Dr. Runa Das Email and Phone Number

I am currently an Associate Professor in the College of Interdisciplinary Studies at Royal Roads University in British Columbia, Canada. My PhD is in Environmental Applied Science and Management and I have Master’s and undergraduate degrees in Psychology.I am a social scientist and an interdisciplinary researcher and I concentrate on energy related issues. My background and training in various disciplines contributes to how I seek to understand the world and understand energy consumption. I am currently focusing on the study of equitable household energy transition for net-zero in Canada, which includes study of energy poverty. Outcomes of my work sit at the nexus of energy and climate policy, as well as housing policy. I am primarily funded by Canada’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) for research.Apart from academics, I am the current Steering Committee Chair of Women and Inclusivity in Sustainable Energy Research (WISER): a global network of women and non-binary academics in the field of clean, low-carbon, or sustainable energy research. I also work as a consultant and I have advised government, environmental organizations, not-for-profits, and was recently commissioned to write a report on energy poverty in Canada for the David Suzuki Foundation.