Welcome! I am an environmental economist at the Centre for Net Zero, where I use experimental and quasi-experimental methods to study how we can build a sustainable energy system.
I completed my PhD in economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, where my research focused on the intersection of environmental and development economics. Much of my dissertation work examined how people perceive and adapt to air pollution in developing settings. During the PhD, I was a DRW PhD Fellow at University of Chicago’s Energy Policy Institute.
I am also engaged in community-driven research as a Community Science Fellow in the American Geophysical Union’s Thriving Earth Exchange, collaborating with local partners on projects that link scientific evidence with real-world community priorities.
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