Valerie J. Watnick

Associate Professor Law

Valerie.Watnick@baruch.cuny.edu
http://aux.zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu/home/law/valeriewatnick.htm

Education:

BS	Bucknell University	Accounting	1985
JD	Cornel Law School		1988

Selected Publications:

“Pesticides and Children: Unwitting Participants in Experimentation,” symposium issue, by invitation only, 13 Cardozo Journal of Law and Gender 801 (2008), pp 801-826.

“Whistleblower Protections Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act: A Primer and a Critique,” 12(5) Fordham Journal of Corporate and Financial Law 831 (2007), pp. 831-880 (lead article).

“Our Toxics Regulatory System and Why Risk Assessment Does Not Work: Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals As a Case In Point,” Utah Law Review (2004(4)), pp.1305-33.

“The Electronic Formation of Contracts and The Common Law ‘Mailbox Rule,’” 56(1) Baylor Law Review (2004), pp. 175-203.

“Federal Preemption of Tort Claims Under FIFRA: The Erosion of a Defense,” 36(2) University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform (2003), pp 419-456.

Academic Activities:

Zicklin School of Business Executive Committee, Fall 2007 to present

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Member, Fall 2001 to present

Steering Committee, Middle States Review, Baruch College, Fall 2008-Present

Co-Chair, Middle States Sub-committee on Development and Assessment of Educational Programs, Fall 2008-Present

Co-Chair, President’s Standing Committee on Human Resources, Fall 2004-Present

Advisor to students seeking graduate scholarships, Spring 2009-present

Summer Seminar on Teaching and Active Learning, June 2007 (ongoing)

 

Awards, Honors, etc.:

Recipient, Summer Research Award, Zicklin School of Business, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

Zicklin School of Business Teaching Excellence Award, 2004

Zicklin Fellow in Law, 2000-2002