Julie-Anne Tarr

Professor Julie-Anne Tarr is a distinguished academic at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), holding the position of Professor in the Faculty of Business and Law, School of Accountancy. With a diverse background spanning academia and industry across multiple countries including the United States, Australia, and the Pacific region, Professor Tarr brings extensive practical experience to her academic work.

Her educational background includes:

• JD (Juris Doctor) from Cornell University
• PhD from the University of Queensland
• LLM from Monash University
• Bachelor of Arts from the University of Wisconsin, Madison

Professor Tarr's research interests focus on regulation and incentivization of disclosure in legal contexts, particularly in insurance, emerging technology, and commercial law. Her work spans several key areas:

• Insurance law, risk, and regulation, with particular focus on emerging technologies
• Consumer protection in complex contracts and financial services
• Governance, ethics, and corporate oversight in nonprofit organizations and social enterprises
• Biotechnology and medical research governance
• Legal philosophy, comparative law, and history

Her research output demonstrates a clear trajectory toward increasingly complex technological intersections with traditional legal frameworks. Professor Tarr has pioneered work in drone regulation and insurance, blockchain applications in insurance, and the legal implications of autonomous vehicles. Her recent publications show a strong emphasis on how emerging technologies challenge existing regulatory frameworks and insurance models, requiring innovative legal solutions.

Professor Tarr has received numerous prestigious awards for her scholarly contributions:

• BILA 2024 Prize recipient for 'most notable contribution to literature in the field of law as it affects insurance'
• Kulp-Wright Book Award Finalist (2023) for 'Drone Law and Policy'
• British Insurance Law Association 2022 Prize Finalist
• Multiple QUT Vice Chancellor Performance Awards (2017, 2014, 2010)
• QUT David Gardiner Outstanding Teacher of the Year nominee (2014)

As an educator and supervisor, Professor Tarr has guided numerous PhD and Master's students through their research journeys. Her supervisions span topics including tax treatment of cross-border donations, home loan information disclosure, director financial literacy, drone liability frameworks, and corporate culture's relationship to fraud. She has also held significant leadership roles, including Chair of the Australian Business Deans Council (2019) and Editor for Insurance & Transport at the Australian Business Law Journal (2015-present).

Professor Tarr's research is supported by her affiliations with multiple research centers at QUT:

• Centre for Future Enterprise (Chief Investigator)
• Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies (Senior Fellow)
• Australian Centre for Health Law Research (Chief Investigator)
• Behavioural Economics Studies Center (Affiliate)