HEATHER TANANA portrait
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
  • Research Assistant Professor, College Of Law - Dean
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Professional Service

  • Western Resource Advocates. Board Member. 09/2021 - present
  • Association of American Law Schools. Role: Treasurer. Section on Indian Nations and Indigenous Peoples. 01/2021 - present
  • American Bar Association. Role: Articles Co-Chair. Native American Resources Committee, Environment, Energy & Resources Section. 09/2020 - present
  • Utah Tribal Relief Foundation. Role: President. Board Member. 04/2020 - present
  • Urban Indian Center of Salt Lake. Role: President. Board of Directors. 10/2019 - present

Internal Service

  • Hiring Committee member. 11/2020 - 06/2021. University service.

Honors & Awards

  • Distinguished Achievement in Environmental Law and Policy Award. American Bar Association, 11/2021
  • Jimi Mitsunaga Excellence in the Law Award. Utah Minority Bar Association, 11/2020
  • Lawyer of the Year. Utah State Bar - Natural Resources & Environmental Law Section , 10/2020

Affiliations

  • Global Change and Sustainability Center (GCSC), Research Assistant Professor, 01/2021 - present

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