Board
Directors
Faculty
Founder
Postdoctoral Scholars
Research Fellows
Administrators
Research Assistants
Board
 | Andy Darrell (F88-MALD) Chief of Strategy, Global Energy & Finance, Environmental Defense Fund |
 | John Harper (F85-MALD) Principal and Founder, Birch Tree Capital |
 | John Holdren Teresa and John Heinz Professor of Environmental Policy, Harvard Kennedy School |
 | Ed Hoyt (F62-MALD, F64-PhD) |
 | Barbara Kates-Garnick (F73-MA, F78-MALD, F85-PhD) Professor of Practice and Senior Research Fellow, Fletcher School |
 | Chris Wendel (F93-MALD) President, Volta Industries |
Directors
 | Kelly Sims Gallagher, Center Co-Director Director: Climate Policy Lab Professor of Energy and Environmental Policy Email: kelly.gallagher@tufts.edu Website |
 | Jenny Aker, Center Co-Director Professor of Development Economics Email: jenny.aker@tufts.edu |
Faculty
 | Steve Block Professor of International Economics & Academic Dean The Fletcher School, Tufts University EIB E240: Development Economics: Macroeconomic Perspectives EIB E243: Agriculture and Rural Development in Developing Countries |
 | Ujjayant Chakravorty Professor of Economics, Tufts University Email: ujjayant.chakravorty@tufts.edu |
 | Abay Ezra Yimere Lecturer and Researcher, Addis Ababa University Country Manager, Program for the Biosafety Systems (PBS) |
 | Jonathan Greenacre CIERP Research Associate, Hitachi Center Faculty Fellow Email: jonathan.greenacre@tufts.edu |
 | Timothy Griffin Associate Professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy Email: timothy.griffin@tufts.edu |
 | Eric Hines Professor of Practice, Tufts University Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Email: eric.hines@tufts.edu |
| Barbara Kates-Garnick Professor of Practice and Senior Research Fellow The Fletcher School, Tufts University |
 | Sulmaan Khan Associate Professor of International History and Chinese Foreign Relations, The Fletcher School, Tufts University Email: sulmaan.khan@tufts.edu |
 | Laura Kuhl Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and International Affairs College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Northeastern University Faculty Affiliate, Fletcher School Email: l.kuhl@northeastern.edu |
 | Rachel Kyte Dean of The Fletcher School |
 | Andrew Light Distinguished Senior Fellow, Climate Program, World Resources Institute University Professor of Public Policy, Philosophy, and Atmospheric Sciences, George Mason University Faculty Affiliate, Fletcher School Email: andrew.light@wri.org |
 | Gilbert E. Metcalf Professor of Economics, Tufts University Email: gilbert.metcalf@tufts.edu |
 | Miquel Muñoz Cabré William R. Moomaw Visiting Assistant Professor of International Energy and Resource Policy, The Fletcher School, Tufts University Email: miquel.munozcabre@tufts.edu |
 | Colin Orians Professor of Biology, Tufts University Email: colin.orians@tufts.edu |
 | Mihaela Papa Adjunct Assistant Professor of Sustainable Development and Global Governance Co-Investigator, Rising Power Alliances project The Fletcher School, Tufts University |
 | Ann Rappaport Lecturer, Department of Urban and Environmental Policy, Tufts University DHP P257: Corporate Management of Environmental Issue |
 | Shinsuke Tanaka Assistant Professor of Economics, The Fletcher School, Tufts University Email: shinsuke.tanaka@tufts.edu |
 | Joel Trachtman Professor of International Law, The Fletcher School, Tufts University Email: Joel.Trachtman@tufts.edu |
 | Patrick Verkooijen Non-Resident Professor of Practice of Sustainable Development Diplomacy CEO, Global Center on Adaptation Former Special Representative for Climate Change at the World Bank |
 | Rockford 'Rocky' Weitz Professor of Practice, Entrepreneur Coach, Director, Fletcher Maritime Studies Program The Fletcher School, Tufts University Email: rockford.weitz@tufts.edu |
 | David Wirth Visiting Professor of International Law, The Fletcher School, Tufts University ILO L223: International Environmental Law |
Founder
 | William Moomaw Professor Emeritus Founder of CIERP, Center Director 1992-2013 Co-Director Global Development and Environment Institute at Tufts Email: william.moomaw@tufts.edu |
Postdoctoral Scholars
CIERP trains postdoctoral scholars and hosts visiting scholars from around the world. See past Postdoctoral Scholars here.
 | Zhen Han, Postdoctoral Scholar Zhen Han is a Postdoctoral Scholar at Climate Policy Lab (CPL), Center for International Environment and Resource Policy (CIERP), The Fletcher School, Tufts University. His research interests focus on international economic cooperation, state behaviours of rising powers and the links between international economy and security. He received his Ph.D. degree from the Political Science Department of McGill University (Montréal, Canada). His dissertation “Interdependence, State Decentralization and International Relations: The China Case” uses subnational unit of analysis from the contemporary China case and argues the pacifying effects of economic interdependence are conditioned on the domestic structure of state decentralization. He received his M.A. degree from the University of British Columbia, where he wrote a thesis on “Capitalist Peace Revisited: Can Financial Openness Lead to Peace in the Post-Cold War Era”. He published this article in China’s World Economy and Politics Journal. He also coauthored a book chapter on China-India relations. He also holds a B.A. degree in Political Science and a B.Sc. degree in Computer Engineering. Email: Zhen.Han@tufts.edu |
Research Fellows
CIERP trains doctoral students who serve as pre-doctoral Research Fellows in CIERP and the Climate Policy Lab. Our students have co-authored journal articles, reports and other publications with CIERP faculty and visiting scholars, and independently published papers of their own.
