Allison Fish
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Associate Professor
Allison Fish
Email: : a.fish@law.uq.edu.au
Phone: : +61 7 344 33116
Positions
Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre : UQ Cyber Research Centre : Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology
Affiliate of Centre for Digital Cultures & Societies : Centre for Digital Cultures & Societies : Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Affiliate of ARC COE in Quantum Biotechnology (QUBIC) : ARC COE in Quantum Biotechnology : Faculty of Science
Associate Professor : School of Law : Faculty of Business, Economics and Law
Overview
Background
Dr. Allison Fish is an interdisciplinary scholar whose research lies at the intersections of law, socio-cultural anthropology, and science and technology studies. She has completed higher degree studies in law (JD), public administration (MPA), and anthropology (PhD). Prior to joining UQ Dr. Fish was an assistant professor in the School of Informatics & Computing at Indiana University.
The three questions that have directed much of her recent work are: What are the legal forms, technological infrastructures, and cultural logics that shape information/knowledge management practices? How do law and technology function together to mediate access? And How is accessibility increasingly framed as a fundamental human right and critical pathway to social enfranchisement?
To date, the bulk of her research has addressed the application of intellectual property law to the regulation of various domains including; international markets for South Asian classical health systems, the development of digital archives and databases designed to function as defensive publications against future patents, the impact of open access on scholarly communication practices, and licensing and attribution practices in open source software communities.
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Availability
Associate Professor Allison Fish is: : Available for supervision
Fields of research
Law and Legal Studies Law and humanities Law and society and socio-legal research Law in context Law, science and technology
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of California-Irvine
Works
Search Professor Allison Fish’s works on UQ eSpace
All (27) Journal Article (14) Other Outputs (2) Conference Publication (5) Book Chapter (6)
Featured
2016
Conference Publication
Understanding the knowledge gap experienced by U.S. safety net patients in teleretinal screening
George, Sheba M., Hayes, Erin Moran, Fish, Allison, Daskovich, Lauren Patty and Ogunyemi, Omolola I. (2016). Understanding the knowledge gap experienced by U.S. safety net patients in teleretinal screening. AMIA 2016 Annual Symposium, Chicago, IL, 12-16 Nov 2016. Bethesda, MD United States: American Medical Informatics Association.
Understanding the knowledge gap experienced by U.S. safety net patients in teleretinal screening
Featured
2014
Journal Article
The place of ‘culture’ in the Access to Knowledge movement: comparing Creative Commons and yogic theories of knowledge transfer
Fish, Allison (2014). The place of ‘culture’ in the Access to Knowledge movement: comparing Creative Commons and yogic theories of knowledge transfer. Anthropology Today, 30 (5), 7-10. doi: 10.1111/1467-8322.12130
Featured
2014
Journal Article
Authorizing yoga: the pragmatics of cultural stewardship in the digital era
Fish, Allison (2014). Authorizing yoga: the pragmatics of cultural stewardship in the digital era. East Asian Science, Technology, and Society, 8 (4), 439-460. doi: 10.1215/18752160-2800143
Authorizing yoga: the pragmatics of cultural stewardship in the digital era
2025
Journal Article
Disclosure of country of origin in patent applications might not help to protect genetic resources and traditional knowledge
Balaji, Sruthi, Fish, Allison and Sherman, Brad (2025). Disclosure of country of origin in patent applications might not help to protect genetic resources and traditional knowledge. Nature Plants, 11 (1), 4-5. doi: 10.1038/s41477-024-01880-z
2023
Book Chapter
Conceptualizing nature as information: rendering South Asian genetic resources and associated knowledge searchable and legible
Fish, Allison (2023). Conceptualizing nature as information: rendering South Asian genetic resources and associated knowledge searchable and legible. Intellectual property and the design of nature. (pp. 330-350) edited by Jose Bellido and Brad Sherman. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.
