Jennifer Nou was named a Neubauer Family Assistant Professor in 2013. Her main research interests are in administrative law, regulatory policy, separation of powers, and legal interpretation.
Nou has contributed writing to a number of legal publications, including the Harvard Law Review, the Yale Law Journal, the Supreme Court Review, and the Duke Law Journal. She has also offered insights into complex law proceedings in the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and Slate.
Prior to joining the University of Chicago faculty, Nou was a Public Law Fellow at the University’s Law School. She was also a policy analyst and special assistant at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the White House and a clerk in the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and the US Supreme Court.
Nou earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and political science from Yale College, a master of philosophy degree in politics from Oxford University, and a JD from Yale Law School.