Education
- J.D., Law, cum laude, Brigham Young University Law School
- B.A., English, University of Utah
Biography
Beth Parker is a Senior Attorney and Wallace Stegner Center Senior Fellow at the S.J. Quinney College of Law, Wallace Stegner Center, Law & Policy Program, where she also teaches Air Pollution Law & Policy, coaches the College of Law’s Pace Environmental Moot Court team, and teaches an Environmental Policy Accelerator class focusing on the Great Salt Lake. She is also the Law & Policy Lead for the Great Salt Lake Project at the College of Law. Beth formerly taught Federal Indian Law at Brigham Young University Law School and is a co-founder of the Utah Tribal Relief Foundation and former chair of the Indian Law Section of the Utah State Bar. In January of this year, Beth co-authored an amicus brief in support of the Navajo Nation in Arizona v. Navajo Nation.
Beth’s research interests center around air quality, water law, indigenous rights and the environment, tribal governance and sovereignty, conservation, environmental justice, and climate change. Prior to joining the Stegner Center, Parker represented and advised numerous tribes throughout the Western United States on a broad spectrum of issues, including water law, environmental issues, the development of tribal codes, self-governance, tribal sovereign immunity, climate change initiatives, economic development, and tribal healthcare. She also practiced natural resources law.
Beth enjoys traveling, river rafting, and skiing with her family. As a former river guide and ski instructor, Beth has a deep appreciation for the natural environment.