I am a researcher and writer interested in the politics of energy and climate crisis. I am currently a fellow at the Futures of Sustainability Center at the University of Hamburg, Germany, and an affiliate faculty member at Virginia Tech, where I research feminist political ecology. I am a co-editor of the Critical Energy Studies book series at MIT Press, and a co-editor of the journal Energy Humanities.

My path to feminism and ecological politics began in the science classroom. After studying biochemistry as an undergraduate, I began medical school, hoping to address inequities in health outcomes. Very quickly, I realized that I was more interested in the how and why behind injustice, and switched course to embark upon postgraduate work in global politics. While I now draw upon multiple disciplines outside of the sciences to investigate these questions, my work remains focused upon that same nexus of power, science, technology, and the more-than-human world. 

Contact: energyshift [at] vt.edu