Meet the Team

CO-FOUNDER & RESEARCH SCIENTIST

Dr. Sarah Kelly is the co-founder of the Energy Justice Clinic. She is an applied social scientist, with a Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Arizona. Sarah specializes in community-based participatory research methodologies on energy and water. For the last eight years she has conducted research with ancestral leaders and Mapuche-Williche communities in southern Chile on energy conflicts and intercultural water studies. Her work has been published in Geforum, Energy Policy, Energy Research and Social Science, and Environment and Planning E among other journals. At Dartmouth she teaches Energy Justice.

CO-FOUNDER & ADVISOR

Professor Maron Greenleaf is an anthropologist, political ecologist, and legal scholar. She is co-founder of the Energy Justice Clinic and currently serves as the Faculty Advisory. She studies the politics of climate change, forests, energy, and green economies in Brazil and elsewhere. Maron holds a PhD in Anthropology from Stanford University, a JD from New York University, and a BA in Political Science from Yale University. She is an Assistant Professor in Dartmouth College’s Department of Anthropology.

Nadine Lorini Formiga is a '25 from Porto Alegre, Brazil. Currently studying Geography, Environmental Studies, and Latin American & Latinx Studies, Nadine's educational journey is fueled by her commitment to promoting just energy transitions, particularly for marginalized Indigenous communities in Latin America. Embracing a multidisciplinary approach, she embarked on her path by joining the Clinic in December 2021, and later by receiving the Presidential and Stamps Scholarships. Her research delves into the establishment of energy landscapes, where she navigates the interconnected legacies of extractivist colonialism and contemporary trends in large-scale energy developments

Adamari Benavidez is a ‘25 from Los Angeles, California, studying Anthropology and Geography, interested in applied legal anthropology and environmental law. She came into the clinic after taking Dr. Kelly’s Energy Justice course and has focused on supporting the Chile case. She is enthusiastic about continuing to establish connections and learning from transnational collaborative research.

Ella Briman is a Dartmouth '25 studying Government and Sustainable Energy. Her previous work in the Energy Justice Clinic has included volunteering with COVER Home Repair to deliver home weatherization upgrades and learning about community choice aggregation opportunities through CPCNH. She is currently focused on quantitative and qualitative research evaluating the extent of energy insecurity in the Upper Valley. Outside of Irving, Ella is a student mentor with DREAM based in White River Junction.

Ali Bauer is a '25 from outside of Philadelphia, PA majoring in Environmental Studies and Geography. Ali took Dr. Geenleaf and Dr. Kelly's 'Environmental Justice' and 'Energy Justice' courses as her introduction to the clinic. Ali is now a research assistant, specifically interested in minimizing barriers causing disproportionate access to energy services through making energy more affordable and accessible. Ali seeks to support individuals and communities emotionally as well as physically in addressing their energy needs!

Arne Grette is a '25 from Issaquah, WA who studies environmental and international economics. He is excited to work with the clinic on the Chile case helping translate case documents from Norway and analyze the complex dynamics of large international actors in the energy sector. He has previously traveled with the Irving Institute on its Energy Immersion Trip to the Gulf Coast to learn about America's energy infrastructure and energy justice issues, and the trip sparked his interest in joining the clinic.

Arshi is a '27 from North Carolina, currently pursuing a double major in Quantitative Social Sciences and Geography. Arshi's interest in climate and energy research is driven by my desire to help ensure a responsible energy transition, one that works to address historical harms. Arshi joined the Clinic in March of 2024 and is currently assisting with community-based energy research on energy burden in the Upper Valley. 

Gideon Gruel is a ‘26 who grew up around DC. He is studying Philosophy, Classical Languages & Literature, and Political Theory at Dartmouth. He is interested in the many philosophical and legal questions that the Energy Justice Clinic treats through its scholarship, especially international and foreign laws and how such laws are positioned towards Indigenous communities.

Aidan Silvestro is a '27 from Monroe, Connecticut. Interested in the intersection of climate, energy, and international security, Aidan is pursuing an Earth Science, Russian, and International Studies degree. As a photographer and journalist, Aidan has created the clinic website and has been working to document the clinic’s work. Aidan is currently assisting and documenting energy research on the energy burden in the Upper Valley.

Isabel Squier is a ’25 from Seattle, WA. She is majoring in Environmental Studies and Geography with a minor in Spanish. Isabel joined the clinic in the Spring of 2023 after taking Dr. Kelly’s course on Energy Justice. As part of the clinic, she has focused on researching the Chilean aquaculture industry in support of Dr. Kelly’s research in Chile. Isabel is interested in natural resource management and regulation and how legal and political frameworks play into energy inequities.

Abby Hughes is a '25 from Potsdam, New York. She studies environmental engineering with a specialization in energy systems, and joined the Energy Justice clinic with an interest in further understanding the anthropological and geographical concerns of the green energy transition. Abby has worked to develop a residential energy burden survey for local renters in the Upper Valley, conducted specialized research on Community Power and CPCNH, and regularly attends Sustainable Hanover Energy Committee meetings on behalf of the clinic. She enjoys the individual initiative required in research, the learning opportunities inherent in our multidisciplinary cohort, and the clinic's community-based practicum.

Paulie Horvath is a '26 majoring in Environmental Studies with minors in Theater and Global Health. Through the EJC, Paulie has learned about the future of hydropower and stormwater management, working with the Vermont Department of Emergency Management on High Hazard Dam Mitigation and the Black River Action Team surveying culverts and ditches. 

Erin Parker is a '26 from Sturbridge, Massachusetts who is studying Government, Geography, and Public Policy. Erin joined the Energy Justice Clinic after taking Energy Justice with Dr. Kelly. This summer, she worked as a Community Resilience Fellow, supporting the town of Cavendish, Vermont. She is excited to see how the project progresses as it expands to other towns in Vermont.

Zoe is a '26 majoring in biology and environmental studies. Zoe was a part of the start of our Dartmouth Energy Justice Clinic collaboration with our Cavendish community partners in the spring of 2024 and loved collaborating on the community-based flood resiliency project. Zoe loves spending time outside and getting involved in other community service and sustainability-related projects around campus.

Raised in Portland, Oregon, Ben Stevenson '27 grew up fighting for bold climate policies at the local and state level. Whether advocating for more climate justice curriculum at Dartmouth or working on federal policy in D.C. over the summer, Ben is passionate about realizing a just energy transition.mBen first joined the Clinic through Dr. Boke’s Environmental Justice course, where he was grateful to support COVER Home Repair’s energy justice work in the Upper Valley. 

Sophie Reynolds is a '26 from Little Rock, Arkansas. She is studying Environmental Studies, with minors in Public Policy and Italian. She is passionate about environmental policy and education around climate change. When not working with the Energy Justice Clinic, she can be seen working as a Peer Tutor and PR Chair in the Writing Center, giving campus tours for Dartmouth Admissions, and cheering on the Big Green as a captain for Dartmouth College Cheerleading.