I am an environmental historian, author, educator, and policy researcher located in Atlanta, Georgia, where I lead research on climate and environmental policy issues for the Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance. ​I earned a Ph.D. from Penn State in 2013, and my research uncovers the roots of sustainability in the United States. ​​​​My first book, The Price of Permanence: Nature and Business in the New South, based on my award-winning Ph.D. dissertation, was published in 2018 by the University of Georgia Press. I am working on my second book, which explores the the origins of sustainable communities.