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Visiting Scholar, Faculty of Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington

Dr Matthew Hall is a Visiting Scholar in the Faculty of Law, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington and Director, Research and Legal at the Environmental Law Initiative (ELI).

Matt is also a scholar of environmental philosophy. His research examines the relationships between human beings and plants.

Matt's most recent book, 'The Imagination of Plants: A Book of Botanical Mythology' (SUNY Press, 2019) examines the stories told about plants in the world's mythological traditions.

Experience

  • 2021–present
    Visiting Scholar, Victoria University of Wellington
  • 2021–present
    Senior Researcher, Environmental Law Initiative

Education

  • 2008 
    The Australian National University, PhD