Research

My research can be broadly categorized into three interconnected themes: 1) the politics of transformation in international climate finance, 2) just pathways for climate-resilient development, and 3) sustainable transitions and energy justice after crisis. In various ways, each expands on themes first explored in my dissertation, a comparative case analysis of agricultural adaptation in Honduras and Ethiopia that applied theories of innovation, technology transfer, and sustainable transitions to adaptation. Trained as an interdisciplinary mixed-methods social scientist, I use a range of qualitative methods including interviews, focus groups, and narrative analysis of policies, programs, and projects. Recent projects have expanded methodologically to include budget analysis, virtual ethnography, and participatory methods such as photovoice and participatory modeling.