Keith Hirokawa joined the faculty at Albany Law School in 2009 and currently serves as the Associate Dean of Research and Scholarship and Distinguished Professor of Law. He teaches courses involving environmental and natural resources law, land use planning, climate change, property law, racial justice, and jurisprudence.  His scholarship explores convergences in ecology, ethics, economics, and law, with particular attention given to local environmental law, ecosystem services policy, watershed management, and racial justice.  Hirokawa studied philosophy and law at the University of Connecticut, where he earned his JD and MA degrees.  He earned his LLM in Environmental and Natural Resources Law from Lewis & Clark Law School.