 | Fang Zhang, China Research Coordinator & Predoctoral fellow How governments mobilize domestic finance for innovation: The case of the domestic clean energy sector Government often plays a crucial and active role in funding technology innovation. Almost every major technical change in recent years can be traced back to state funding. A lack of state financing is a well-recognized barrier to the development of clean energy technologies. This is partially due to insufficient research on how governments can mobilize domestic finance for clean energy innovation, and on which policies are most effective in leveraging investments. My research explores how governments mobilize domestic finance for clean energy innovation based on four country cases: the United States, Germany, China, and India. Email: zhangfang0403@gmail.com |
 | Rishikesh Bhandary, Predoctoral Fellow Mobilizing Climate Finance Viruses and Venus Fly Traps: the design and effects of national climate funds This dissertation investigates how developing countries have sought to mobilize climate finance by setting up national climate funds. Through case studies of national climate funds in Bangladesh, Brazil, Ethiopia, and Indonesia, this study harvests early lessons on the opportunities and challenges afforded by national climate funds. The dissertation also utilizes Fiji's ongoing exploratory process of designing its national climate fund as a real-time study of how a country designs its national climate fund. Email: Rishikesh.Bhandary@tufts.edu |
 | Zdenka Myslikova, Predoctoral Fellow Indicators of innovation capabilities in clean energy technologies: Assessing the technology gap between developed and developing countries Zdenka Myslikova is a PhD candidate at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy with an interest in energy technology innovation, climate policy and regulation. In her doctoral research, she assesses energy technology innovation in the transition countries – what factors are key in motivating energy technology innovation? – and applies the adaptive leadership framework to understand why some countries are leaders in energy technology innovation while others are not. She holds a master’s degree in economics from the Center for Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE) in Mexico, and before starting her doctorate, she served at Mexico’s Energy Regulatory Commission. Email: zdenka.myslikova@tufts.edu |
 | Easwaran Narassimhan, Predoctoral Fellow Carbon Pricing and its impact on Clean Technology Innovation and Investments Easwaran is a PhD candidate and a Predoctoral Fellow at the Center for International Environment and Resource Policy, The Fletcher School, Tufts University. Prior to enrolling in the doctoral program, Easwaran received a Master's degree from The Fletcher School specializing in environmental policy and development economics. As a doctoral student, Easwaran focuses on Innovation and Industrial Policy for Clean Energy Technologies, trying to understand the role of government in transitioning to a low carbon future in developing countries. In addition to his dissertation, Easwaran is currently working on comparing carbon pricing regimes, measuring the environmental efficacy of Chinese overseas energy investments, and assessing the effectiveness of demand side policies to promote electric vehicle in the U.S. Email: Easwaran.Narassimhan@tufts.edu |
 | Qi Qi, Junior Fellow The Cost-Benefit Analysis of China's Climate Policies Qi is pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Economics and Public Policy under the joint supervision of faculty from the Fletcher School and the Department of Economics in Tufts’ School of Arts and Sciences. She has a special interest in using cost-benefit analysis and other types of economic methods to evaluate the climate change policies of China and other countries. For the Climate Policy Lab of CIERP, she is currently working on a paper investigating China’s policies conducive to green investments at home and abroad. Before coming to Fletcher, she was Senior Research and Program Officer in the China Office of Australia’s Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism, based in the Australian Embassy in Beijing, facilitating bilateral cooperation in the fields of energy and resources. Qi received an MA in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School and previously an MSc in International Relations from the University of Bristol in the UK. Email: qi.qi@tufts.edu |
 | Hengrui (Henry) Liu, Junior Fellow Hengrui is a first-year student of joint Ph.D. program in Economics and Public Policy of Tufts Department of Economics and The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Before coming to the Tufts University, he served as a research assistant at the International Economics Department of Johns Hopkins University- School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). Prior to that, he worked as a research associate at the U.S.-China Business Council where he focused on anti-monopolization, intellectual property rights, and investment treaty issues between the U.S. and China. He received a master’s degree in international economics and international affairs from Johns Hopkins University. Hengrui’s academic interests are international development, energy and environmental policy, and climate change issues, particularly in the context of the U.S.- China relationship. He is also interested in quantifying economic impacts of climate change in developing countries. Email: hengrui.liu@tufts.edu |
Administrators
 | Mieke van der Wansem Associate Director, Educational Programs Email: mieke.wansem@tufts.edu Phone: (617) 627-2476 |
 | Jillian DeStone (formerly DeMair) Assistant Director, Research Administration Email: jillian.destone@tufts.edu Phone: (617) 627-2778 |
 | Sara Rosales Program Coordinator Email: sara.rosales@tufts.edu Phone: (617) 627-3079 |
Research Assistants
Rising Power Alliances – Minerva Research Initiative
Brazil: Arthur Sanders Montadon
Russia: Nicholas Cicchinelli
India: Neeraj Prasad
China: Zihao Liu
South Africa: Scott Hoag