Resume
Education
2026
(expected)
PhD in Public Affairs
(Climate Policy),
Princeton University,
School of Public & International Affairs
2019
MSc in Sustainable Urban Development,
University of Oxford
2014
BA in Psychology,
Swarthmore College
Work
Experience
2020 - Present
Doctoral Researcher,
Princeton School of Public & International Affairs
Conduct collaborative, applied research on climate adaptation/resilience policy – interweaving topics in multi-level governance, environmental justice, urban planning, & decision sciences. Dissertation committee: Drs. Michael Oppenheimer, Elke Weber, Eric Tate, & Robert Kopp.
2020 - Present
Climate & Sustainability Consultant,
Independent
Hired at various times for professional consultancy at: the Columbia Climate School (generating climate justice materials), Princeton Office of Sustainability (developing ‘co-production’ initiatives/research), Swarthmore Office of Sustainability (organizing observer delegations to the annual UNFCCC COP), and the Pingry School (advising on design of an intensive summer program for high school students).
Summer 2023
Doctoral Student Fellow, Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP),
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
Participated in the prestigious Young Scientists Summer Program at IIASA, conducting an online survey on justice preferences in urban climate adaptation policy design comparing residents of 5 cities globally: NYC, Seoul, Buenos Aires, Johannesburg, and London.
2021 - 2022
Graduate Fellow,
NYC Mayor's Office of Climate & Environmental Justice
Co-led workshop design, analysis, and reporting of the 2nd annual NYC Climate Knowledge Exchange – a community-based venue for co-produced and equity-oriented climate services & environmental justice research. Fellowship supervised by Adam Parris & Jainey Bavishi.
2016 - 2020
Sustainability Program Manager,
Swarthmore College Office of Sustainability
Helped to launch the Office of Sustainability and to facilitate environmental and climate institutional decision-making, in conjunction with both senior administrators and the wider campus community.
Worked in close partnership with the Director in co-managing a substantial budget and donor funds, leading climate-related institutional strategic planning, supervising office staff, and reporting directly to the College President and the Vice President of Finance & Administration.
Led myriad initiatives involving large-scale project implementation, committee formation and agenda-setting, event planning and community engagement, and Environmental Studies course development.
Founded & served as Program Director for annual pairs of 20 hired students and 20 faculty/staff who worked together to implement high-quality environmental justice & zero waste projects.
Wrote/implemented a plan with the custodial team to introduce a campus-wide compost system and improve all waste streams; oversaw RFPs/contracts; and hosted a large educational campaign.
2015 - 2016
Sustainability Coordinator,
Swarthmore College Office of Sustainability
Oversaw the Office of Sustainability for the first 6 months in the absence of a Director or other staff, and subsequently helped to hire, train, and supervise multiple FT staff and many student interns.
2014 - 2015
Research Assistant,
Columbia University, Center for Research on Environmental Decisions
Co-wrote a white paper for the US Geological Survey on risk perceptions of wildfires and flash floods.