Michelle Graff

I am an Assistant Professor at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy at GA Tech. Prior to joining the faculty at GA Tech, I was an Assistant Professor at the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University. I hold a PhD from the Paul H. O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs (formerly SPEA) at Indiana University, an MA from George Washington University, and a BA from Colby College.

My research focuses on energy and society and, explicitly, three domestic energy topics: residential energy insecurity; the administration of energy assistance programs and policies; and the implications of the energy transition on vulnerable communities. Specifically, my work empirically examines whom energy insecurity affects, how it affects them, and how government programs have helped alleviate energy insecurity, if at all. My research offers theoretical and empirical contributions to the energy justice, material hardship, and public administration literatures.

I teach environmental policy at the undergraduate and graduate levels as well as research methods at the undergraduate levels. I enjoy working with students who are focused on research and careers related to energy policy, energy insecurity/justice, and public administration topics.