Jess is an environmental anthropology PhD student studying the community impacts of energy transitions and how to accomplish a successful in-situ energy transition. Her focus is on communities which are or have been reliant on fossil fuel jobs but which are transitioning into jobs based on renewable energy or sustainable production.
Her current projects include a study of environmental health concerns among UMD graduate students, evaluating the plans of DC, MD, and VA area gas stations over the next two decades, and an exploration of labor archetypes' influence on economic and energy transitions.
Areas of Interest
- Environmental anthropology
- Anthropology of energy
- Science & technology studies
- Sustainability
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Degrees
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Degree TypeBADegree DetailsUniversity of Notre Dame: Anthropology, Sociology (2022)
Awards
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2022-05-15Julian Samora Award
Conferences
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University of Maryland Sustainability Summit
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83rd Annual Meeting for the Society for Applied Anthropologists
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ANTHRO+
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Consortium of Catholic Universities, Vatican City (remote)
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Student Anthropology Research Forum, University of Notre Dame
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2022 Mosaic Initiative Webinar Series for Inclusive Learning Spaces, Indiana University (with G. Alex Ambrose)
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International Look at Teaching in Higher Education during COVID-19, University of Notre Dame
Research Topics
Email
jstaggs [at] umd.edu
