Andrea Pierce

Dr. Andrea L. Pierce (f. Sarzynski) is an associate professor at the University of Delaware’s Biden School of Public Policy and Administration and the Department of Geography and Spatial Science. She has faculty affiliations with the Delaware Environmental Institute, the Disaster Research Center, the Community Engagement Initiative, and the Graduate Program in Water Science and Policy.

Her research interests include urban governance, climate change policy, carbon footprints, urban land use, shrinking cities/suburbs, and renewable energy policy. Prior to joining the faculty at Delaware, she worked at the George Washington Institute of Public Policy (GWIPP), the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution, the Rochester Institute of Technology, the White House Council on Environmental Quality, and the environmental law practice at Sidley Austin LLP. Andrea has a Ph.D. in public policy and public administration and a Master of Public Policy (M.P.P.) from The George Washington University and a B.S. in natural resources from Cornell University.

Education

• PhD The George Washington University (2003 — 2006)
• MPP The George Washington University (2001 — 2003)
• BS Cornell University (1996 — 1999)