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Distinguished Professor Isabel Karpin serves as Associate Dean (Academic Staff) at the Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), where she has been a faculty member since February 2009. Previously, she worked at the University of Sydney from 1994 to 2008. Professor Karpin holds a BA and LLB from Sydney University, a Masters of Law from Harvard University, and a Doctorate (JSD) from Columbia University. Her leadership roles include serving as Associate Dean since August 2024.
Professor Karpin's research focuses on the bioethical implications of laws governing reproductive technologies, genetic testing, and disability. Her work explores how new biotechnological developments challenge legal understandings of normality, disability, individuality, and family. She has published extensively, including books such as "Health Law: Frameworks and Context" (2017) and "Perfecting Pregnancy: Law Disability and the Future of Reproduction" (2012), both published by Cambridge University Press. She has also contributed to edited collections including "The Healthy Embryo" (2010).
Her most recent publications reveal a consistent focus on bioinequalities, commercialization of reproductive medicine, and the intersection of law with emerging biotechnologies. The research demonstrates growing attention to intergenerational impacts of inequality and the biological consequences of social discrimination, reflecting her innovative approach to connecting legal frameworks with health outcomes.
- NHMRC Ideas Grant APP1181401 "Addressing Commercial Influences on Assisted Reproductive Technology" (2020-2023)
- ARC Discovery Grant "Regulating Relations: Forming Families Inside and Outside Law's Reach" (2015-2020)
- ARC Discovery Grant "The Legal Regulation of Behaviour as a Disability" (2015-2019)
Professor Karpin has established significant research networks through collaborations with scholars internationally and serves on editorial boards including Cultural Studies Review and the International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics. Her work connects with United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 3 (Good Health and Well-Being), 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions), and 5 (Gender Equality).
