Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan
Joan and Sanford Weill Hall
Assistant Professor, School of Environment and Sustainability; Senior Advisor to the Department of Energy’s Office of Economic Impact and Diversity
Tony Reames conducts research in the emerging field of energy justice, which investigates fair and equitable access to affordable, reliable, and clean energy technology. His research employs energy analysis, geographic information systems (GIS), and policy analysis tools to study disparities in urban residential energy dynamics focusing on the production and persistence of spatial, racial, and socioeconomic inequality. He leads the Urban Energy Justice Research Group. He collaborates with scholars from public health, engineering, urban planning, and public policy.
Ph.D., University of Kansas; M.S. Kansas State University; B.S., North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
The Partnership on Economic Mobility between Poverty Solutions and the City of Detroit is a joint effort to identify and implement concrete, evidence-based strategies that significantly improve economic opportunity and reduce poverty in Detroit.
