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Associate Professor Jennifer Moore

Associate Professor Jennifer Moore

Associate Professor

PhD (University of Melbourne, Faculty of Medicine)Ěý

LLB (Victoria University of Wellington)

MA (University of Canterbury)Ěý

Law & Justice
School of Law, Society & Criminology

Dr Schulz Moore is Director of Learning and Teaching and an Associate Professor, with qualifications in public health/epidemiology (PhD, University of Melbourne's Faculty of Medicine), law, and health social sciences. She combines these fields to specialise in health law and torts. Schulz Moore also works as an Associate with UNSW Medicine in teaching, supervisory and research roles. In 2018, Schulz Moore was the winner of the KPMG Inspiring Teacher Award in a First Year Undergraduate Program. In 2017, Schulz Moore was the runner-up (2nd position) in the KPMG Inspiring Teacher Award in a First Year Undergraduate Program at UNSW. She also received the Law Dean's Award for Educational Excellence in 2017.
Prior to joining UNSW in 2017, Schulz Moore was the 2015-2016 New Zealand Harkness Fellow in Health Care Policy and Practice at Stanford University School of Law, USA where she undertook empirical health law research. She was a Senior Lecturer in Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Acting Director of the Legal Issues Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Otago, New Zealand. She was a lecturer in the Health Sciences Department, Faculty of Medicine, Monash University, Australia (2003-2006). She has also studied and worked as an academic at Hebrew University, Israel. Her non-academic roles have included serving as a Legal and Policy Advisor to the New Zealand Law Commissioners (2011-2012) and a member of the New Zealand Law Society’s Health Law Committee.
Schulz Moore graduated as the top ranked student in law (LLB) in 2010 & across all faculties at the University of Canterbury in 1999. She won 17 academic scholarships and prizes from 1999-2010 including the Brookers Prize in Jurisprudence, the Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leader's Scholarship and a Melbourne Research Scholarship for her PhD from the University of Melbourne's Faculty of Medicine.
Dr Schulz Moore's multi-disciplinary background lends itself to mixed methodology research. Moore's research is primarily empirical or socio-legal, combining legal analysis with methods from social and medical sciences. She has published in law, social sciences, public health, health sciences, education and ethics. She has undertaken research with organisations such as Stanford Medical Centre, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre, Baystate Medical Centre, the Family Planning Associations in NZ and Australia, the Hadassah Medical Centre in Israel, the Victorian, SA and NSW Australian State Governments, the NZ Ministry of Science and Innovation, and the Coronial Services of New Zealand.
One of her recent papers, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine, can be found here:

An 11 minute podcast is here:

Information about Dr Schulz Moore's Ěýbook, Coroners' Recommendations and the Promise of Saved Lives, can be found here:

Dr Schulz Moore teaches torts, introducing law and justice, empirical legal research methods, and health law. She welcomes students' proposals for research supervision in all areas of her expertise.

