Valerie Watnick

Education

J.D., Law, Cornell Law School

B.S., Accounting, cum laude, Bucknell University

Journal Articles

Watnick , V. J. (2017). “A Literature Review, a Workshop, and Practical Suggestions: Managing a Department, Working with the School Dean and Staying Research Active.” . In Progress.

Book Chapters

(2004). The Food Quality Protection Act of 1996, in Major Acts of Congress. (pp. pp.95-96). MacMillan Reference USA, Thompson Gale.

Watnick, V. (2004). Risk Assessment: Obfuscation of Policy Decisons in Pesticide Regulation and the EPD's Dismantling of the Food Quality Protection Act's Safeguards for Children (Reprint). In Shapiro, S., & Bollier, D. (Eds.), Sophisticated Sabotage: The Intellectual Games Used to Subvert Responsible Regulations, The Environmental Law Institute (pp. 89-92).

Law Reviews

Watnick, V., & Sarah, B. (2025). The Food Quality Protection Act: Empirical Evidence of a Thirty-Year Faiulure to Protect the Nation's Children from Pesticide Residues and What to do About it Yale Law School.

Watnick, V. (2024). SYMPOSIUM: OUR TOXIC FOOD SYSTEM:PERSPECTIVES ON PESTICIDES ANDPATHWAYS TO CHANGE (Published Transcript) NYU Environmental Law Journal.

Watnick, V. (2024). Climate Change, Marginalized Communities and Pandemics: A New Paradigm for Transforming Industrial Animal Agriculture Through ESG (No.1). The Environmental Law Review .

Watnick, V. (2022). "The Roundup Controversy, Glyphosate, Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and Lessons for Toxics Regulation Going Forward.” New York University Environmental Law Journal NYU Environmental Law Journal.

Watnick, V. (2022). Proposition 12 and a New Paradigm for Federal Law: Toward More Humane and Ethical Farm Animal Practices in California and the U.S. (No.2). University of Missouri School of Law (symposium issue, invited scholar: "The Future of Food.").

Watnick, V. J. (2019). “The Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act of 2016: Cancer, Industry Pressure, and A Proactive Approach,” Harvard Environmental Law Review. (No.2). Harvard Environmental Law Review .

Watnick, V. J. (2016). "The Business and Ethics of Laying Hens: California's Groundbreaking Law Goes Into Effect on Animal Confinement." Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review (ALSB Distinguished Proceedings Award Winner 2015 Annual Conference) (No.1). Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review.

Watnick, V. (2014). "The Missing Link: U.S. Regulation of Consumer Cosmetic Products to Protect Human Health and the Environment," Pace Environmental Law Review. (No.2014). Pace Environmental Law Review .

Watnick, V. (2014). "The Organic Foods Production Act, the Process/Product Distinction, and a Case for More End Product Regulation in the Organic Foods Market," UCLA School of Law Journal of Environmental Law and Policy (No.1). UCLA School of Law Journal of Environmental Law and Policy.

Watnick, V. (2010). "PCBs in Schools and Corporate Responsibility for Remediation: Yorktown Central School District v. Monsanto Company," University of California, Davis, Environs (No.no. 2). University of California, Davis, Environs.

Watnick, V. (2008). Pesticides and Children: Unwitting Participants in Experimentation,  Cardozo Journal of Law and Gender (symposium issue, invited authors). Cardozo Journal of Law and Gender.

Watnick, V. (2007). Whistleblower Protections Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act: A Primer and a Critique, Fordham Journal of Corporate and Financial Law  (No.5). Fordham Journal of Corporate and Financial Law .

Watnick, V. (2004). The Electronic Formation of Contracts and The Common Law 'Mailbox Rule,' Baylor Law Review. (No.1). Baylor Law Review.

Watnick, V. (2004). Our Toxics Regulatory System and Why Risk Assessment Does Not Work: Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals As a Case In Point, Utah Law Review Utah Law Review.

Watnick, V. (2003). Federal Preemption of Tort Claims Under FIFRA: The Erosion of a Defense, University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform. (No.2). University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform .

Watnick, V. (1999). Risk Assessment: Obfuscation of Policy Decisions in Pesticide Regulation and the EPD's Dismantling of the Food Quality Protection Act's Safeguards for Children, Arizona State Law Journal. (No.4). Arizona State Law Journal.

Watnick, V. (1996). Who's Minding The Schools: Toward Least Toxic Methods of Pest Control In Our Nation's Schools, Fordham Environmental Law Journal. Fordham Environmental Law Journal .

Media Contributions

Watnick, V. (2010). Interviewed and Quoted by Local newspaper, Brooklyn Rail on PCBs in Schools.

Watnick, V. (2010). WPIX News at Ten, Interviewed about PCBs in Schools, Aired December 2010  .

Watnick, V. (2010). Interviewed by Wall Street Journal about PCBs in Schools.

