Melinda Edwards

Professor Melinda Edwards is a Sessional Academic at QUT's Graduate School of Business, specializing in Legal Pedagogy and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). She holds advanced degrees including a Master of Laws (Bond University) and LLB (Hons) from the University of Queensland. Her roles include teaching Negotiation, Leadership, and Business Law in MBA/EMBA programs, alongside Executive Coaching and leading QUTeX's Ethical Leadership series.

• Education:
  • Master of Laws (Bond University)
  • Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (QUT)
  • LLB (Hons) (University of Queensland)
  • BA (University of Queensland)

Her research focuses on ADR institutionalization, legal education innovation, and cross-cultural mediation. Notable projects include designing ADR training for Bhutan's judiciary and creating corporate programs for mining, legal, and medical sectors. Her publications span Equity Law textbooks, clinical legal education models, and negotiation strategies.

Despite no explicit awards listed, her national recognition for teaching excellence highlights her impact in legal education. She advises on international projects like the AusAID Asia Pacific Sector Linkages Program and BABSEACLE's legal clinics in Southeast Asia.

Labs/teams: Collaborates with BABSEACLE, BNLI (Bhutan National Legal Institute), and QUT's Virtual Law Placement initiatives.