Dean

Alicia

Ouellette

Alicia Ouellette joined Lewis & Clark Law School in January 2025 as the Jordan D. Schnitzer Dean.  Before that, Ouellette was president and dean of Albany Law School.  At Albany, she oversaw the execution of a transformative strategic plan, the fulfillment of an institutional affiliation with the University at Albany, the expansion into online graduate programs, and the completion of a record-setting fundraising campaign. Under her leadership, the school raised $33 million as part of a capital campaign, expanded its endowment by $21 million, and secured a $15 million gift from a single donor that endowed the law school’s Clinic and Justice Center.

Ouellette also previously served as associate dean for academic affairs and intellectual life and a professor of law at Albany. Ouellette practiced law as an assistant solicitor general in the New York State Attorney General’s Office and a law clerk to the Honorable Howard A. Levine at the New York Court of Appeals before joining Albany Law in 2001.

Ouellette’s scholarship focuses on health law, bioethics, disability rights, children’s rights, and human reproduction. Her book, Bioethics and Disability: Toward a Disability Conscious Bioethics, was published in 2011 by Cambridge University Press. She has authored numerous articles published in academic journals such as the American Journal of Law and Medicine, American Journal of Bioethics, Nevada Law Journal, Hastings Law Journal, Indiana Law Journal, and Oregon Law Review. She has presented to distinguished audiences around the globe, including the Yale School of Medicine and the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.