Mariah Caballero, PhD is a Research Fellow at the Clean Energy Transition Institute and an Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at Wellesley College.

Having grown up in rural Eastern Washington, Mariah’s research interests include equitable water and energy systems for rural and Tribal communities, energy justice, and effective policy implementation. She enjoys multi-methods research approaches, data visualization, and highly interdisciplinary collaborations. Mariah provides research and analyses to support CETI’s Community-Defined Decarbonization project, the Northwest Clean Energy Atlas, and Oregon's Energy Strategy. Mariah received her PhD in Vanderbilt University’s Community Research and Action (CRA) program. Prior to her time at Vanderbilt, she received bachelor’s degrees in biology and geography from Vassar College.