Faculty and Student Fellows
Amy Hardberger
George W. McCleskey Professor of Water Law; Director, Center for Water Law and Policy
Courses: Property, Water Law, Land Use Planning, International Water Law, Environmental Law
Research Interests: the nexus of energy and water, the human right to water, water pricing & environmental flow, and Texas groundwater law
Brie D. Sherwin
President's Excellence in Research Professor of Law; Director, Dual Degree and Concentration Programs
Courses: Legal Practice I and II, Environmental Health Sciences, Toxicology & Public Health
Research Interests: endangered species, environmental health, and environmental justice issues, including the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, and the environmental impact of coal ash waste ponds
Vickie Sutton
Associate Dean for Digital Learning and Graduate Education; Paul Whitfield Horn Distinguished Professor; Director, Center for Biodefense, Law and Public Policy; Director, Law and Science Certificate Program and the JD/MS Program in the Life Sciences Texas Institute of Environmental and Human Health
Courses: Environmental Law, Emerging Technologies Law, Cybersecurity Law & Policy, Nanotechnology Law & Policy, Space Law, American Indian Law, Law and Biotechnology, Global Biosecurity Law, Constitutional Law
Research Interests: law and technology, science, environmental law, American Indian law, Constitutional law and biosecurity law
Student Fellows
Aaron Kruger
Aaron is a second-year law student with a bachelors degree in Risk Management and Insurance from the University of Georgia. He is actively involved with the Water Law and Policy Center, contributing to the CASFER grant project by researching regulatory issues and developing strategies to streamline compliance. Aaron is also a member of the Federalist Society, the Agricultural Law Association, and the Black Law Students Association.
Hannah Napier
Hannah earned her Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science with a minor in Business from Texas A&M University. Her work at the Water Law and Policy Center focuses on a research project that explores water quality credit trading markets. She also collaborates with Professor Hardberger on research related to land conservation efforts in Africa. Hannah is the treasurer of both the Prosecution and Environmental Law Associations and the social media chair of the Investment and Finance Law Association. She is also a member of the Board of Barristers, the Energy Law Interest Group, and the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA).
Emma Golightly
Emma graduated from Texas A&M University with a bachelors degree in Agricultural Economics, specializing in Policy and Economic Analysis. At the Law School, Emma serves as the secretary of the Agricultural Law Association and participates in the American Agricultural Law Association Quiz Bowl team. Her work with the Water Law and Policy Center includes researching groundwater law and contributing to the third volume of Groundwater Laws and Regulations.
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