Michael Head (born 1957)(also known as Mike Head) is an Australian academic and lecturer at the University of Western Sydney. Dr Head obtained a Masters degree in law from the Columbia University in New York.[1] Having initially taught law at Columbia, Adelaide and ANU, Dr Head began teaching at the University of Western Sydney in 1999.[2] His main areas of study have been civil liberties, democratic rights, public law and legal theory.[3] He has written numerous books on these topics.[4]
Head became the first legal PhD graduate from the University of Western Sydney in 2004.[5] He went on to win the award for the UWS Top Researcher by Publications in the period 2004-2006.[6]
Michael Head is also a national committee member in the Australian Socialist Equality Party where he has recently contested the seat of Fowler.[7]