Ms. Laura Humphrey
​Housing and energy project coordinator
Laura currently is the Housing and Energy Project Coordinator with Three3. She is most motivated participating 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. She earned her graduate degree in public policy and administration, concentrating in energy and environmental policy, from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Her undergraduate studies were in political science and sustainability where she found her public policy niche in environmental and energy justice. Her position with Three3 began as an intern then went on to conduct research and advocate for access to clean and affordable energy options with an energy policy and organizing position with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. She organized Knoxville’s first Mayoral Energy Forum and spoke publicly 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 Appalachian and diverse southeastern communities. Her current cumulative Three3 projects include:
  • 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 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
To learn more about the team at Three3 and the project partners for these and other Three3 projects, don’t forget to check out the blog.
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