Professor Judy Bennett (PhD in History, Australian National University, 1980) is a historian specializing in Pacific history, environmental history, and the relationships of Australia and New Zealand with the Pacific Islands. An eminent researcher and teacher of Pacific history, she convened the team that compiled and edited The Pacific Research Protocols from the University of Otago, working alongside Mark Brunton, Jenny Bryant-Tokalau, Faafetai Sopoaga, Naomi Weaver, and Gary Witte.