Areas of Expertise

• Water law and policy
• Public lands
• Common property resources
• Transboundary resource problems
• Environmental issues

 

Personal Information

Professor Department of Geography

Department of Geography Tel: 505.277.5007
University of New Mexico Fax: (505) 277‐3614
E‐mail: opmatt@unm.edu

Educational Background

Ph.D., Geography (1980), University of Washington, Dissertation title: Legal Elements
in Mineral Development with Special Reference to Idaho

 J.D., Law (1975), University of Idaho

 M.A., Geography (1971), University of Washington, Thesis title: Government Policy and American Indian Cultural Change

 B.A., Geography (1969), University of Washington