Dr. Marisa Sotolongo
Marisa Sotolongo is an environmental justice scholar and Senior Policy Analyst with the Initiative for Energy Justice. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Physics, with a focus in Energy Security, at MIT, and earned her PhD in Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Northeastern University. Her research focuses on environmental justice theory and practice, informed by Indigenous restorative and critical approaches to justice. Marisa utilizes a mixed-methods approach to research, combining quantitative and qualitative approaches in order to advance environmental and energy justice policy in the U.S. Marisa has worked for the Texas Legislative Budget Board for natural resources and environmental agencies, and remains committed to state-level policy work. She was raised in Durham, North Carolina, and currently resides in Brooklyn, New York.