2023
Book Chapter
Conceptualizing nature as information: rendering South Asian genetic resources and associated knowledge searchable and legible
Fish, Allison (2023). Conceptualizing nature as information: rendering South Asian genetic resources and associated knowledge searchable and legible. Intellectual property and the design of nature. (pp. 330-349) edited by Jose Bellido and Brad Sherman. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oso/9780192864406.003.0013
2023
Journal Article
The Emergence of Yoga-as-Property in American Law: The Haunting Presence of Commercial Logics from Swami Vivekananda to Bikram’s Hot Yoga
Fish, Allison (2023). The Emergence of Yoga-as-Property in American Law: The Haunting Presence of Commercial Logics from Swami Vivekananda to Bikram’s Hot Yoga. Pólemos, 17 (2), 273-292. doi: 10.1515/pol-2023-2021
2023
Journal Article
Introduction to the ‘The Spectral Nature of Intellectual Property’ Pólemos
Fish, Allison, Jefferson, David J. and Ventimiglia, Andrew (2023). Introduction to the ‘The Spectral Nature of Intellectual Property’ Pólemos. Pólemos, 17 (2), 213-216. doi: 10.1515/pol-2023-2017
Introduction to the ‘The Spectral Nature of Intellectual Property’ Pólemos
2023
Book Chapter
Monitoring compliance with Nagoya: lessons from India on building a techno-legal infrastructure to track bioprospecting activities
Fish, Allison (2023). Monitoring compliance with Nagoya: lessons from India on building a techno-legal infrastructure to track bioprospecting activities. Access and benefit sharing of genetic resources, information and traditional knowledge. (pp. 288-304) edited by Charles Lawson, Michelle Rourke and Fran Humphries. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003301998-22
2022
Book Chapter
Using ‘Technology to Fill the Gaps in the Law': The Use of Machine Learning to Monitor Bioprospecting and Biopiracy in India
Fish, Allison and Sherman, Brad (2022). Using ‘Technology to Fill the Gaps in the Law': The Use of Machine Learning to Monitor Bioprospecting and Biopiracy in India. The Philosophy and Law of Information Regulation in India. (pp. 1-11) edited by Divij Joshi and Sudhir Krishnaswamy. Bangalore, India: Centre for Law and Policy Research. doi: 10.54999/2c0l1p0r
2022
Other Outputs
Systems & design thinking: online module as part of the Internet Society’s Mid-Career Fellowship
Maher, Ray, Fish, Allison and Yarnold, Jennifer (2022). Systems & design thinking: online module as part of the Internet Society’s Mid-Career Fellowship. Geneva, Switzerland: The Internet Society.
Systems & design thinking: online module as part of the Internet Society’s Mid-Career Fellowship
2019
Book Chapter
A border seeping in all directions: technologies of separation along the U.S.-Mexico border in Ambos Nogales
Fish, Allison (2019). A border seeping in all directions: technologies of separation along the U.S.-Mexico border in Ambos Nogales. Information, technology and control in a changing world: understanding power structures in the 21st century. (pp. 247-272) edited by Blayne Haggart, Kathryn Henne and Natasha Tusikov. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-14540-8_12
2018
Other Outputs
Intellectual property and related legal issues facing the Australian Native Food Industry
Adhikari, Kamalesh, Bosse, Jocelyn, Fish, Allison and Sherman, Brad (2018). Intellectual property and related legal issues facing the Australian Native Food Industry. AgriFutures Australia Publication Wagga Wagga NSW Australia: AgriFutures Australia.
Intellectual property and related legal issues facing the Australian Native Food Industry
2017
Journal Article
Software and the Scientist: Coding and Citation Practices in Geodynamics
Hwang, Lorraine, Fish, Allison, Soito, Laura, Smith, MacKenzie and Kellogg, Louise H. (2017). Software and the Scientist: Coding and Citation Practices in Geodynamics. Earth and Space Science, 4 (11), 670-680. doi: 10.1002/2016EA000225
Software and the Scientist: Coding and Citation Practices in Geodynamics
2017
Journal Article
Imagining a gold open access future: attitudes, behaviors, and funding scenarios among authors of academic scholarship
Tenopir, Carol, Dalton, Elizabeth D., Christian, Lisa, Jones, Misty K., McCabe, Mark, Smith, McCabe and Fish, Allison (2017). Imagining a gold open access future: attitudes, behaviors, and funding scenarios among authors of academic scholarship. College and Research Libraries, 78 (6), 824-843. doi: 10.5860/crl.78.6.824
2016
Journal Article
What motivates authors of scholarly articles? The importance of journal attributes and potential audience on publication choice
Tenopir, Carol, Dalton, Elizabeth, Fish, Allison, Christian, Lisa, Jones, Misty and Smith, MacKenzie (2016). What motivates authors of scholarly articles? The importance of journal attributes and potential audience on publication choice. Publications, 4 (3) 22, 22. doi: 10.3390/publications4030022
2016
Book Chapter
Ethnographic explorations of intellectual property claims to yoga: a series of unexpected events
Fish, Allison E. (2016). Ethnographic explorations of intellectual property claims to yoga: a series of unexpected events. Applied anthropology: unexpected spaces, topics, and methods. (pp. 136-150) edited by Sheena Nahm and Cortney Hughes Rinker. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315690742-10
Ethnographic explorations of intellectual property claims to yoga: a series of unexpected events
2016
Journal Article
Understanding the knowledge gap experienced by U.S. safety net patients in teleretinal screening
George, Sheba M., Hayes, Erin Moran, Fish, Allison, Daskivich, Lauren Patty and Ogunyemi, Omolola I. (2016). Understanding the knowledge gap experienced by U.S. safety net patients in teleretinal screening. AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings Archive, 2016, 590-599.
