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Mary Sanford

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 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5039-6029

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Research interests

Mary is a Research Fellow at the University of Bath, supported by a Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship and working with Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh MBE. The title of the project is Agents of the Status Quo: How elite influencers impact the ecological transition. 

Mary's research interests lie at the intersection of social science, data science, and the political economy of climate change. She uses qualitative and quantitative methods to analyse complex issues related to the advancement of climate change communication, activism, and policy.  

Previously she was a postdoctoral researcher and junior scientist at the RFF-CMCC European Institute on Economics and the Environment (EIEE) in Milan, Italy.  At EIEE, she worked on the EU Horizon CAPABLE project, investigating public acceptability of climate policy, the role of political actors, and assessments of approaches to citizen engagement. 

She completed a DPhil at the University of Oxford in 2023, funded by the UK's Economic and Social Research Council on an Advanced Quantitative Methods studentship. In 2021-2022, she worked for the Science, Technology, and Innovation Directorate of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). She earned a MSc also from Oxford (2018) and a Bachelors from the University of Pennsylvania (2017).

Mary is also affiliated with the Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST), the Climate Social Science Network (CSSN), and the Centre for Research on Geography, Resources, Environment, Energy & Networks (Green).

Education/Academic qualification

Social Data Science, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oxford

1 Oct 2019 → 28 Jul 2023

Award Date: 28 Jul 2023

External positions

Affilated junior scientist, Centro Euro-Mediterraneo Sui Cambiamenti Climatici S.c.a.r.l.

30 Apr 0001 → …

Keywords

  • H Social Sciences (General)
  • JA Political science (General)

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  2. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  3. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  4. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  5. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action
  6. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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