I am an Associate Research Scientist at Columbia University, where I work under the supervision of Dr. Diana Hernández across both the Energy, Equity, Housing and Health (E2H2) Program at Mailman School of Public Health and Energy Opportunity Lab (EOL) in the Center on Global Energy Policy at the School of International and Public Affairs. My research aims to develop a better understanding of how to design and implement policies that promote renewable energy deployment, phase out fossil fuels, and advance energy justice. I am passionate about utilizing computational text analysis, social network analysis, and spatial analysis in my research. Currently, I am working on projects funded by National Science Foundation (NSF), the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and Columbia University’s internal seed grant.

My sole-authored and coauthored publications appear in Energy Research & Social Science, Energy Strategy Reviews, Climatic Change, Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, Journal of Chinese Governance, and Chinese Public Administration Review. I received my PhD in Public Policy from Northeastern University (Boston) where I was advised by Dr. Jennie C. Stephens. In support of my dissertation work, I hold a Fall 2022 Experiential Fellowship from Northeastern’s College of Social Sciences and Humanities. My dissertation work was also partially funded by Northeastern University’s Transforming Interdisciplinary Experiential Research (TIER) 1 Seed Grant and a grant from Brown University’s Climate Social Science Network (CSSN).

Scholarly Interests

• Energy Justice
• Climate Communication
• Social Media
• Computational Text Analysis
• Social Network Analysis

Latest News

• 9/2024 I presented my research on Narratives on Oil and Gas from Opposing Advocacy Groups at APSA in Philly.

• 7/2024 I presented my research on Narratives on Oil and Gas from Opposing Advocacy Groups at IC2S2 hosted by the University of Pennsylvania in Philly.

• 5/2024 I started my new position as Associate Research Scientist at Columbia University!

• 3/2024 I successfully defended my PhD dissertation!!!

• 2/2024 I presented my research at APSA virtual research meeting.

• 12/2023 I received a seedling grant from The NULab for Texts, Maps, and Networks.

• 12/2023 Our paper entitled Climate justice in higher education: a proposed paradigm shift towards a transformative role for colleges and universities won the 2023 Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) Sustainability Award.

• 11/2023 I presented my research at the APPAM 2023 Fall Conference in Atlanta.