I am a critical thinker who is interested in addressing environmental and social issues through rigorous analysis. I have studied and worked within the energy policy field for over ten years, and I am also interested in transit policy, urban planning, economic development, and good governance. I have experience in study and survey design, probability sampling, simulation, and data analysis, including statistical power analysis, sensitivity analysis, univariate analysis, and linear and logistic analysis.
I completed my PhD in the Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment + Resources (E-IPER) at Stanford University in June 2014. My dissertation was titled "Peer Effects within Homeowner Adoption of Solar-PV Panels: A Case-Control Study of Three Northern California Cities." Its theory was born out of sociology and economics and its method consisted of univariate analyses and logistic regression analyses. I am also knowledgeable within the field of engineering.
I have served as a consultant for an international environmental engineering company, a policy analyst for an environmental non-profit organization, and an environmental scientist for the Port of San Diego. In addition to my PhD, I have an MPhil in Technology Policy from Cambridge University, an MA in Public Policy from the University of Chicago, and a BS in Environmental Chemistry from UC San Diego.
Topics covered in my studies and papers include complexity as a predictor of cost-overruns in interplanetary space projects, the impact of distributed electricity generation on consumer behavior, the effects of aircraft emissions on the global climate and the capacity of economic policy for mitigating these impacts, and the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol.
My skills include problem elucidation, work plan development, and quantitative and qualitative data analysis. I am both a good leader and collaborator.
Keywords
Energy and Climate; Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency/Conservation, Energy/Climate Policy, Built Environment, Natural Resource Management