Regulation of responsible business activity, especially in fragile and conflict-affected states; emerging regulatory frameworks on 'business and human rights'; public policy on promoting conflict-sensitive business practices; the private sector's role in peacebuilding;  regulation of responsible AI and governance of responsible innovation; the future of human rights; counter-terrorism, human rights and the rule of law; law, governance and development (especially in sub-Saharan Africa); the role and rule of law in transitional and post-conflict societies; transnational tort actions (corporations and human rights); general public international law; aspects of regulatory theory.

I re-joined the ANU as an Associate Professor in July 2015 from the UK, where I was an Associate Fellow of the Royal Institute for International Affairs, London (Chatham House) and a Research Associate of the Global Economic Governance programme at the University of Oxford's Blavatnik School of Government. Before that I held a senior role at Oxford Analytica. I have worked in the federal public service, an intergovernmental organisation, academia, civil society, the private sector and freelance consulting. From Zimbabwe, I hold degrees from South Africa, the UK and Australia.

Available for postgraduate research supervision