I am a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Watson School of International and Public Affairs, Brown University, where I am affiliated with the Climate Solutions Lab. I completed my PhD in Sociology at the University of Toronto.

My research interests lie at the intersection of environmental policy, sociology of climate change, economic sociology, science and technology studies, inequality, and computational social science.

My current research follows two main lines of inquiry. First, I investigate inequalities in distributive environmental policies and green markets, focusing on household-level adoption of solar PV systems in Connecticut and New York. At Watson, I am extending this work by examining how climate risks influence community-level resilience and drive changes in energy behaviors. Second, in my dissertation project I explored the political dynamics of emerging climate technologies, specifically examining how technologies like carbon capture gain political support despite uncertain outcomes. I also analyzed how stakeholder representation in U.S. Senate energy policy hearings has evolved over the past two decades. To address these research questions, I employed a mixed-methods approach combining computational text analysis with in-depth interviews of entrepreneurs in the carbon capture sector.

My research has appeared in Nature Energy, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) and Energy Research & Social Science.

Prior to joining academia, I worked for the European Central Bank and as a freelance researcher. I completed an MSc in Social Science Research Methods at the University of Bristol, UK and finished my undergraduate studies at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania.

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