About Me
I am the David and Jane Flowerree Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Environmental Studies at Tulane University. On July 1, 2026, I will join the Department of Political Science at Case Western Reserve University.
I received my PhD in Sociology from Northwestern University, where I was also affiliated with the Legal Studies Program and the Institute for Policy Research. Prior to joining the faculty at Tulane, I was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan.
My peer-reviewed book, Owning The Green Grid (MIT Press), examines the politics of renewable energy policymaking in seven U.S. states, which vary in partisanship, energy economy, and utility sector structure. For book-related inquiries, please email OwningTheGreenGrid@gmail.com.
My other research has been published in peer-reviewed outlets such as Climatic Change, Review of Policy Research, Politics and Society, State Politics and Policy Quarterly, and Social Science Quarterly, among others.
My commentary has appeared in media outlets such as NBC News, The Boston Globe, Colorado Public Radio, Louisiana Public Radio, The Advocate/Times-Picayune, and Vox.
My work has been supported by the American Political Science Association, the Climate Social Science Network, and the Dispute Resolution Research Center, among others.
My research and teaching are interdisciplinary in nature, drawing on political science, sociology, public policy, legal scholarship, economics and history. I am active in a number of professional associations and working groups, including the American Political Science Association, the American Sociological Association, the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, the Social Science History Association, and the Scholars Strategy Network. I co-chair the State Politics Working Group of the Climate Social Science Network.
You can find my CV here.
