Assistant Professor at the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University

Robyn Meeks

  • Robyn Meeks
    Robyn Meeks
    Assistant Professor at the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University

Assistant Professor, Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University; Faculty Affiliate, Duke University Energy Initiative and Duke Center for International Development.

Contact: 919-613-9376, robyn.meeks@duke.edu

Professor Meeks has implemented field research in a number of countries, including India, Nepal, Kyrgyzstan, Kenya, Kazakhstan, and Peru.

Robyn Meeks is an Assistant Professor at the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University and a faculty affiliate of the Duke University Energy Initiative and the Duke Center for International Development. Professor Meeks is on the Faculty Advisory Committee of Duke University’s Energy Access Project.

Her research is at the intersection of environmental and development economics with much of her work focusing on understanding individual and household responses to the introduction of various water and energy technologies, policies, and types of infrastructure in developing countries.  Professor Meeks has implemented field research in a number of countries, including India, Nepal, Kyrgyzstan, Kenya, Kazakhstan, and Peru.

Her prior and on-going energy-related research addresses topics such as: the impacts of energy efficient technologies on household electricity consumption and local electricity reliability, benefits of smart meters, household perception of and response to non-linear electricity pricing, the impacts of grid versus off-grid electrification on enterprise development, and the impacts of alternative cooking fuels (such as biogas) on indicators of sustainable development.

Professor Meeks has a Ph.D. from Harvard University, a master’s degree from Yale University, and a bachelor’s degree from Brown University.

 

 

 

My Work

SETI Fourth Annual Meeting

SETI Fourth Annual Meeting

The 4th Annual Meeting of the Sustainable Energy Transitions Initiative took place on May 15-17, 2019 in Santiago, Chile.

Podcast: A Small Green Idea to Power Rural Nepal

Podcast: A Small Green Idea to Power Rural Nepal

As Subhrendu Pattanayak and a group of researchers from Duke University navigate narrow catwalks high into the Annapurna mountain range in the Himalayas, they begin to understand first-hand the difficulties of establishing any set infrastructure in such difficult terrain.

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