Monika U. Ehrman is Professor of Law at SMU Dedman School of Law and Professor of Engineering (by courtesy) at SMU Lyle School of Engineering. She was previously Professor of Law & Faculty Director of the Oil & Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Center at the University of Oklahoma College of Law, where she led the energy and natural resources program. Her scholarly interests are in the areas of natural resources, property, energy law, and environmental policy.

She is the Chair-Elect of the AALS Section on Natural Resources and Energy Law and on the Editorial Board of the Journal of World Energy Law & Business, published by Oxford University Press.

She has a B.Sc. in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Alberta; J.D. from SMU Dedman School of Law; and Master’s in Law from Yale Law School, where she was Research Assistant for the Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy.