Lauren is a Senior Associate supporting CLASP’s clean energy access and climate research portfolios. Prior to joining CLASP in 2018, Lauren was a Research Assistant at Yale University, where she worked on a number of projects ranging from environmental sustainability metrics to public climate change opinion. She has also supported monitoring and evaluation efforts with the Global Water Partnership and Sustainable Energy for All. Lauren holds a Master’s Degree in Environmental Management from the Yale School of the Environment and a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and Environmental Studies from the University of Oregon.