alana.ballagh@berkeley.edu

Alana Ballagh is a second-year working to attain her Masters of Science in the Energy and Resources Group. Alana is interested in exploring the role of more participatory decision-making in adaptation to infrastructure-related impacts. Her recent work examines the impacts of the renewable energy transition on water in the Great Basin and the impacts of climate and infrastructure development on fisheries in the Greater Mekong subregion. 

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Alana holds a BA in Environmental Studies and Political Science from Swarthmore College. Prior to joining ERG, she worked as a Fulbright ETA in Vientiane, Laos, and supported research projects at the Stimson Center and the East West Center. Alana will begin her PhD in Geography at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, in Fall 2026.