants: Funded by Cotton Research Development Corporation, UN Environment Program, End Food Waste CRC, and Australian Retailers Association
• Email: r.maguire@qut.edu.au

Her recent publications analyze legal approaches to fashion industry sustainability, food waste reduction, and climate finance equity. Research employs intersectional feminist theory and regulatory analysis to address inequality in environmental governance.