Jennifer A. Haverkamp

Jennifer A. Haverkamp is a Professor at the University of Michigan Law School and serves as the Graham Family Director of the U-M Graham Sustainability Institute. Her work bridges environmental law, climate change, and international policy, with a focus on sustainability negotiations and transboundary water governance.

• Education
  • BA in Biology, The College of Wooster
  • MA in Politics and Philosophy, University of Oxford (Rhodes Scholar)
  • JD, Yale University

Her research spans international environmental law, climate change agreements, and sustainable development, informed by her leadership at the Graham Sustainability Institute and diplomatic roles in the U.S. Department of State. She has facilitated key global climate and aviation emissions agreements and contributed to U.S. environmental legislation like the Clean Air Act amendments.

Haverkamp’s career includes roles as a visiting professor at Cornell Law School, executive at the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future, and senior positions in the U.S. State Department, EPA, and Justice Department. She also teaches courses on climate change law and sustainable development.

Scientific awards

• Attorney General’s John Marshall Award

Her affiliations extend to nonprofit boards such as the Verified Carbon Standard Association and American Bird Conservancy, and advisory roles on the U.S. Trade and Environment Policy Committee. She has mentored students through clerkships at the Ninth Circuit with Judge Betty B. Fletcher.