  • Books | 2016
    Moore J, 2016, Coroners' Recommendations and the Promise of Saved Lives, 1st, Edward Elgar Publishing, London,
  • Book Chapters | 2021
    2021, 'The Role of Apologies in Healing the Health Provider-Patient Relationship After Medical Injury', in Vines P (ed.), Apologies in Comparative Law, Bonomo Editore, Italy
    Book Chapters | 2020
    2020, 'â€The â€Lawyer was an Angel’: New Zealand and American Patients’ and Family Members’ Experiences of the Role of Lawyers in â€Resolution’ Processes After Medical Injury’', in Unexpected Consequences of Compensation Law, Hart Publishing, pp. 275 - 287,
    Book Chapters | 2018
    2018, 'Health complaints entities in Australia and New Zealand: Serving the Public Interest?', in Chamberlain M; Dent M; Saks M (ed.), Professional Health Regulation in the Public Interest: International Perspectives, Policy Press, UK, pp. 221 - 243,
    Book Chapters | 2015
    Moore J, 2015, 'The impact of therapeutic jurisprudence on the New Zealand Coronial Jurisdiction', in Brookbanks W (ed.), Therapeutic Jurisprudence: New Zealand Perspectives, Thomson Reuters, Wellington, pp. 179 - 222
    Book Chapters | 2013
    Moore J, 2013, 'Global regulation of nanotechnologies and their products in medicine', in Beran RG (ed.), Legal and Forensic Medicine, edn. 1st, Springer, Berlin, pp. 1755 - 1782,
    Book Chapters | 2011
    Moore J, 2011, 'Mental health', in Coronial Judges' Bench Book, Ministry of Justice, Wellington
  • Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'The discipline of, and failure to sanction, sexual misconduct by Australian legal practitioners', Legal Ethics, pp. 1 - 21,
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Assessing Patients' Experiences with Medical Injury Reconciliation Processes: Item Generation for a Novel Survey Questionnaire.', Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf, 47, pp. 376 - 384,
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Eyes and Ears on Patient Safety: Sources of Notifications About the Health, Performance, and Conduct of Health Practitioners.', J Patient Saf, 17, pp. e800 - e805,
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'The gendering of gratuitous attendant care in the law of damages: New South Wales negligence cases, 2013–20', Torts Law Journal, pp. 111 - 136
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Lockdown During COVID-19 and the Increase of Frailty in People With Neurological Conditions', Frontiers in Neurology, 11,
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Vulnerability to legal misconduct: a profile of problem lawyers in Victoria, Australia', International Journal of the Legal Profession, pp. 269 - 289,
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Young migrant and refugee people’s views on unintended pregnancy and abortion in Sydney', Health Sociology Review, pp. 1 - 16,
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'New Zealand District Health Boards’ Open Disclosure Policies: A Qualitative Review', Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 16, pp. 35 - 44,
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'Two-Hourly Repositioning for Prevention of Pressure Ulcers in the Elderly: Patient Safety or Elder Abuse?', Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 16, pp. 17 - 34,
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'Understanding Client Vulnerability in the Disciplining of Legal Professionals in New South Wales', Journal of Law and Medicine, 26, pp. 849 - 865,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Bismark M; Moore J; Paterson R; Fletcher M; Too T; Spittal M, 2018, 'Eyes and ears on patient safety: sources of notifications of concern lodged with a national regulator regarding the health, performance and conduct of health professionals', Journal of Patient Safety, November 21, 2018 - Volume Publish Ahead of Print - Issue - p, pp. N - N,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Moore J; Bell S; Etchegaray J; Gaufberg E; Lowe E, 2018, 'A multi-staker consensus-driven research agenda for better understanding and support for emotional impact of harmful events on patients and families', Joint Commission Journal for Quality and Patient Safety, 44, pp. 424 - 435,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Moore J; Mello M; Bismark M, 2018, '"Poking the skunk": legal and ethical concerns in research about patients' experiences of medical injury', Bioethics
    Journal articles | 2018
    Moore J; Mello M, 2018, 'In Reply to Letter from Dr. Carol Gunn (Letter to Editor)', Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine
    Journal articles | 2018
    Moore J; Mello MM, 2018, 'In reply', JAMA Internal Medicine, 178, pp. 578 - 579,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Sklar T; Moore J; Bismark M, 2018, 'Complaint-prone lawyers: a qualitative analysis of tribunal orders about lawyers with twenty or more complaints in Victoria, Australia', International Journal of the Legal Profession
    Journal articles | 2018
    2018, 'New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal Cases Involving Vulnerable Clients, 2011-2017', International Journal of the Legal Profession, Published online: 15 Nov 2018,
    Journal articles | 2018
    2018, 'The coroner's role in the prevention of elder abuse: A study of australian coroner's court cases involving pressure ulcers in elders', Journal of Law and Medicine, 26, pp. 494 - 509
    Journal articles | 2017
    Moore J; Bismark M; Mello MM, 2017, 'Patients’ experiences with communication-and-resolution programs after medical injury', JAMA Internal Medicine, 177, pp. 1595 - 1603,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Moore J; Mello MM, 2017, 'Improving reconciliation following medical injury: a qualitative study of responses to patient safety incidents in New Zealand.', BMJ Qual Saf, 26, pp. 226 - 237,
    Journal articles | 2017
    2017, 'Health Law in New Zealand (book review)', Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 24, pp. 958 - 959,
    Journal articles | 2016
