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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 |
![]() | Amy Myers Jaffe, Managing Director of the Climate Policy Lab Research Professor Email: amy.jaffe@tufts.edu |
Faculty
![]() | Steve Block Professor of International Economics, 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 |
![]() | Erin Coughlan de Perez Associate Professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy |
![]() | Abay Ezra Yimere Lecturer and Researcher, Addis Ababa University Country Manager, Program for the Biosafety Systems (PBS) |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | Melissa McCracken William R. Moomaw Assistant Professor of International Energy and Resource Policy The Fletcher School, Tufts University Email: Melissa.Mccracken@tufts.edu |
![]() | Gilbert E. Metcalf Professor of Economics, Tufts University Email: gilbert.metcalf@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 |
![]() | Julie Schaffner Visiting Associate Professor of Development Economics |
![]() | 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 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 |
![]() | Jacob Werksman Visiting Professor of International Law, The Fletcher School, Tufts University |
![]() | David Wirth Visiting Professor of International Law, The Fletcher School, Tufts University ILO L223: International Environmental Law |
![]() | Fang Zhang Assistant Professor Tsinghua University School of Public Policy & Management Email: zhangfang2021@tsinghua.edu.cn |
Board
![]() | Andy Darrell (F88-MALD) Chief of Strategy, Global Energy & Finance, Environmental Defense Fund |
![]() | John Harper (F85-MALD) Principal and Founder, Birch Tree Capital |
![]() | Tom Haslett Co-Founder, Partner, TILT |
![]() | 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, F84-PhD) Professor of Practice and Senior Research Fellow, Fletcher School |
![]() | Chris Wendel (F93-MALD) President, Volta Industries |
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.
![]() | Rishikesh Bhandary Postdoctoral Scholar The Fletcher School, Tufts University Email: Rishikesh.Bhandary@tufts.edu |
![]() | Zongyuan Zoe Liu Postdoctoral Scholar The Fletcher School, Tufts University Email: Zongyuan.Liu@tufts.edu |
![]() | Frank O'Donnell Postdoctoral Scholar The Fletcher School, Tufts University Twitter: @frank11285 Email: Francis.O_donnell@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.
![]() | Alvin Camba Predoctoral Research Fellow The Fletcher School, Tufts University Email: aacamba@gmail.com |
![]() | Tarun Gopalakrishnan Junior Fellow The Fletcher School, Tufts University Email: tarun.gopalakrishnan@tufts.edu |
![]() | Hengrui (Henry) Liu Junior Fellow The Fletcher School, Tufts University Email: hengrui.liu@tufts.edu |
![]() | Zdenka Myslikova Predoctoral Research Fellow The Fletcher School, Tufts University Email: zdenka.myslikova@tufts.edu |
![]() | Easwaran Narassimhan Predoctoral Research Fellow The Fletcher School, Tufts University Email: Easwaran.Narassimhan@tufts.edu |
![]() | Qi Qi Junior Fellow The Fletcher School, Tufts University Email: qi.qi@tufts.edu |
![]() | Bethany Tietjen Junior Fellow The Fletcher School, Tufts University Email: bethany.tietjen@tufts.edu |
Administrators
![]() | Mieke van der Wansem Associate Director, Educational Programs Email: mieke.wansem@tufts.edu Phone: (617) 627-2476 |
![]() | Jillian DeStone Associate Director Email: jillian.destone@tufts.edu Phone: (617) 627-2778 |
![]() | Sara Rosales Senior Program Coordinator Email: sara.rosales@tufts.edu Phone: (617) 627-3079 |
Research Assistants & Interns
CIERP and Climate Policy Lab Research Assistants and Interns |
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Sabrina Andrews, Research Assistant, Community-Based Natural Farming, Tufts CREATE Initiative |
Eliza Sheff, Research Assistant, Communications and Media |
Bethany Tietjen, Research Assistant, Deep Decarbonization in the U.S |
Nikolas Westfield, Intern, Climate Policy Performance Index |
Emelia Williams, Research Assistant, India Policy Gap Analysis |
CPL Strategic Internship Program |
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Timothy Hu, Intern, Greentown Labs |
Lucia Lombardo, Sustainable Infrastructure Fellow, CDP North America |
Seth Owusu-Mante, Intern, Climate Policy Lab |
Professor Mihaela Papa’s Research on Rising Power Alliances/Coalitions |
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Lisa May |
Professor Jenny Aker’s Research Projects on Agricultural Technologies, Adult Education, and Financial Inclusion |
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Parthu Kalva |
Venky Ramamoorthy |
Mikalyn Rush |
Sabrina Andrews |
Joseph Thomas |
Vasudha Ramakrishna |
Alex Carroll |
Girija Bahety |
Yasmeen Fatimah Shaikh |
Jeremy Danz |
Madison Chapman |
Tufts CREATE Solutions |
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Nathaniel (Atticus) Murphy, PhD candidate in Biology working with Professor Elizabeth Crone |
Kelly Smith, MS candidate in Offshore Wind Energy Engineering working with Professor Eric Hines |
Sabrina Andrews, MALD candidate at the Fletcher School working with Professor Tim Griffin |
Jeremy Halstead, MS candidate at the Friedman School working with Professor Tim Griffin |