Tina Popa

Tina Popa is a Senior Lecturer at the Graduate School of Business and Law at RMIT University. Tina has taught tort law for eight years in the JD program, and presently coordinates and teaches tort law in both the undergraduate and postgraduate law programs. Tina's research interests are in tort law, health law and alternative/appropriate dispute resolution, with her doctoral research exploring the challenges in litigation and mediation of medical negligence disputes. Tina's research has been...See more

Tina Popa is a Senior Lecturer at the Graduate School of Business and Law at RMIT University. Tina has taught tort law for eight years in the JD program, and presently coordinates and teaches tort law in both the undergraduate and postgraduate law programs. Tina's research interests are in tort law, health law and alternative/appropriate dispute resolution, with her doctoral research exploring the challenges in litigation and mediation of medical negligence disputes. Tina's research has been published in leading Australian and international peer-reviewed journals, and she has been a visiting scholar at universities in Canada and Belgium. Tina has extensive experience in the legal industry and has also worked on industry research collaborations, which underpin her approach to research and teaching. Tina is a passionate law teacher committed to implementing innovative and authentic learning design. Between February 2018 and June 2019, Tina held the role of GSBL Online Learning Coordinator, encouraging and supporting law staff to strive for excellence in online teaching and learning. Tina has co-authored journal articles on blended learning design in law teaching, including presenting this work at international law teaching conferences. Tina has been invited to present her teaching innovations as Keynote Speaker at the 2019 Teaching & Learning Symposium at the University of Auckland. Tina's work has been recognised through several teaching awards, including the 2018 Vice-Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Contributions to Learning and Teaching (Early Career, Higher Education) and the 2022 Learning & Teaching Enabling Award (awarded jointly with colleagues) from RMIT's College of Business & Law. In 2020, she was recognised as 'Academic of the Year' at the Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards. See less