    2016, 'The New Zealand Coroners Amendment Bill's Proposed Approach to Health Care-related Deaths that are Reportable to the Coroner', Journal of Law and Medicine, 23, pp. 557 - 570
    Journal articles | 2015
    Moore J; Buckingham D; Diesfeld K, 2015, 'Disciplinary Tribunal Cases Involving New Zealand Lawyers with Physical or Mental Impairment, 2009–2013', Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 22, pp. 649 - 672,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Moore J, 2014, 'Coroners’ recommendations about healthcare-related deaths as a potential tool for improving patient safety and quality of care', New Zealand Medical Journal, 127, pp. 35 - 53,
    Journal articles | 2014
    2014, 'An empirical approach to the New Zealand Government's Review of the Coronial Jurisdiction', Journal of Law and Medicine, 21, pp. 602 - 626
    Journal articles | 2013
    Moore J, 2013, 'Proposed Changes to New Zealand's Medicines Legislation in the Medicines Amendment Bill 2011', Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 10, pp. 59 - 66,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Moore J, 2012, 'An evaluation of whether New Zealand's occupational health and safety law adequately addresses the risks to workers exposed to nanotechnology and nanoparticles', New Zealand Journal of Employment Relations, 37, pp. 100 - 117
    Journal articles | 2012
    Moore J, 2012, 'Application of the Mental Health (CAT) Act 1992 (NZ) in Recent NZ Coroner's Court Cases', Journal of Law and Medicine, 20, pp. 333 - 349
    Journal articles | 2012
    Moore J, 2012, 'Application of the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992 (NZ) in recent New Zealand Coroners Court cases.', Journal of law and medicine, 20, pp. 333 - 349
    Journal articles | 2012
    Moore J, 2012, 'New Zealand's Regulation of Cosmetic Products Containing Nanomaterials', Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 9, pp. 185 - 188,
    Journal articles | 2011
    Gavaghan C; Moore J, 2011, 'De minimus curat lex: New Zealand law and the challenge of the very small', European Journal of Law and Technology, 2
    Journal articles | 2011
    Moore J, 2011, 'Is New Zealand's regulation of nanomedical products adequate?', Journal of law and medicine, 19, pp. 112 - 127
    Journal articles | 2011
    Moore J, 2011, 'Regulating ecotoxicity attributed to nanomaterial waste', New Zealand Journal of Environmental Law, 15, pp. 253 - 276
    Journal articles | 2011
    Moore J, 2011, 'Traumatised Bodies: Towards Corporeality in New Zealand’s Privacy Tort Cases Involving Accident Victims', New Zealand Universities Law Review, 24, pp. 386 - 420
    Journal articles | 2009
    Moore J, 2009, '"It could have been otherwise": emphasising student empowerment in modern legal education', New Zealand Law Students' Journal, 2, pp. 129 - 152
    Journal articles | 2008
    Moore J; Robinson S, 2008, 'Students First and Nurturing Networks: Visualising Positive Futures For New Zealand Secondary Students', SET: Research Journal for Teachers, 2, pp. 22 - 29
    Journal articles | 2008
    Moore J, 2008, 'Practitioner-researcher imaginations: Teaching social research to health science undergraduates', Focus on Health Professional Education, 10, pp. 1 - 22
    Journal articles | 2005
    Hester JS, 2005, 'Bricolage and Bodies of Knowledge: Exploring Consumer Responses to Controversy about the Third Generation Oral Contraceptive Pill', Body & Society, 11, pp. 77 - 95,
    Journal articles | 2005
    Hester-Moore JS, 2005, 'Handling uncertainty: Standard and local practices in the case of libido and contraception in evidence-based decision-making', Health Sociology Review, 14, pp. 174 - 186,
  • Conference Presentations | 2019
    2019, 'Disentangling the social, clinical and legal barriers to abortion access for young women from migrant and refugee backgrounds in NSW', presented at Children by Choice: Unplanned Pregnancy and Abortion Conference, 01 August 2019
    Conference Presentations | 2016
    Moore J, 2016, 'An Empirical Approach to Coroners' Inquests and Recommendations', presented at Health Law Professors' Conference, Boston, 02 June 2016 - 04 June 2016
    Conference Posters | 2016
    Moore J, 2016, 'Improving Reconciliation Following Medical Injuries: Lessons from New Zealand', Boston, presented at Academy Health, Boston, 26 June 2016 - 28 June 2016
    Conference Presentations | 2016
    Moore J, 2016, 'Patients’ and Family Members’ Experiences of Non-litigation Approaches to Resolving Medical Injuries in New Zealand and the United States', presented at Australian Association of Bioethics and Health Law, Melbourne, 25 November 2016 - 27 November 2016
    Conference Papers | 2016
    Moore J, 2016, 'Responding to Patients' Emotional Needs', in Responding to Patients' Emotional Needs, Setting a Research Agenda for Studying the Emotional Impact of Harmful Events and Medical Errors on Patients and Families, Boston, presented at Setting a Research Agenda for Studying the Emotional Impact of Harmful Events and Medical Errors on Patients and Families, Boston, 14 September 2016 - 14 September 2016
    Other | 2015
    Moore J; NZ Law Society Health Law Committee , 2015, Health Protection Amendment Bill (Submission to New Zealand Parliament),
    Conference Presentations | 2015
    Moore J, 2015, 'To Rehabilitate or to Discipline? A Therapeutic Jurisprudence Analysis of Impaired Lawyers’ Proceedings in NZ', presented at 4th International Therapeutic Jurisprudence Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 03 September 2015 - 03 September 2015
    Other | 2015
    Moore J, 2015, Elder Law in New Zealand (book review),
    Other | 2014
    Moore J; New Zealand Law Society Health Law Committee , 2014, Coroners Amendment Bill 2014 (Submission to New Zealand Parliament),
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Moore J, 2014, 'Coroners’ Recommendations in New Zealand', in Coroners’ Recommendations in New Zealand, Medical Law Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, presented at Medical Law Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, 17 March 2014 - 18 March 2014
