Yujin Hazel Lee

Yujin Hazel Lee is a Ph.D. student in Regional Science whose primary research area lies in the energy transition in the Global South, focusing on household agency, spatial analysis, and Ethiopia. She is interested in analyzing the socio-technical energy transition (STET) and how we can achieve a just and sustainable energy transition. Prior to joining Cornell, she worked with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), where she was based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and has also worked with the World Bank as a short-term consultant. Her previous research has focused on gender inequality, such as gender-based conflict in the Rohingya refugee camps, and digital sex crimes in South Korea. She holds an M.I.S. and a B.A. degree from Ewha Womans University, South Korea, in development cooperation and international studies, respectively.