I am an Associate Research Scientist at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. My research aims to understand the policy processes involved in formulating and implementing energy and climate policies, with a particular focus on the role of social media messaging. I am passionate about applying computational text analysis, social network analysis, and spatial analysis in my work. Currently, I am involved in projects funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and the Climate Social Science Network (CSSN) at Brown University.

My sole-authored and coauthored publications appear in the Policy Studies Journal (PSJ), Energy Research & Social Science, Energy Strategy Reviews, Sustainable Development, 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 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.