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Elise
Harrington
Assistant Professor
160 Humphrey School
Currently reviewing Ph.D. applicants
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    Elise Harrington is an assistant professor at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota in the Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy (STEP) area. Her research examines the social and regulatory dynamics of emerging energy technologies, and local energy and environmental policy processes. Her work focuses domestically on the United States and internationally, primarily on countries in East Africa. She has a PhD in Environmental Policy and Planning from the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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    PhD in Environmental Policy and Planning (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)

    Harrington, E., Athavankar, A. & Hsu, D. (2020). Variation in rural household energy transitions for basic lighting in India, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 119,

    Harrington, E. & Hsu, D. (2018). Roles for government and other sectors in the governance of green infrastructure in the U.S., Environmental Science and Policy, 88, 104-115