Douglas Lind:  Curriculum Vitae

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Education:


University of Pennsylvania:

Ph.D. in Philosophy, 1991

Washington University (St. Louis):  

J.D., 1981

University of Minnesota:

B.A. in Philosophy, 1978;  Magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa

Bar Memberships:

Missouri; Pennsylvania

Teaching and Research Appointments:


University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho

Professor of Philosophy (2004-date)

Chair, Department of Philosophy (2002-date)

Associate Professor of Philosophy (1997-2004)

Faculty of Environmental Science (1993-date)

Assistant Professor of Philosophy (1991-1997)

The National Judicial College

Reno, Nevada

Faculty Member (1994-date)

(for more information see Judicial/Legal Seminars)

The Professional Education Group, Inc.

Minnetonka, Minnesota

Faculty Member (2000-date)

(for more information see Judicial/Legal Seminars)

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Instructor in Philosophy (1991)

Teaching Fellow (1985-90)

Temple University School of Law

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Lecturer in Law (1989-90)

Villanova University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Instructor in Philosophy (1986-87)

Legal Experience:


Sole Practitioner (1990-91)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

Part-time private practice concentrating on environmental law and trust administration.  Principally represented plaintiffs in cases arising under federal solid waste, hazardous waste, and safe drinking water laws.

Associate (1984-90)

Law Firm of Allan Kanner & Associates, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Class action litigation in the areas of environmental law, toxic torts, and American Indian Law.  Used federal solid waste, hazardous waste, and water pollution control laws to remediate environmental damages and health threats caused by toxic and radioactive waste discharges.  Parallel use of state common law remedies.  Experience in class action pleading, federal appellate practice, and application of conflicts of law principles.

Assistant Attorney General (1981-84)

Special Assistant Attorney General (1984-87) 

State of Missouri

Jefferson City, Missouri

Represented Missouri Department of Natural Resources in pollution control and natural resource matters.  Prosecuted violators of State air pollution, water pollution, solid waste disposal, and land reclamation statutes.  Also wrote numerous criminal appellate briefs and argued before the Missouri Supreme Court and Courts of Appeals.

Law Clerk (1980-81)

20th Illinois Judicial Circuit Court,

Belleville, Illinois

Clerked for the Honorable John J. Hoban, Chief Criminal Judge.  Attended trials, prepared legal memoranda, and participated in chamber conferences.

Research Assistant  (1980-81)

Washington University School of Law,

St. Louis, Missouri

Assisted Prof. Daniel R. Mandelker in the preparation of environmental law and land use case and text books.

Legal Intern (1981)

Coalition for the Environment,

St. Louis, Missouri

Worked with a team of lawyers and scientists intervening in a proceeding to block issuance of an    operating license for a nuclear power plant.

Intern (1977-78)

Minnesota Public Interest Research Group, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Researched and prepared memoranda for lawyers working on transboundary acid rain pollution originating in Canada and impacting the Boundary Waters Canoe Area of northern Minnesota.

Research Interests:                                                                                                                     Back to Top


Jurisprudence/Philosophy of Law

Wittgenstein and Legal Theory

Pragmatism

Environmental Philosophy

Tribal & Indigenous Law

 

Recent and Current Courses Taught at the University of Idaho:                                Back to Top


Core 101  Bioethics, Fall 2003 (Freshman Core Discovery course developed with Steven Austad (Biology) and Dale Goble (Law) (2003), taught by Lind and Austad)

Core 102  Bioethics, Spring 2004 (Freshman Core Discovery course developed with Steven Austad (Biology) and Dale Goble (Law) (2003), taught by Lind and Austad)

Phil 490  Senior Seminar: Wittgenstein, Spring 2003, Spring 1996

Phil 452/EnvS 552: Environmental Philosophy, Fall 2001

Phil 571: Ecological Jurisprudence, Fall 2004

 

For the complete list of courses taught and developed by Douglas Lind click Here

Honors and Awards:                                                                                                                  Back to Top


University of Idaho: Faculty Excellence Award for Outreach, 2002.

University of Idaho Environmental Science Program: Outstanding Faculty Award, 1996-97.

University of Pennsylvania: Dissertation Defense Passed with High Distinction, December 1990.

University of Pennsylvania: Mellon Dissertation Fellowship, 1988-89.

Washington University:  Managing Editor, Urban Law Annual (Washington Univ. Journal of Law & Policy), 1980-81.

University of Minnesota: B.A. awarded magna cum laude, 1978.

University of Minnesota: Phi Beta Kappa, 1978.

Grants and Contracts Awarded:                                                                                           Back to Top


 

National Science Foundation (NSF): Division of Computer-Communications Research; “Tribal Law Enhancement Project,” 9/03 to 5/07; D. Lind (Lead-PI); James Foster, Delphine Keim (co-PIs); $411,446.

Idaho State Board of Education Learning Technologies/Telecommunications Grant (Through Environmental Science Program (Margrit von Braun, PI); grant included funding to offer Phil. 452/Env.Sci. 552 (Environmental Philosophy) statewide by way of compressed video and internet), 1999-2001.

University of Idaho Research Council: Seed Grant, “The Relevance of Wittgenstein for Legal Theory,” Summer 1996; $6,000.

National Science Foundation (NSF): Program in Science, Technology, and Society Studies, “NWEST Values: A Multidisciplinary Database for Northwest Issues in Environmental Science, Technology and Values,” 6/15/95 to 5/31/96; Kathryn P. George (Lead-PI); D. Lind (co-PI); $84,850.

Hon. John Calhoun Smith Memorial Fund: “NWest Values,” Summer/Fall 1995; Kathryn P. George (Lead-PI); D. Lind (co-PI); $5,200.

National Science Foundation (NSF): Program in Science, Technology, and Society Studies, “An Issues-Oriented Database for Ethics, Technology, and the Environment,” 5/13/94 to 4/30/95; Kathryn P. George (Lead-PI); D. Lind (co-PI); $24,996.

University of Idaho Research Council: Seed Grant, “The Externalist Threat to Constitutional Adjudication,” Summer 1993; $6,000.

Martin Institute for Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, University of Idaho: Research Support Grant, Summer 1992; $2,000.

 

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Last update: 22-Nov-2005


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