Background:  

I have a background in moral philosophy and applied ethics. I have completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Philosophy and a Master of Philosophy (also in Philosophy) at the University of Queensland.

Study Area: Rural Communities for the Future

Project Title: Towards a Conceptual Framework for a Sustainable Water Ethic: Identifying the Ethical Underpinnings of Water

Advisors:

Principal:Adjunct Professor Leith Boully
Other: Dr Julian Lamont, Professor Janelle Allison (UTAS)

Publications List:

• Roberts, Kate and Lacey, Justine (2008) “What is the relationship between human and social capital: What transfers to whom?”, Rural Society, forthcoming
• Lacey, Justine (2007) “Establishing a Philosophical Framework for a Sustainable Water Ethic”, The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, 3(3): 9-17.
• Lacey, Justine (2007) “Establishing a Conceptual Framework for a Sustainable Water Ethic”, Crossroads: Interdisciplinary Journal of History, Philosophy, Religion & Classics, 1(2): 37-48.
• Lacey, Justine and Lamont, Julian (2006) “The Ethics of Patents on Genetically Modified Organisms”, Journal of the Australian Association of Professional and Applied Ethics, Special Issue.