- Phone:
- +32 472 991881
- Email:
- lhelmke@iu.edu
- Website:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurahelmkelong/
Education
- Ph.D.in Public Affairs, Indiana University O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Bloomington, Indiana, (expected 2023)
- Master of Health Science, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, 2012
- Master of Public Affairs, Indiana University O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Bloomington, Indiana, 2005
- Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1999
Courses Taught
- Indiana University, Guest lecturer for Urban Development and Planning class for undergraduate students, March 2020
- Indiana University, Guest lecturer for Energy Policy Seminar for masters students, October 2019
- Indiana University, Guest lecturer for Energy and the Environment class for undergraduate students, March 2019
- Fort Wayne Community Schools, Spanish Teacher, Northrop High School, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 2000-2001
Selected Honors and Awards
- Association of O’Neill Ph.D. Students Conference Best Paper Award, 2020
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Training Grant, 2007-2008
- Pi Alpha Alpha, National Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration, 2005
- The Eileen McDavid Memorial Fellowship recipient, for Top Graduate Student in the Master in Public Affairs Program, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, 2005
- Dashiell-Thurstone Prize in Psychology for Best Senior Honors Thesis, University of North Carolina, 1999
Selected Publications
- Helmke-Long, Laura, Carley, Sanya, and Konisky, David. 2022. “Municipal Government Adaptive Capacity Programs for Vulnerable Populations during the US Energy Transition.”Energy Policy, 167, 113058. Peer-reviewed
- Deslatte, Aaron, Helmke-Long, Laura, Anderies, John M., Koebele, Elizabeth, Garcia, Margaret, Hornberger, George. 2021. “Assessing Sustainability through the Institutional Grammar of Integrated Urban Water Systems.”Policy Studies Journal. Peer-reviewed
- Kurtz-Costes, Beth, Helmke, Laura and Ülkü-Steiner, Beril. 2006. “Gender and Doctoral Studies: The Perceptions of Ph.D. Students in an American University.”Gender & Education, 18, 137-155. Peer-reviewed
Research Interests
- Local government sustainability
- Climate mitigation and adaptation in urban areas
- Equity and justice
- Environmental health
- Public engagement