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Moore J, 2014, 'NZ Coroners’ Recommendations, 2007-2012', in NZ Coroners’ Recommendations, 2007-2012, Sociological Association of New Zealand, Christchurch, New Zealand, presented at Sociological Association of New Zealand, Christchurch, New Zealand, 04 December 2014 - 07 December 2014
    Conference Presentations | 2014
    Moore J, 2014, 'New Zealand Coroners’ Decision Making, 2007-2012', presented at Australasian Association of Bioethics and Health Law, Perth, 02 October 2014 - 04 October 2014
    Other | 2013
    Moore J; New Zealand Law Society Health Law Committee , 2013, Proposed Joint Regulatory Regime for Therapeutic Products (Submission to New Zealand Parliament),
    Conference Presentations | 2013
    Moore J, 2013, 'Using Empirical Evidence to Test the NZ Government’s Reforms to the Coronial Jurisdiction', presented at Australasian College of Legal Medicine, Brisbane, Australia, 19 October 2013 - 20 October 2013
    Reports | 2013
    Moore J, 2013, Scoping Study: New Zealand Medical Practitioners and Nurses Disciplined for Professional Misconduct and Convictions Reflecting Adversely on Fitness to Practice, 2004-2012, New Zealand Nurses' Organisation
    Reports | 2012
    Gavaghan C; Moore J, 2012, Final Report: A Review of the Adequacy of New Zealand’s Regulatory Systems to Manage the Possible Impacts of Manufactured Nanomaterials, New Zealand Ministry of Science Innovation
    Reports | 2012
    Moore J; Henaghan M, 2012, Final Report: New Zealand Coroners’ Recommendations, 2007 – 2012, New Zealand Law Foundation, Wellington
    Other | 2012
    Moore J; New Zealand Law Society Health Law Committee , 2012, Medicines Amendment Bill (Submission to New Zealand Parliament),
    Conference Papers | 2012
    Moore J, 2012, 'Regulating Nanomedicines', in Regulating Nanomedicines, World Association of Medical Law Conference, Brazil, presented at World Association of Medical Law Conference, Brazil, 07 August 2012 - 10 August 2012
    Conference Papers | 2012
    Moore J, 2012, 'The Medicines Act, Medicines Amendment Bill and Emerging Technologies', in The Medicines Act, Medicines Amendment Bill and Emerging Technologies, Medical Law Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, presented at Medical Law Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, 26 March 2012 - 27 March 2012
    Conference Papers | 2011
    Moore J, 2011, 'Public Health Approach to the Mental Health (CAT) Act', in Public Health Approach to the Mental Health (CAT) Act, Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, presented at Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, 16 November 2011 - 19 November 2011
    Conference Papers | 2011
    Moore J, 2011, 'Regulating Workers’ Exposure to Nanoparticles', in Regulating Workers’ Exposure to Nanoparticles, Labour Law Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, presented at Labour Law Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, 02 December 2011 - 02 December 2011
    Conference Presentations | 2011
    Moore J, 2011, 'The Medicines Act 1981 and Nanomedicines Regulation in Australasia', presented at Australasian Association of Legal Medicine, Queenstown, New Zealand, 13 August 2011 - 14 August 2011
    Other | 2011
    Moore J, 2011, Proposed Guidelines on Extending Storage Period of Gametes and Embryos (Submission to Advisory Committee to New Zealand Parliament),
    Other | 2011
    2011, Australian and New Zealand Governments Agree to Proceed with the Joint Regulatory Agency for Therapeutic Products (Letter to the Editor), Thomson Reuters,
    Conference Presentations | 2007
    Moore J; Robinson S, 2007, 'Nurturing Networks and Students First', presented at New Zealand Association for Educational Research Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand, 12 June 2007 - 14 June 2007
    Conference Presentations | 2007
    Moore J, 2007, 'After the Bombs”: Survivors and Their Communities Talk about Rebuilding Lives After the 2002 Hebrew University Terrorist Attack', presented at Transitions: Health and Mobility in Asia-Pacific Populations Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 11 June 2007 - 14 June 2007
    Conference Presentations | 2005
    Moore J, 2005, '“My Libido Has Gone AWOL”: The Gendering of Decreased Libido Attributed to Hormonal Contraceptives', presented at The Fifth Australian Women’s Health Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 20 June 2005 - 23 June 2005
    Other | 2004
    Moore J, 2004, Regarding the Pain of Others (book review), Wiley,
    Other | 2004
    Moore J, 2004, Technological Visions (book review), Swinburne University of Technology,
    Other | 2004
    Moore J, 2004, The Male Pill: A Biography of Technology in the Making (book review), Swinburne University of Technology,
    Preprints |
    Vulnerability to Legal Misconduct: Qualitative Study of Regulatory Decisions Involving Problem Lawyers and Their Clients, ,
  • Media | 2018
    Moore J, 2018, Medico-legal dispute resolution programs, ABC, Australia, ,
    Media | 2018
    Moore J, 2018, Patients harmed by healthcare want doctors to provide emotional care,
    Media | 2015
    Moore J, 2015, Changes Mooted for Coroners’ Recommendations,
    Media | 2015
    Moore J, 2015, Coronial System Undergoes Reform,
    Media | 2014
    Moore J, 2014, Coroners,
    Media | 2014
    Moore J, 2014, Coroners’ Findings Falling on Deaf Ears, ,
    Media | 2014
    Moore J, 2014, New study identifies serious failings in coronial system,
    Media | 2014
    Moore J, 2014, Researchers Say Coronial Services Under-resourced, ,
    Media | 2013
    Moore J, 2013, Calls for More Controls Around Coroners’ Recommendations,
    Media | 2013
    Moore J, 2013, Changes to Coroner’s Inquests Proposed,
    Media | 2013
    Moore J, 2013, Coroners’ Reports,
    Media | 2013
    Moore J, 2013, Research into Coroners’ Reports,
    Media | 2012
    Moore J, 2012, Coroners Research, ,
    Media | 2012
    Moore J, 2012, Research Begins into Whether Coroners are being Ignored,
    Media | 2012
    Moore J, 2012, Uptake of Coroners’ Recommendations Investigated,

