As a Peace Corps Volunteer in Liberia, Anthony taught math and science to high school students, led the construction of classrooms and a cafeteria, and facilitated a boys and girls club all in the same rural community in which he lived and worked. After returning to the States, he was a researcher in the Sustainability Research Laboratory at Colorado State University, where he contributed to a greater understanding of the economic feasibility of small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) by developing the first engineering-based SMR economic model, allowing capital and operational cost estimates across various technologies, Monte Carlo uncertainty analysis, and a carbon tax plan to create cost parity between low-carbon SMRs and carbon-intensive natural gas plants.

At Yale, he is exploring economic development for poor and working-class communities through the public and non-profit sectors, and how a just energy transition can benefit both people and planet.

Allison served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Benin, West Africa, where she initiated a food security and sustainable agriculture program in her village. During her service, she worked closely with women-run businesses and provided financial literacy, community gardening, and nutrition trainings. 

At Yale, she is focused on the relationship between food insecurity and water scarcity, and its impact on global conflict, the environment, and women’s development.