My research is motivated by understanding how and why policies diverge from their intended outcomes. I study the design, impact and implementation of clean energy transition policies, focusing on the distribution of costs and benefits from the transition. My research spans policies that deal with clean energy production, just transition provisions, and adoption of new energy technology.
I am a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment in the University of Wisconsin-Madison. I received my PhD in Sustainable Energy from the School of Sustainability at Arizona State University.
My research focuses on how energy and climate policies can be leveraged to achieve a just and effective transition to clean energy. Outside of my dissertation research, my other recent research projects consist of:
- Deployment of clean energy in coal-impacted communities within Arizona
- Developing energy access plans for the City of Phoenix
- Evaluating the social cost of carbon for proposed direct air capture projects in California
- Understanding organizational barriers to incorporating energy and environmental justice in the research portfolio of the Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office
In the past, I have also been a part of the Agents of Change Environmental Justice Fellowship by Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University.
Postdoctoral Research Associate – University of Wisconsin-Madison