Title

Associate Professor of the Practice in the Environmental Studies Program and Internship Director for the Environmental Studies Program

American Studies
Environmental Studies

Expertise

Environmental Law and Policy, Environmental Sustainability, Environmental Justice

Profile

Laura Goldin is Associate Professor of the Practice at Brandeis University, Associate Director of the Environmental Studies Program and Director of the Environmental Internship Program. Her courses have helped lead the way in developing hands-on learning that engages students directly with the local community. Her students have worked with community organizations and local residents to minimize toxic exposures in low income housing, create community gardens with residents of the local public housing complex and educational gardens at the public schools with k-12 children and teachers schools, and other projects and research to promote Brandeis and community environmental health, sustainability and open space preservation.
Ms. Goldin came to Brandeis with 20 years experience as an environmental attorney in government, industry, public interest, and private law practice. Her work has addressed a broad spectrum of environmental issues, from hazardous waste and air and water pollution to occupational health and safety, toxic exposure, and land use regulation. She has argued precedent-setting environmental case law, and has helped to craft a number of emerging environmental protection laws and regulations. She continues to consult pro bono on a number of environmental justice, wetlands protection, land preservation and other matters.
Prior to Brandeis, Laura served as General Counsel for the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, where she was the chief environmental lawyer for the state and managed an office of 50 attorneys and administrative law judges. She received her B.A. from Yale University, and her J.D. from Cornell and Harvard Law Schools.