Alison Peck

Professor Alison Peck is a faculty member at the West Virginia University College of Law, where she has taught since 2009. She holds a J.D. from Yale Law School and an LL.M. in Agricultural Law from the University of Arkansas. As Director of the Immigration Law Clinic and Director of International Programs, she leads initiatives in sustainable development, trade, and immigration law.

Education:

• LL.M., University of Arkansas (Agricultural Law), 2008
• J.D., Yale Law School, 1995
• B.A., Butler University (Journalism, Spanish, French), 1992

Her research focuses on immigration law, international trade, sustainable development, and environmental regulation, often intersecting with agricultural and biotechnology policy. She has published extensively on GMO regulation, trade treaty implications, and rural policy challenges.

Recent publications highlight trends in immigration court reform, biotechnology risk assessment, and historical legal frameworks shaping modern policy. Her work bridges empirical analysis with normative legal theory.

Scientific Awards:

• 2020-21 WVU College of Law Significant Scholarship Award
• 2018-19 WVU College of Law Significant Scholarship Award
• 2013-14 WVU College of Law Significant Scholarship Award

Professor Peck has held visiting roles at the University of Arkansas School of Law (2008-09) and maintains affiliations with international legal institutions through her clerkships at the U.S. Court of Appeals and the European Communities Court of Justice.