Sylff Leadership Initiative Award, 2018-2020.

2015-2016 Harkness Fellow in Health Care Policy and Practice at Stanford Law School (Funded by the Commonwealth Fund, New York, USA).
Acting Director of the Legal Issues Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Otago, NZ (Funded by Gama Foundation, 2014-2015).
Principal researcher funded by the New Zealand Law Foundation to undertake research about coroners' recommendations (2012-2014).
Principal researcher funded by the NZ Nurses’ Organisation to undertake research about nurses’ professional misconduct (2012).
Joint principal researcher funded by the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology to undertake research about the regulation of nanotechnology (2010).

Areas of expertise

Health law and policy
Coronial law
Torts (particularly medical malpractice)
Public health law
Law science and technology
Empirical and socio-legal research methods

Memberships

BMC Health Services Research, Associate editor.
New Zealand Law Society Health Law Committee Member.
Australasian Association of Bioethics and Health Law Member.
American College of Legal Medicine International Member.
World Association of Medical Law Member.

Research supervision

In all areas of research expertise.

Currently supervising:

PhD candidate, Catherine Anne Sharp, "Pressure ulcers in residents with dementia: risk of infection and death'' (with Professor Mary-Louise McLaws, UNSW Medicine).

PhD candidate, Hugh Dillon, "The NSW Coronial system and its preventive function: an empirical analysis" (with Professor Julie Stubbs, UNSW Law).Ěý

DrPH candidate, Colleen Smyth, "Public health law research" (with Dr. David Muscatello, UNSW Medicine).Ěý

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