
Oregon Law’s faculty is a diverse, accomplished group of leading scholars whose work enriches academic discourse and addresses pressing societal issues. They bring their passion and scholarship into the classroom every day.
Sought nationally and internationally for their legal expertise in a variety of legal subjects, our faculty members appear before Congress, are quoted in The New York Times, serve as a UN Special Rapporteur, work on projects across the country and globe—and yet they remain incredibly accessible to students. Here at Oregon Law, you can learn from professors who literally “wrote the book” in their areas of focus.
Faculty Research & Scholarship

Study Offers New Approach for Willamette River Drought Fixes
Timing and location are vital considerations in managing drought risks that are rising along Oregon’s Willamette River because of a changing climate, a six-member team from five institutions, including Oregon Law, reported in the journal Nature Sustainability.
“Our research team highlighted the importance of deploying policy interventions in a thoughtful and proactive way rather than as a reactionary response to increasing cycles of drought.”
—Adell Amos, Researcher, Clayton R. Hess Professor of Law

Oregon Law faculty produce scholarship that crosses disciplinary boundaries, explores doctrinal and practical challenges, and reimagines systems of justice.
Publications
Read the latest books, book chapters, and casebooks written and edited by Oregon Law Faculty.

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Faculty Making News

Faculty Awards & Honors

Michelle McKinley, Bernard B. Kliks Professor of Law
The Herman Award for Specialized Pedagogy recognizes senior career instructional or tenure track faculty, teaching for at least an average of .5 FTE across the academic year, who have demonstrated outstanding achievement and expertise in a particular area of teaching.

Jennifer Reynolds, Orlando John and Marian H. Hollis Professor of Law
Awarded to UO faculty who have sustained a record of distinction in quality of scholarship, contribution to their respective field, and contribution to the university.

Alaí Reyes-Santos, Professor of Practice
The Excellence in Teaching Award recognizes faculty who have developed pedagogy and curriculum that reinforce and advance principles of sustainability through course design and instruction.
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