Elizabeth Shi

Dr Shi’s research focuses on employment law and discrimination law protections for vulnerable workers and gender equality. She has worked with trade unions and NGOs to investigate gender equality outcomes. She has also co-led the Law Institute of Victoria Employment and Industrial Relations Committee to provide influential submissions to the Australian Human Rights Commission, Fair Work Commission, State and Federal Parliaments.

Dr Shi is the labour and supply chain theme lead, at RMIT's Business and Human Rights Centre.

Dr Shi has published her research in highly regarded A and A* ranked journals including UNSW Law Journal, Adelaide Law Review and the Australian Journal of Labour Law. Her publications in highly ranked journals have a high impact and have been cited by other leading scholars in Australia and overseas.

Dr Shi is a recognised leader in innovative teaching strategies and pedagogies. She has published on her teaching and learning strategies in international journals. She has achieved consistently high teaching scores and was awarded the RMIT University College of Business Teaching Award. Dr Shi lectures in the LLB program, the Master of Human Resources Management program and the Master of Blockchain at RMIT University.

As a result of her strong expertise in employment law and discrimination law, Dr Shi has been interviewed by The Age, The Sun Herald, ABC Radio, 3CR Radio, 2SER Radio, OHS Alert and Channel Ten’s 10daily news.

Dr Shi’s law publications in The Conversation have had over 253,000 readers as at the end of 2021.

Industry experience:

- Solicitor, Kahns Lawyers
- In-house Solicitor, Compumedics Medical Instruments Ltd
- Management Consultant, PricewaterhouseCoopers