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Laura is the Housing and Energy Project Coordinator with Three3. She is most motivated to participate directly in homes where help is needed the most. Laura is driven by service and the need for impactful policy research for equitable and resilient communities for all. Her project work includes a HUD (Housing & Urban Development) Technical grant to investigate respiratory health outcomes related to indoor air quality, a TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) Connected Communities grant to install systems with an application called EASIER designed to alert elders about indoor and outdoor conditions that might impact their health, and an EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) Environmental and Energy Justice grant to revisit weatherized homes determining vulnerabilities and resiliency to climate change impacts expected in Knoxville, TN. She earned her graduate degree in public policy and administration, concentrating in energy and environmental policy, from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Prior to Three3, she’s advocated for access to clean, affordable energy, organized Knoxville’s first Mayoral Energy Forum, and spoke regionally about the continuing disproportionate energy burden in the southeast. Laura’s goal is to continue connecting communities, encouraging participation, and serving through policy research and education to drive resiliency in our diverse southeastern communities.
Notable Three3 Projects:
Notable Three3 Projects:
Examining Home Environments and Asthma Interventions in the Tennessee Valley; a Housing and Urban Development (HUD) healthy housing technical studies grant
Alerting Elders and Trusted Social Networks Living in EJ Communities About Indoor and Outdoor Risks to Their Health; funded by the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) Connected Communities Energy and Environmental Justice (EEJ) grant
Climate Plus: Going Beyond Weatherization to Healthy Indoor Air Quality in Low-Income Homes, an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Collaborative Problem Solving and Environmental Justice grant
Regenerative Communities, funding in partnership with the Great Smokey Mountains National Park’s Institute at Tremont
Healthy Homes Initiative in Maricopa County, Arizona; a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Healthy Homes Collaborative Grant
