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Adam Abelkop is an Associate Professor of Legal Writing and Director of the Legal Research, Writing, and Analysis Program at the University of San Francisco School of Law. He holds a PhD in Public Policy from Indiana University and a JD from the University of Iowa College of Law. His expertise spans environmental law, administrative law, and tort law, with a focus on chemical risk regulation, climate policy, and environmental justice. He previously served as a teaching fellow at Stanford Law School’s Environmental Law and Policy LLM program (2016–2019). At USF, he teaches courses on legal research, administrative law, torts, and environmental justice.
Education:
- PhD in Public Policy, Indiana University
- Juris Doctor, University of Iowa College of Law
- Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and History, Wake Forest University
Research Interests: Professor Abelkop’s work focuses on public regulation and private governance of toxic chemicals, international climate change policy, and the role of tort law in environmental governance. He has authored influential books such as Chemical Risk Governance (2023) and Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic (PBT) Chemicals (2016), and published widely in environmental law journals.
Recent Articles Trends: His recent work emphasizes global chemical regulatory frameworks, comparative law analysis of the EU’s REACH program, and innovative approaches to geoengineering governance. He frequently addresses intersections between legal instruments, public health, and environmental justice.
Awards: No scientific awards explicitly listed in the provided texts.
Advising & Grants: No specific advising students or grants mentioned in the text. His contributions include curriculum development in legal writing and environmental law.
Labs/Teams: No specific labs or teams mentioned, though his program oversees legal research and writing initiatives at USF Law.
