Her areas of interest lie at the intersection of social psychology and climate policy. She teaches courses at the undergraduate and master’s level on the psychology of climate change, psychological approaches to decision-making, conflict resolution, survey design, diverse organizations, strategic consulting and their implications for public policy. She received a BA in psychology from Tufts University, an MA and PhD in Social Psychology from Duke University, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Vanderbilt Institute for Energy and Environment and Climate Change Research Network at Vanderbilt University.