Global Research

Research projects in the financial services industry with collaborators at the Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria

Research projects in sports management with faculty at Victoria University

Research on impact of COVID-19 on the sport industry with collaborators at the Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas

My book project explores the failures and triumphs of Koreans’ resistance against Japanese ethno-racial oppression and their impact on the concept and policies of nationhood, citizenship, and migration in 20th and 21st century Japanese society.

Dr. Lawless works with women-run organizations, including International Peace Initiatives, to develop feminist peacebuilding strategies used to overcome violence around the Kenyan elections.

My current research project examines the changing nature and importance of fishing in West African artisanal fishing communities

Presenting a paper at the ACCUTE Educational Conference 2022

Presenting at NASSR/BARS Conference

Lecturing and serving on a panel at the Percy Shelley Conference at the John Keats House in Hampstead London

A Fellowship from Klassikstiftung Weimar to work on my manuscript and present my research on Nietzsche and Van Gogh. My book concentrates on a single year, in which a series of coincidences occurred between these two men.

My research centers on how international and comparative law may be used to support local environmental justice movements and how culture and nature shape the creation of innovative environmental law and policy.

My research contributes to the establishment of building codes for highly accessible, healthy, and environmentally sustainable building materials, so that they can become a safer option for those who build with them. Most of my engagement has been in Central America (Nicaragua) and South America (Peru).

My research focuses on social movements for justice and peace in Israel and Palestine. I lead numerous study trips to Israel/Palestine and am an experienced facilitator for groups in conflict.

Most of the works and archives I consult on are currently located in often largely inaccessible collections. Through my art history research, there is now a much wider reach and global implications.