We have created this expert directory to facilitate the accessibility of the work being done on fuel poverty. We hope it will be used by journalists and the media to quickly and easily find subject matter experts on all aspects of fuel poverty. This will enable the research community to add our evidence to the discussion and use it to support policy changes.
The directory is part of the Fuel Poverty Evidence project. We aim to capture the extent and diversity of this wide-ranging field of research. If you would like to be included, please complete this simple form.
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Pepa Ambrosio-Albala
Research Fellow
School of Earth and Environment
University of Leeds
Leeds


I am a social scientist interested in people's perception, stakeholder engagement and behavioural changes in the area of energy poverty and acceptance of new energy technologies. My research focuses on understanding energy-vulnerable households' capacity to withstand energy poverty and the impact of energy poverty on well-being and health.
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P.Ambrosio-Albala@leeds.ac.uk

Mr William Baker
Freelance fuel poverty researcher
Bristol


I have worked in fuel poverty policy, research and advocacy for over 20 years. I have delivered fuel poverty and energy advice projects (particularly around health) and have much knowledge of the relationship between research and practice. I have undertaken advocacy and policy development work at a European, UK-wide, devolved nation and local authority level. I am also a trustee for the Fuel Poverty Research Network.
william@fuelpovertyresearch.net

Dr Sirid Bonderup
Researcher
Department of the Built Environment
University of Aalborg
Copenhagen, Denmark


Dr Catherine Butler
Associate Professor
University of Exeter
Exeter


My research uses in-depth interviews to understand people’s experiences of deep fuel and transport poverty in the UK with focus on people living in cities, spanning the South and North of the UK. I also work on issues of low carbon energy transition and access in South Africa. I focus on how energy use affects wellbeing in multiple connected ways, including abilities to access/use digital services and transport as well as heat/cooling and light.
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c.butler@exeter.ac.uk

Dr Danielle Butler
Senior Research and Policy Officer
National Energy Action
Manchester


I am a Senior Research and Policy Officer at leading fuel poverty charity National Energy Action and Trustee and Founder of the Fuel Poverty Research Network. My work has largely focused on the lived experience of fuel poverty among ‘at risk’ groups, such as renters, older and younger householders, and those in rural and remote settings. I also research the design and development of energy-related advice and programmes support and how this functions as an essential element of wider efforts to tackle fuel poverty. I have worked extensively with a wide range of research funders, partners and other key stakeholders including governments, the health sector, statutory, and third sector organisations, both in the UK and beyond.
danielle.butler@nea.org.uk

Dr Umberto Cao
Researcher
Aix-Marseille University
Marseille, France


I am particularly concerned with the impact of energy policies and energy poverty on the most fragile groups of the population, and my work favours an intersectional approach. In addition, I am interested in the experiences and views of indigenous groups from different regions (mainly Latin America) on environmental and energy issues.
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umberto.cao1@gmail.com

Dr Andrea Gatto
Assistant Professor
Kean University
Wenzhou


I conduct research on energy economics, policy and regulation issues connected with sustainable development. I acquired experience in renewable, sustainable and cleaner energy transition; energy vulnerability, resilience and poverty; resource governance; energy-food-water nexus; composite indicators; and microfinance projects connected with these subjects. Besides research and teaching, I am president of the CED - Center for Economic Development & Social Change and I serve as editor and reviewer for several of journals in the field.
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WKU | agatto@kean.edu

Irene González-Pijuan
PhD candidate
Sheffield Hallam University
Barcelona


My PhD looks at the impacts of energy poverty on children, and specifically how do children experience energy poverty. I have also worked on energy poverty and gender aspects and I am very interested on vulnerable people facing low carbon transitions, so just/fair transitions.
irenegonzalezpijuan@gmail.com
Mr Mohammed Jaber
PhD Candidate
University of Miskolc
Miskolc, Hungary


I am a PhD candidate researching energy poverty in Jordan and its impact on people's daily lives. My research uses various methods to understand the challenges and opportunities for addressing energy poverty in the country.
jaber.mo86@gmail.com

Antonella Mazzone
Leverhulme Early Career Fellow
University of Oxford, University of Bristol
Oxford


I work with Indigenous and marginalised groups to try to understand lived experiences of extreme heat, and I am working towards a people-centred definition of cooling poverty. In these times of increasing and prolonged heatwaves, it is crucial we diversify our knowledge, and share local-based strategies to cope with extreme heat. Journalism can help democratise this information.
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Professor Lucie Middlemiss
Professor of Environment and Society
University of Leeds
Leeds


I am interested in how people experience fuel poverty in daily life, as well as how policy and the energy market shape these experiences. I also research the transition to Net Zero, and how it is likely to impact on those that are already vulnerable (including those already in fuel poverty).
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Dr Robinson Elaine
Research Associate
Loughborough University
Ashby de la Zouch


I am a Research Associate with the Centre for Research in Social Policy (CRSP) at Loughborough University. My role involves developing and undertaking quantitative analysis of large data sets, in order to identify patterns and trends related to low income and fuel poverty.
e.robinson@lboro.ac.uk
Matthew Scott
Policy and Practice Officer
Chartered Institute of Housing
Newcastle upon Tyne


I am a policy and practice officer at the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH), the UK professional body for people who work or have an interest in housing. At CIH I lead our policy work on fuel poverty, energy efficiency, and decarbonisation.
matthew.scott@cih.org

Dr Neil Simcock
Senior Lecturer
Liverpool John Moores University


My current research focuses on power and inequality. I aim to uncover the institutional and structural arrangements that render some people vulnerable to energy poverty, such as the design of energy/housing markets and the stigmatisation of marginalised groups in society.
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Dr Carolyn Snell
Reader in Social Policy
School for Business and Society
University of York
York


I am an expert in the relationship between climate policy, fuel poverty, and policy. I strongly believe that we can address climate change goals (e.g. net zero) in a fair and just way that lifts the most vulnerable out of fuel poverty.
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carolyn.snell@york.ac.uk

Dr Harriet Thomson
Associate Professor in Global Social Policy
University of Birmingham
Birmingham


I am an applied interdisciplinary researcher, and I like collaborating with diverse groups of people to develop holistic solutions to real life energy issues. My research interests include the role of public policy and policymaking processes in shaping energy, structural inequalities in the distribution of affordable and clean forms of energy, health and wellbeing outcomes, and indicators for measuring the complex realities of energy poverty.
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h.thomson@bham.ac.uk

Dr Sergio Tirade-Herrero
Ramón y Cajal' Research Fellow
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM)
Madrid, Spain


I am a socio-environmental scientist conducting interdisciplinary research on household energy from an energy poverty and justice perspective. My work looks into the inequality impacts of low-carbon transitions, the links between access to housing and energy and the regional dimensions of energy poverty in the Mediterranean and Central and Eastern Europe. I have more than ten years of advisory experience on climate and energy policy and the measurement of energy poverty through indicators. A current focus of my research is on household energy debt, supply disconnections, informal connections, and energy access issues.
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sergio.tirado@uam.es

Dr Nicola Willand
Senior Lecturer
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia


I am an interdisciplinary researcher working at the intersection of housing, social, health and building sciences related to the topic of energy justice. My research focuses on how housing outcomes are shaped by the interrelations of dwelling quality, householder practices and the structural, geographical and social contexts.
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nicola.willand@rmit.edu.au

Mr Tom Woolley
Researcher and Environmental Consultant
Rachel Bevan Architects and Ecological Design Association
Downpatrick, Northern Ireland


Expertise in the impact of retrofit disasters, mould, and damp on health.
tom.woolley@btconnect.com