jordan.burt@aeclinic.org
Jordan Burt, PhD
Researcher (she/her)
Dr. Jordan Burt is a Researcher at the Applied Economics Clinic. She has more than four years of professional experience in research and analysis, with a focus on energy program development and assessment and data-driven equity and environmental justice analysis. With a background in Geographic Information Science (GIS) and environmental economics, Dr. Burt specializes in spatial environmental analysis. Dr. Burt has authored several reports and assisted in the preparation of expert comments in Indiana, Louisiana, and Kentucky. Her recent work includes investigating the health impacts of the Pittsfield Generating Facility on local communities, identifying potential pathways for decarbonizing peak electricity demand in Massachusetts, benefit-cost analysis, and assessing energy burden disparities across households.
Prior to joining the Applied Economics Clinic as a Researcher, Dr. Burt worked at Clark University where she was involved in projects that dealt with water use in the manufacturing sector, water pollution, and environmental regulation. Dr. Burt’s doctoral research relied on stated preference analysis to determine households’ willingness to pay for water quality improvements, as well as understanding how household recreation behavior changes under potential future scenarios.
Dr. Burt holds a PhD in Economics from Clark University, a Master of Arts in Economics from Clark University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Assumption College.