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Charlotte Emmett is an Associate Professor of Law and Faculty Director of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion at Northumbria University's Northumbria Law School. She holds a PhD in Decision Making in Dementia Care (2023) and has extensive legal qualifications including a PGCHE in Law from the University of Wales. Her career spans over 25 years, combining legal practice in London, Greece, and Australia with academic roles.
Her research focuses on mental capacity law, particularly in dementia care contexts, influencing NICE guidelines and parliamentary reviews. She pioneered mental health law education, founding the Journal of Mental Health Law and developing Northumbria's first postgraduate mental health law programs. External roles include Law Society accreditation assessment and Higher Education Academy Senior Fellowship.
Key contributions include interdisciplinary studies on decision-making in elderly care, legal frameworks for advance directives, and ethical dilemmas in healthcare transitions. Her work addresses SDG 4 (Quality Education) through educational innovations and SDG 3 (Good Health) via policy-informing research.
Research outputs include 40 publications across law and healthcare, including co-authored guides for healthcare practitioners and contributions to Oxford Textbooks. She leads conferences on topics like sexual autonomy in care settings and legal challenges in dementia care.
