Deep-rooted inequities in our current energy system have led to millions of Americans struggling to pay their energy bills.
My research is pivoted on the societal challenge of ensuring energy and climate justice for the most vulnerable populations as the effects of climate change become more severe and frequent.
I use Theories of Policy Feedback, Social Construction, and Policy Diffusion to understand the process and consequences of the feedback effects of energy policies on socio-economic and racial minorities, and the climate policies targeted at these groups.
I study feedback effects through administrative burdens, barriers, and disparities in program participation for means-tested home energy assistance programs. I also study the enablers for the adoption and diffusion of solar incentives for low and middle-income U.S. households.
My research has important implications for advancing our understanding of burdens and barriers to program participation in means-tested policies and centering vulnerable communities in the discourse on energy equity and climate justice.
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