Dr. Katya Rhodes
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Credentials
PhD (SFU), MSc, BA with Honours
Area of expertise
Multi-attribute climate policy analysis, Pro-environmental behaviour, Survey-based methods, Energy-economy modelling, Comparative climate policy
Professional Information & Research
Professional information
Dr. Katya Rhodes is an Assistant Professor in the School of Public Administration and member of the Institute for Integrated Energy Systems at the University of Victoria. She is a recipient of the CUFA BC 2023 Early In Career Distinguished Academic Award.
Dr. Rhodes investigates the topics of low-carbon economy transitions and climate policy design using survey tools, energy-economy models, media and content analysis. She is a member of Canada's Sustainable Development Advisory Council providing policy advice on UN's Sustainable Development Goals in the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy. In 2019-2022, she served as President of the Canadian Society for Ecological Economics. Prior to joining the academia, Dr. Rhodes worked in the British Columbia (BC) Climate Action Secretariat where she led greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions modelling and economic analyses for the provincial CleanBC plan. Dr. Rhodes' professional experiences also include the development of clean technology and green jobs databases at the Vancouver Economic Commission, analysis of the provincial policy for the Cumulative Effects Framework in the BC Government, the investigation of public and stakeholder perceptions of BC’s carbon tax at the Pembina Institute, and teaching Environmental Economics at Royal Roads University.
Dr. Rhodes’ current research focuses on the design of effective and acceptable climate policies. She holds grants from SSHRC and Swedish Research Council to study pathways to achieve net-zero and the possibility of co-existence of climate sustainability and economic growth. Dr. Rhodes’ ongoing projects also assess consumer motivations to adopt low-carbon technologies, improvements in energy-economy models, and the design of community-level policy to accelerate climate action.
Dr. Rhodes teaches interdisciplinary courses including ADMN 548 Sustainability Transitions, ADMN 509 Economics for Policy Analysis, and ADMN 581 Quantitative Methods for Public Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation.
Research interests
- Decoupling economic growth from emissions
- Public acceptance of climate policy
- Consumer preferences for low-carbon technology
- Climate policy mixes
- Climate policy governance
- Economic impacts of climate policy