Presentations

Watnick, V. Civil Justice Reform. Greenburger Center for Criminal and Social Justice -- A Conversation on Civil Justice Reform. Baruch College: Greenburger Center for Criminal and Social Justice and Baruch College.

Watnick, V. Combatting the Effects of Animal Farming by Regulating CAFOs Concentrated Animal Farming Operations) to Acheive a More Just Society.. Cross College Interdisciplinary Research Conference. Baruch College: Baruch College: Provost's Office.

Watnick, V. (2025, March 8). "The Legal, Environmental and Ethical Effects of California's New Animal Protection Law," (2022).. The Future of Food, University of Missouri Law School. Missouri: University of Missouri Law School.

Watnick, V. (2021, March 31). Academic Integrity Panel, Alternative Approaches to Student Assessment Online. Center for Teaching and Learning ("CTL") Ethics Week Panel. Baruch College: Baruch College CTL.

Watnick, V. (2021, August 3). Kubasek Award Finalist for Best Paper in Environmental Law and Sustainability. Academy of Legal Studies in Business. Online Conference: ALSB.

Watnick, V. (2025, November 8). Climate Scholar's Didactic Session. Climate Scholars. Zoom: Baruch College.

(2025, November 8). Chancellor's Invited Faculty Panel for New Cuny Business/Economics Panel. Chancellor's Panel for New Faculty. Zoom: Chancellor's office.

Watnick, V. (2020, December 31). Center for Teaching and Learning, Invited, nominated to present on alternative assessments during Covid, “The Collaborative Exam.”. Baruch College Center for Teaching and Learning ("CTL"). : Baruch College.

Watnick, V. (2019, March 31). The Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act of 2016: A Proactive Approach (Invited Author). Harvard Law School Author's Reception. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard Law School.

Watnick, V. (2018, November 30). Corporate Law Panel. Pre-Law Society Baruch College. New York, NY: Baruch College.

Watnick, V., & Padula, D. (2016, December 31). Published Interview/Talk, Ethical Obligations for Humane Treatment of Laying Hens.. Scholastica Published Interview. Virtual: Scholastica, The Premier Legal Publication Outlet.

Watnick, V., & Lee, M. (2016, March 31). Watnick, V., Lee, Myung-Soo, Chairpersons and Deans Conference, March 2016.. Chairs and Dean's Annual Conference. : University of Kansas.

(2015, August 31). The Business and Ethics of Laying Hens: California's Groundbreaking Law Goes Into Effect.", Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB), Scholarship/Research, National. (August 2015). Honored at Annual Conference with Distinguished Paper Proceedings Award, 2015. Academy of Legal Studies in Business Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, Pa.: Academy of Legal Studies in Business.

Watnick, V. (2014, February 27). Facilitating Meaningful Classroom Discussion. Faculty Development Workshop. Baruch College: Schwartz Communications Institute.

Watnick, V. (2014, March 27). Success in the Corporate Law Arena. Suits: Real Life. Baruch College: Baruch College Pre-Law Society.

Watnick, V. (2009, November 30). Presented working paper on Organic Foods Productions Act and the Process/Product Distinction in the Regulation of Organic Food. Department of Law Faculty Scholarship Workshop. New York, NY: Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College.

Watnick, V. (2009, November 30). PCBs in School and Corporate Social Responsibility for Remediation. Department of Law Faculty Scholarship Workshop. New York, NY: Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College.

Watnick, V. (2009, November 30). Presented working paper on Organic Foods Productions Act and the Process/Product Distinction in the Regulation of Organic Food. 2009 Annual Meeting. Miami-South Beach, FL: Southeastern Academy of Legal Studies.

Watnick, V. (2008, May 31). Teaching Less, Better. General Education Conference. New York, NY: Baruch College.

Watnick, V. (2007, November 30). Pesticides and Children: Unwitting Participants in Experimentation. Department of Law Faculty Scholarship Workshop. New York, NY: Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College.

Watnick, V. (2007, February 28). Poverty and Health: Environmental Dangers & Progressive Solutions. Invited Symposium Panelist. : Cardozo Law School.

Watnick, V. (1999, October 31). Academic Integrity Policy. Moderator/Roundtable Discussion. : Bronx Community College.

Watnick, V. (1999, April 30). Academic Integrity Policy. New Faculty Workshop. : Bronx Community College.

Watnick, V. (1997, March 31). Reducing Pesticides in New York City Schools. : Community Board 5.

Watnick, V. (1996, March 31). Sexual Harassment in the University Setting. Women's History Month. : Bronx Community College.

Watnick, V. (1995, October 31). Nuts and Bolts For First Time Home Buyers. Moderator/Real Estate Seminar. : Bronx Community College.

Other Scholarly Works

Research Currently in Progess

Watnick, V.(n.d.). Pesticide Notice Signs, State Laws and Implications for our Toxics Regulatory System. In Progress.

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