Diana Hernández

Diana Hernández

Climate Justice Fellow

Harvard University

Associate Professor

Columbia University

Diana Hernández, Climate Justice Fellow '26 at Harvard's Radcliffe-Salata Institutes and associate professor of Sociomedical Sciences at Columbia University, is a pioneering sociologist who has advanced the concept of energy insecurity through innovative mixed-methods research, community partnerships, and policy interventions. She is the lead author of Powerless: The People’s Struggle for Energy (Russell Sage, 2025), the first and most prominent book on energy insecurity in the US. Current projects include the Cities Uniting to Reduce Energy Insecurity (CUREi) initiative, statewide measurement of energy inequities in New York, and clinical collaborations linking energy insecurity screening with various health outcomes.