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Todd Aagaard is a Professor of Law at Villanova University School of Law, holding the Heller McGuinness Leadership Chair. He joined the faculty in 2008 and served as vice dean from 2015 to 2019. His professional background includes clerking for Second Circuit Judge Guido Calabresi and serving as an appellate attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice's Environment and Natural Resources Division, where he handled environmental, natural resources, Indian, and administrative law cases.
His educational credentials include:
- Bachelor of Arts with honors from Pomona College
- Master of Science from the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and the Environment
- Juris Doctor magna cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School, where he served as editor-in-chief of the Michigan Law Review and executive editor of the Michigan Journal of Race & Law
Professor Aagaard's research centers on environmental law, energy law, and administrative law, with significant contributions to climate change regulation and regulatory policy. He has published in top law journals including Cornell Law Review, Duke Law Journal, and Florida Law Review, and co-authored the influential casebook Practicing Environmental Law (Foundation Press, 3rd ed., 2025) and Electricity Capacity Markets (Cambridge University Press, 2022). His scholarship bridges theoretical frameworks with practical legal applications in evolving regulatory landscapes.
Recent publications reveal a trajectory examining deregulation challenges in administrative contexts, geothermal property rights, and intersections between environmental and knowledge commons. His 2026 article Challenging Agency Deregulation analyzes judicial responses to regulatory rollbacks, while 2025 works explore Pennsylvania's geothermal rights and federal workforce dynamics in Philadelphia through The Conversation.
No scientific awards or honors are documented in the provided materials.
As a visiting fellow at Resources for the Future, Professor Aagaard engages with environmental economics research. The materials indicate no explicit grant funding details or student advising activities, though his co-authorship of major texts suggests mentorship roles. His teaching portfolio includes Climate Change, Energy Law, and Advanced Environmental Law Practice courses.
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