Team
Faculty
Dr. Erin Litzow
Applied economist
Environmental, development, and energy economics. Research across 11 countries in Africa and Latin America. Affiliated with Duke Energy Access Project and Environment for Development.
Dr. Elías Cisneros
Environmental economist
Political economy of land-use change and deforestation in Brazil and Indonesia. Remote sensing and causal analysis methods.
Student Researchers
Sonali Singh
PhD candidate, Public Policy & Political Economy
Climate variability, human capital, and political economy. Research on extreme heat and educational outcomes, weather shocks in India, and patent reforms in emerging markets. UT System Graduate Archer Fellow and NSF-funded EITM Scholar.
Kayleigh Tompkins
Graduate student, Public Policy & Political Economy
Mamie Cincotta
Graduate student, Public Policy & Political Economy
Deena Essa
Graduate student, Public Policy & Political Economy
Yiqun Yu
Graduate student, Economics
Partha Chowdhury
Graduate student, Political Science
Aria Abhyankar
Undergraduate student, International Political Economy
Senior thesis on the U.S. prison system and environmental quality. UTD Sustainability Honors recipient (2025) with a full scholarship for study abroad in Amsterdam and Brussels on international law and politics. Chaired the SEPPS Dean’s Council; graduating summa cum laude in May 2026.
Former Team Members
Joey Rogers
Former undergraduate student
Nyma Anisa Ehtesham
Former undergraduate student