Rate My Professor Nicola Ross

Ross's research examines how legal systems and professionals facilitate the participation of children, young people, parents, and families in child protection, family law, and criminal processes, with a focus on family inclusion and wellbeing outcomes. She is recognized as one of the few legal academics in New South Wales with expertise in child protection. Notable publications include "Family inclusion in child protection: Law, courts and balancing risks" (2024, Alternative Law Journal, with Foote and Davies), "Family inclusion in child protection: Knowledge, power and resistance" (2023, Children and Youth Services Review, with Cocks and Foote), the report "Just work as a team: Reconstructing family inclusion from parent, carer and practitioner perspectives" (2023, with Cocks, Foote, and Davies), and "‘No voice, no opinion, nothing’: Parent experiences when children are removed and placed in care" (2017, with Cocks, Johnston, and Stoker). She received the 2013 Faculty Excellence in Law Teaching Award and has led grants totaling $371,467, including the Parents Helping Parents: Parent Peer Support Project ($49,990, 2018). Ross has delivered keynotes at the 2014 NSW Child Representation Conference and presented at international conferences on restorative justice, family law, and children's rights. She holds memberships in the International Society of Family Law, Greater Newcastle Family Law Pathways Network, and Australasian Law Teachers Association.