I am an Assistant Professor in Climate Justice and Environmental Planning at the University of British Columbia’s School of Community and Regional Planning where I lead the PLACE lab. I’m an affiliate faculty member at the Centre for Climate Justice and the Clean Energy Research Centre and member of the Solar Energy for Net Zero Research Excellence Cluster.
My research explores social dimensions of climate change in the US and Canada. I critically evaluate top-down and bottom-up approaches that aim to advance equitable climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts. With a focus on local planning and politics, I ask questions about decision making, governance, and collective action. My scholarship draws from interdisciplinary social science theories and methods and I prioritize working collaboratively with people impacted by climate change and the plans and policies developed to mitigate its impacts.
Prior to joining UBC, I was a postdoctoral fellow at Princeton’s Andlinger Center for Energy & Environment in the Behavioral Science for Policy Lab. I hold a PhD in Planning and Public Policy from Rutgers University.
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