Dr. Steph Tai

Biography

Steph Tai's scholarly research examines interactions between environmental health sciences and administrative law, including considerations of scientific expertise and environmental justice concerns within administrative judicial systems. Their work delves into the role of scientific dialogues in food systems regulation and how private governance incorporates scientific research. Professor Tai has served as an adjunct law professor at Georgetown and was a visiting professor at Washington and Lee University School of Law. Teaching interests include administrative law, environmental law, food systems law, environmental justice, risk regulation, and comparative Asian environmental law. Raised by chemists, they decided to combine their chemistry background with legal education to enhance the application of science in environmental protection. At Georgetown, Professor Tai was the Editor-in-Chief of the Georgetown International Environmental Law Review and a member of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Team. They have worked as an editor-in-chief for the International Review of Environmental Strategies and served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Ronald Lee Gilman in the U.S. Court of Appeals. Their publications span various journals including the Yale Law Journal and the Georgetown Environmental Law Review. Professor Tai represents amici in key federal and Supreme Court cases and is currently the Associate Dean for Education and Faculty Affairs at the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies.

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