Understanding the knowledge gap experienced by U.S. safety net patients in teleretinal screening
2014
Conference Publication
Cultural and technological issues and solutions for geodynamics software citation
Heien, E. M., Hwang, L., Fish, A., Smith, M., Dumit, J. and Kellogg, L. (2014). Cultural and technological issues and solutions for geodynamics software citation. American Geosciences Union Fall Meeting, United States, Dec 2014.
Cultural and technological issues and solutions for geodynamics software citation
2013
Journal Article
Factors shaping effective utilization of health information technology in the safety-net setting
George, Sheba, Garth, Belinda, Fish, Allison and Baker, Richard (2013). Factors shaping effective utilization of health information technology in the safety-net setting. Health Informatics Journal, 19 (3), 183-197. doi: 10.1177/1460458212464584
Factors shaping effective utilization of health information technology in the safety-net setting
Funding
Current funding
- 2023 - 2030
ARC Centre of Excellence in Quantum Biotechnology
ARC Centres of Excellence
Open grant - 2023 - 2026
The past, present and future of Indigenous ethnobotanical knowledge
ARC Discovery Indigenous
Past funding
- 2019 - 2025
ARC Training Centre for Uniquely Australian Foods
ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centres
Open grant - 2019 - 2022
Improving the efficiency of Kakadu Plum value chains to grow a robust and sustainable industry
CRC for Developing Northern Australia
Open grant - 2018
The legal and regulatory challenges facing new and emerging Australian native foods industries
Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation
Open grant - 2018 - 2024
CSIRO-UQ Collaboration on Responsible Innovation
CSIRO
Open grant - 2018 - 2019
The impact of computational technologies on the practice of law and the legal profession
UQ Early Career Researcher
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
- Doctor Philosophy
##### Managing the Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Forest Dwelling Scheduled Tribes of India
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Dylan Lino - Doctor Philosophy
##### Navigating the Regulatory Landscape of AI Technology-Enhanced Psychological Practice in Australia, Drawing Insights from the European Union
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Stacey Parker - Doctor Philosophy
##### The Use of Evidence in Australia's Plain Packaging Tobacco Laws
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Brad Sherman - Doctor Philosophy
##### Diversity, equality, and inclusion (DEI) in innovation and patent inventorship in quantum biotechnology
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor David Smerdon - Doctor Philosophy
##### The Importance of Place: Exploring the Intersection of Climate Change, Cultural Heritage Resource Management Laws, and Indigenous Identity
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kim de Rijke, Associate Professor Tiina Manne - Doctor Philosophy
##### To Do
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Brad Sherman - Doctor Philosophy
##### The Rise of Brand Name Fruit: Apples and Signification in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Sally Babidge - Doctor Philosophy
##### SEPs in Biotechnology Spectrum
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Brad Sherman - Doctor Philosophy
##### Molecular optomechanics for single molecule fingerprinting
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Mr Igor Marinkovic, Professor Warwick Bowen - Doctor Philosophy
##### Justice for sexual assault and rape: Digital media and Australian legal reforms
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ryan Ko, Dr Jonah Rimer - Doctor Philosophy
##### Protection, access, and benefit sharing of Australian Indigenous Knowledge: Proposing a dynamic framework model
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Brad Sherman
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Completed supervision
- 2025
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Brad Sherman, Professor Yasmina Sultanbawa - 2024
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Brad Sherman - 2025
Doctor Philosophy
##### A Tale of Two Identities: The Characterisation of Scientific Subject Matter in the US Patent System
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Brad Sherman, Dr Hamish MacDonald - 2023
Doctor Philosophy
##### The Role of the law in the circulation of the Kakadu plum (Terminalia ferdinandiana)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Brad Sherman
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