Dr A J Brown
Professor of Public Law, Griffith Law School, Griffith University

Dr A J Brown is the John Kearney Professor of Public Law, Griffith Law School, Griffith University based on the Gold Coast. He has legal and political science qualifications from the University of New South Wales and Australian National University, and a PhD from Griffith University. He has previous experience working as senior investigation officer for the Commonwealth Ombudsman (Canberra), Associate to Justice G E 'Tony' Fitzgerald AC, and as a ministerial policy advisor in the Queensland Government.

In 2005, Dr Brown was lead author on the report of the first National Integrity System Assessment of Australia. From 2005 to 2009 he has been project leader of the Australian Research Council-funded project Whistling While They Work. His edited and coedited books, include Promoting Integrity: Evaluating and Improving Public Institutions (Ashgate 2008) and Whistleblowing in the Australian Public Sector (ANZSOG & ANU E-Press 2008).