Dr Annette Greenhow

Research interests

My research examines the dynamic interplay among law, regulation and governance in sport. I focus particularly on sports arbitration, sports law, regulation and enterprise governance applied in the context of sport.

Central to my work is an examination of how regulatory and governance mechanisms can effectively address contemporary challenges in sport—an inherently polycentric environment shaped by complex interactions between public and private actors and diverse stakeholder interests. A key focus is on access to an optimally safe sports system to retain and enhance participation and active communities. 

Key Research Areas

Sport Regulation and Governance I analyse regulatory space and governance structures, accountability mechanisms and models of athlete representation, assessing how enterprise decision‑making and regulatory frameworks shape organisational integrity and sector-wide trust.

Sport-Related Concussion and Athlete Safety Building on my doctoral research into concussion regulation in Australia, I explore legal and regulatory responses to athlete welfare, the duty of care and vulnerabilities across jurisdictions. This work involves ongoing interdisciplinary and international collaborations.

Emerging Regulatory and Governance Challenges My research examines regulatory and governance challenges in the context of sport.  The intersectionality of sport and other systems in rapidly evolving 

Legal Education and Mooting Pedagogy My role, both as an academic coach and a tribunal member in sports arbitration, allows me to focus on the impact of developing skills in our next generation of legal advocates. I investigate competitive mooting as a pedagogical tool and its value in strengthening legal reasoning, advocacy and professional identity formation.

Impact and Engagement

As both an Australian Lawyer and legal academic, I bring practical legal experience to my scholarly work, grounding research insights in pragmatic, evidence-based solutions.

I have coached the Bond University team in the Sports Arbitration Moot Competition since 2021; in 2025, the team achieved Best Team and Best Award.

In 2024, I was appointed as an Arbitrator to the National Sports Tribunal (with expertise in Sports Law, Dispute Resolution, and Ethics). From 2019 to 2025, I served on the Board of the Australian and New Zealand Sports Law Association.

Academic Leadership

I am the Academic Program Lead for the Master of Laws in Enterprise Governance.

I serve as Co‑Director of the Centre for Commercial Law and Governance and General Editor of the Bond University Sports Law and Governance Journal.

My University roles include serving as a committee member on the Bond University Human Research and Ethics Committee and the Bond Sport Network. 

My overarching aim is to identify regulatory and governance solutions that enhance organisational integrity and athlete welfare, ultimately strengthening trust and accountability across the sport sector.

Selected Research Projects and Publications

I am a published author contributing to book chapters, peer‑reviewed journals and legal commentary on governance, regulation, ethics, sport‑related concussion, and violence in sport.

Recent collaborative projects include:

• Interdisciplinary youth sport concussion research (with Doherty et al.)
• A cross‑jurisdictional legal review of duty-of-care obligations in concussion management (with Grey)
• A multi‑disciplinary examination of effective athlete representation in sport governance (with Kihl et al.)

I also convene the annual Interdisciplinary Colloquium on Sport, which facilitates knowledge exchange on contemporary issues shaping the global sport landscape.