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# Allison Fish

**Source**: https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/17017
**Parent**: https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/33657

Associate Professor

# Allison Fish

Email:
:   [a.fish@law.uq.edu.au](mailto:a.fish@law.uq.edu.au)

Phone:
:   [+61 7 344 33116](tel:+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](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=4770)
[Law and humanities](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=6641)
[Law and society and socio-legal research](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=5165)
[Law in context](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=4879)
[Law, science and technology](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=6904)

### Qualifications

- Doctor of Philosophy, University of California-Irvine

## Works

[Search Professor Allison Fish’s works on UQ eSpace](http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/list/author_id/2084145)

[All
(27)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/17017/all)
[Journal Article
(14)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/17017/4748)
[Other Outputs
(2)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/17017/4749)
[Conference Publication
(5)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/17017/4751)
[Book Chapter
(6)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/17017/4752)

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](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:686683)

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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

[The place of ‘culture’ in the Access to Knowledge movement: comparing Creative Commons and yogic theories of knowledge transfer](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:686678)

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](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:686679)

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

[Disclosure of country of origin in patent applications might not help to protect genetic resources and traditional knowledge](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:2714e5f)

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.

[Conceptualizing nature as information: rendering South Asian genetic resources and associated knowledge searchable and legible](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:678163e)

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

[Conceptualizing nature as information: rendering South Asian genetic resources and associated knowledge searchable and legible](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:8d88e03)

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

[The Emergence of Yoga-as-Property in American Law: The Haunting Presence of Commercial Logics from Swami Vivekananda to Bikram’s Hot Yoga](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:614eafc)

2023

Journal Article

##### Introduction to the ‘The Spectral Nature of Intellectual Property’ <i>Pólemos</i>

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’ <i>Pólemos</i>](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:e402972)

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

[Monitoring compliance with Nagoya: lessons from India on building a techno-legal infrastructure to track bioprospecting activities](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:8c18f52)

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

[Using ‘Technology to Fill the Gaps in the Law': The Use of Machine Learning to Monitor Bioprospecting and Biopiracy in India](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:2d04c3a)

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](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:211001f)

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

[A border seeping in all directions: technologies of separation along the U.S.-Mexico border in Ambos Nogales](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:a322a5a)

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](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:732591)

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](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:709509)

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

[Imagining a gold open access future: attitudes, behaviors, and funding scenarios among authors of academic scholarship](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:686676)

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

[What motivates authors of scholarly articles? The importance of journal attributes and potential audience on publication choice](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:686677)

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](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:686675)

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](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:c9d4aae)

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](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:686684)

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](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:686680)

## Funding

### Current funding

- 2023 - 2030

  ARC Centre of Excellence in Quantum Biotechnology

  ARC Centres of Excellence

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/57012)
- 2023 - 2026

  The past, present and future of Indigenous ethnobotanical knowledge

  ARC Discovery Indigenous

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/56409)

### Past funding

- 2019 - 2025

  ARC Training Centre for Uniquely Australian Foods

  ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centres

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/35854)
- 2019 - 2022

  Improving the efficiency of Kakadu Plum value chains to grow a robust and sustainable industry

  CRC for Developing Northern Australia

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/37806)
- 2018

  The legal and regulatory challenges facing new and emerging Australian native foods industries

  Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/35156)
- 2018 - 2024

  CSIRO-UQ Collaboration on Responsible Innovation

  CSIRO

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/33657)
- 2018 - 2019

  The impact of computational technologies on the practice of law and the legal profession

  UQ Early Career Researcher

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/33450)

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## Supervision

### Availability

Associate Professor Allison Fish is:
:   Available for supervision

Looking for a supervisor? Read our advice on [how to choose a supervisor](https://study.uq.edu.au/study-options/phd-mphil-professional-doctorate/how-to-choose-a-supervisor).

### 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](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/25668)
- 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](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/1812)
- Doctor Philosophy

  ##### The Use of Evidence in Australia's Plain Packaging Tobacco Laws

  Principal Advisor

  Other advisors:
  [Professor Brad Sherman](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/11662)
- Doctor Philosophy

  ##### Diversity, equality, and inclusion (DEI) in innovation and patent inventorship in quantum biotechnology

  Principal Advisor

  Other advisors:
  [Associate Professor David Smerdon](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/19409)
- 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](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/2090), [Associate Professor Tiina Manne](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/2623)
- Doctor Philosophy

  ##### To Do

  Associate Advisor

  Other advisors:
  [Professor Brad Sherman](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/11662)
- Doctor Philosophy

  ##### The Rise of Brand Name Fruit: Apples and Signification in Australia

  Associate Advisor

  Other advisors:
  [Associate Professor Sally Babidge](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/1621)
- Doctor Philosophy

  ##### SEPs in Biotechnology Spectrum

  Associate Advisor

  Other advisors:
  [Professor Brad Sherman](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/11662)
- Doctor Philosophy

  ##### Molecular optomechanics for single molecule fingerprinting

  Associate Advisor

  Other advisors:
  [Mr Igor Marinkovic](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/26267), [Professor Warwick Bowen](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/2010)
- Doctor Philosophy

  ##### Justice for sexual assault and rape: Digital media and Australian legal reforms

  Associate Advisor

  Other advisors:
  [Professor Ryan Ko](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/23784), [Dr Jonah Rimer](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/24497)
- Doctor Philosophy

  ##### Protection, access, and benefit sharing of Australian Indigenous Knowledge: Proposing a dynamic framework model

  Associate Advisor

  Other advisors:
  [Professor Brad Sherman](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/11662)

View all 11 current supervisions
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#### Completed supervision

- 2025

  Doctor Philosophy

  ##### [Gastronomy as Intangible Heritage: Native Plants, Food Labels, and Law in Tucson's UNESCO City of Gastronomy](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:69c236c)

  Principal Advisor

  Other advisors:
  [Professor Brad Sherman](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/11662), [Professor Yasmina Sultanbawa](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/2458)
- 2024

  Doctor Philosophy

  ##### [Accommodating Artificial Intelligence-generated Works in Indonesian Copyright Law: Challenges and Possibilities](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:2c12160)

  Principal Advisor

  Other advisors:
  [Professor Brad Sherman](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/11662)
- 2025

  Doctor Philosophy

  ##### [A Tale of Two Identities: The Characterisation of Scientific Subject Matter in the US Patent System](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:e48c4af)

  Associate Advisor

  Other advisors:
  [Professor Brad Sherman](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/11662), [Dr Hamish MacDonald](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/32147)
- 2023

  Doctor Philosophy

  ##### [The Role of the law in the circulation of the Kakadu plum (Terminalia ferdinandiana)](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:6d454ce)

  Associate Advisor

  Other advisors:
  [Professor Brad Sherman](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/11662)

## Media

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## External profiles

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- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=fIPc644AAAAJ)

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