Drexel University

Solar Program Coordinator at Energy Outreach Colorado

Energy Outreach Colorado

Solar Program Coordinator

- As fieldwork lead, coordinated the scheduling of 245 surveys and interviews for primary data collection
- Planned 15 energy conservation workshops hosted at community organizations across Philadelphia and presented energy assistance resources to attendees
- Create multimedia essays on various elements of energy systems studies using an open source web platform for anthropological research

Peer Reviewed Publications:
"What is energy literacy? Responding to vulnerability in Philadelphia's energy ecologies.” (2022)
Citation: Adams, James, Alison Kenner, Briana Leone, Andrew Rosenthal, Morgan Sarao, and Taeya Boi-Doku. "What is energy literacy? Responding to vulnerability in Philadelphia's energy ecologies." Energy Research & Social Science 91 (2022): 102718.
 
“Transitioning Out of Vulnerability Using the Neighborhood Energy Center Model."(2023)
Citation: Kenner, Alison, Andrew Rosenthal, Briana Leone, Morgan Sarao, James Adams, and Abby Tzinberg. "Transitioning Out of Vulnerability Using the Neighborhood Energy Center Model." In Living with Energy Poverty, pp. 191-200. Routledge, 2023.

Energy Rights Project

Fieldwork Lead

Perform inductive data analysis that aids in the updating process of internal policies and organization-wide plans, such as DVRPC’s Public Participation Plan
Assist with community outreach and qualitative data collection and coding for updating the region's Coordinated Human Services Transportation Plan (CHSTP), titled Equity Through Access, and the region's Long Range Plan
Aid in public outreach, meeting planning, and content creation for DVRPC's Public Participation Task Force

Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission

Equity Policy Intern

Was chosen out of a pool of competitive applicants to be a paid, part-time research fellow for a Drexel University Department of Politics faculty member 
The research project explored the role that urban growth machines play in shaping city policies in threatened coastal cities

Drexel University CoAS Research Fellow

Aided in government advocacy on the city, state, and federal level on behalf the University City Science Center
Wrote and submitted two grant proposals on behalf of UCSC's youth STEM education program
Organized information tables, a panel, and an interactive activity that relate to placemaking and urban planning at a Venture Cafe Thursday Gathering
Helped organize a voter registration drive in the Quorum Drop-In Lounge at the University City Science Center

University City Science Center

Government Relations Co-op

Accumulated over thirty relevant scholarly articles in collaboration with Christian Hunold for article "Green  Infrastructure  and  Urban  Wildlife:  Toward  a Politics of Sight" 
Studied green infrastructure in Philadelphia and how it affects the urban animal population 
Transcribed interviews with both green infrastructure practitioners and government officials in Philadelphia to assess stakeholder sentiment towards a spectrum of urban wildlife

Research Assistant

Established a branch of the Pennsylvania Student Power Network at Drexel University
 Plan general body meetings and various events/actions that reflect the organization's values
 Work towards eliminating social injustices and establishing a sense of political activism on campus

Drexel Student Power Network

Co-Founder

Collaborated with the administrator of Drexel's Department of History and Politics on various projects
Organized an event on the Anthropocene hosted by the History Department; reached out to potential guest speakers and assisted in planning their trips
Assisted administrators at department hosted events by greeting academics from around the world