Resume
Education
2025 (expected)
PhD in Public Affairs
(Climate Policy),
Princeton University
2019
MSc in Sustainable Urban Development,
University of Oxford
2014
BA in Psychology,
Swarthmore College
Work
Experience
2020 - Present
Doctoral Student Researcher,
Princeton School of Public & International Affairs
Conduct collaborative, applied research on climate adaptation policy – drawing on interdisciplinary perspectives from multi-level governance, environmental justice, urban planning, & behavioral science.
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), and Swarthmore Office of Sustainability (organizing observer delegations to the annual UNFCCC COP).
Summer 2023
PhD Fellow,
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 of the Climate Knowledge Exchange – a community-based, collaborative venue for local climate adaptation/EJ resources.
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.
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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.
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Led myriad initiatives involving large-scale project implementation, committee formation and agenda-setting, event planning and community engagement, and Environmental Studies course development.
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Founded & served as Program Director for annual pairs of 20 hired students and 20 faculty/staff volunteers who worked together to provide high-quality environmental justice & zero waste engagement.
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Wrote/implemented a plan with the custodial team to standardize all campus waste bins, introduce a campus-wide compost system, oversee contracts/RFPs, host a large communication campaign, and more.
2015 - 2016
Sustainability Coordinator,
Swarthmore College Office of Sustainability
Oversaw the Office of Sustainability for the first six months in the absence of a Director or other staff, and subsequently helped to hire, train, and supervise multiple office members as well as many 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.