The Open Energy Outlook (OEO) Initiative is a collaboration between the Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation at Carnegie Mellon University and North Carolina State University. The Initiative aims to bring energy modeling into the twenty-first century by applying the gold standards of policy-focused academic modeling, maximizing transparency, building a networked community, and working towards a common goal: examining feasible energy futures to inform future energy and climate policy efforts.

My research addresses three problems facing energy systems in the Global South: unreliable and incomplete access to electricity, the exposure of energy and urban infrastructure to a changing climate, and the uneven distribution of who bears the costs and captures the benefits of energy investment. The work spans hydropower under hydrologic change in Africa and South America, urban growth in climate-risk zones, gender inequality in energy use, and the air-quality consequences of transport policy. The methods vary with the setting and the data available.