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Vivien has a PhD from Monash University and a law degree with honours from the Australian National University. Her PhD research investigates systemic weaknesses in the Malaysian corporate regulatory framework. She was awarded the best paper prize at the Corporate Law Teachers Association conference in 2013 and 2018, and graduate student article award by the Asian Law and Society Association in 2018. In 2021, she received a commendation from the Dean for excellence in research as an early career researcher. She currently teaches corporate governance at the Department of Business Law and Taxation and has also taught corporations law and commercial law.
Vivien investigates the adequacy of legal protections for consumers in financial stress together with researchers from Melbourne Law School and consumer advocates, and is part of an international collaboration on directors' accountability, and gender equality. Vivien has been a visiting research fellow at the National University of Singapore, and is Co-Director of the Asian Corporate Law Forum. She has previously held an academic position overseas and worked as a legal practitioner. Her publications include articles on Australian and Malaysian corporations law, gender, debt, and financial regulation in the ASEAN Economic Community. She regularly contributes to corporate governance and business law blogs, and to law reform initiatives.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
PhD (Monash)
LLM (Malaya)
BA (Asian Studies), LLB (Hons) (Australian National University)
Research Associate, University of Oxford China Centre
2020 → 2022
Honorary Research Fellow, Harmful Financial Products Project, University of Melbourne
2019 → 2024
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report › Other
Chen, Vivien (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Chen, Vivien (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Chen, Vivien (Recipient), Dec 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Chen, Vivien (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Anita Foerster (Contributor), May House (Contributor), Ingrid Landau (Contributor) & Vivien Chen (Contributor)
Activity: External Academic Engagement › Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
Vivien Chen (Fellow)
Activity: External Academic Engagement › Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
Nicola Howell (Chair/ Co-Chair), Elise Bant (Contributor), Vivien Chen (Contributor), Karen Fairweather (Contributor), Justin Malbon (Contributor), Luke Nottage (Contributor), Jeannie Paterson (Contributor), Eileen Webb (Contributor), Gail Pearson (Contributor), Andrew Schmulow (Contributor) & Therese Wilson (Contributor)
Activity: External Academic Engagement › Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
O'Brien, L. & Chen, V.
10/09/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
O'Brien, L. & Chen, V.
20/08/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Blogs
Grace HY Lee, Koh Geok May, Vivien Chen & Nicola Charwat
27/02/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Grace HY Lee, Koh Geok May, Vivien Chen & Nicola Charwat
22/01/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
Anita Foerster, Ingrid Landau, Vivien Chen & May House
6/12/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature