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Adell L. Amos serves as the Clayton R. Hess Professor of Law at the University of Oregon School of Law and Executive Director for the UO Environment Initiative. She teaches in the nationally ranked Environmental and Natural Resources Law Program, specializing in Water Law, Federal Administrative Law, and Environmental Conflict Resolution. Her work bridges legal scholarship with practical water policy development across federal, state, and local levels.
Her educational background includes a B.A. from Drury College (1995) and a J.D. from the University of Oregon (1998, Order of the Coif). She clerked for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and practiced environmental law with the U.S. Department of Interior before joining academia.
Amos' research centers on water governance structures, examining federal-state jurisdictional dynamics, administrative agency roles in water policy, and stakeholder participation in decision-making. Her interdisciplinary approach integrates hydrologic and socioeconomic modeling to address climate change impacts on water systems, with particular focus on the Willamette River Basin and western U.S. water conflicts.
Her extensive publication record reveals consistent interdisciplinary trends, merging legal analysis with hydrological science and policy modeling. Recent work emphasizes drought management in human-natural systems, groundwater-dependent ecosystem protection, and the integration of law into regional water models. These publications demonstrate growing emphasis on climate resilience, transboundary water governance, and innovative conservation mechanisms within western U.S. water frameworks.
- Clayton R. Hess Professor of Law (2015)
- UO Faculty Fund for Excellence Award (2013)
- Orlando J. Hollis Teaching Award (2009)
- Wayne Morse Center Resident Scholar (2009-2010)
- Dean’s Distinguished Faculty Fellow (2013)
Amos has secured major research funding from the National Science Foundation, NOAA Fisheries, U.S. Department of Energy, and Natural Resources Defense Council for projects like the Willamette Water 2100 initiative. As Executive Director of the Environment Initiative, she leads campus-wide sustainability efforts while maintaining active roles in national policy discussions through the Hewlett Foundation's Open Rivers Fund and frequent engagements with federal agencies and judicial bodies.
She directs the Environment Initiative's interdisciplinary research teams and collaborates with institutions including Oregon State University on water resources policy. Her leadership extends to the Willamette Water 2100 project, a multi-institutional effort modeling hydrologic and socioeconomic interactions in the basin.
