Gallaher, Adam

Gallaher, A., Kalies, E.L., Grodsky, S.M. (2025) Sustainability trade-offs across modeled floating solar waterscapes of the Northeastern United States. Cell Reports Sustainability, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crsus.2025.100423

Sturchio, M.A., Gallaher, A., Grodsky, S.M. (2025) Ecologically informed solar enables a sustainable energy transition in US croplands. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 122(17), e2501605122. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2501605122  

Andrews, T.M., Atkinson-Palombo, C., Bayulgen, O., Gallaher, A., Scruggs, L., (2025) The winds of change? Attitudes towards wind projects and their electoral implications in Texas. Energy Policy, 202, 114608. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2025.114608

Adams, A.M., Gallaher, A., Benitez Ou, A., Chen, X., Li, W., Zhang, C., Mrozinski, R., Ghosh, D. (2025) Mapping COVID-19: Applying Ethical Strategies in Web Mapping Decisions. Cartographic Perspectives, 105, 67-75. https://doi.org/10.14714/CP105.1971

Gallaher, A., Klionsky, S.M., Chen, Y., Becker, B., Urban, M.C. (2024) Incorporating Ecosystem Services into Solar Energy Siting to Enhance Sustainable Energy Transitions. Environmental Science & Technology, 58 (49), 21557-21658. https://doi.org/10/1021/acs.est.4c07894

Gallaher, A. (2024). Energy Security Act of 1980. In: Webb, J.B., Fee, C.R. (eds) Energy in American History: A Political, Social, and Environmental Encyclopedia. London, UK: Bloomsbury.

Gallaher, A., Axon, S. (2024). Blue Transitions in the Global North vs Global South: Governing marine renewables for a sustainable blue economy. In: Leal Filho, W., Salvia, A.L., Eustachio, J.P.P., Dinis, M.A.P (eds) Handbook of Sustainable Blue Economy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32671-4_30-1

Adams, A., Ghosh, D., Chen, X., Li, W., Zhang, C., Gallaher, A., Benitez Ou, A. (2024). Using Geospatial Visualizations to Better Understand Public Health Data. In: Cantwell-Jurkovic, L.P., Parece, T.E. (eds) Spatial Literacy in Public Health; Faculty-Librarian Teaching Collaborations. Chicago, IL: ACRL.

Gallaher, A., Graziano, M., Atkinson-Palombo, C., Scruggs, L. (2024) Electrifying the road: Navigating the     transition to electric vehicles in Connecticut through hybrid insights and fleet evolution. Journal of Cleaner Production, 459, 142574. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.142574

Gallaher, A., Graziano, M., Axon, S., Bertana, A. (2023) Breaking wind: A comparison between U.S. and European approaches in offshore energy leadership in the North Atlantic region. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 187, 113766. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2023.113766

Gallaher, A., Graziano, M., Fiaschetti, M. (2021) Legacy and Shockwaves: A spatial analysis of strengthening resilience of the power grid in Connecticut. Energy Policy, 159, 112582. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112582

Chen, X., Zhang, A., Wang, H., Gallaher, A., Zhu, X. (2021). Compliance and containment in social distancing: mathematical modeling of COVID-19 across townships. International Journal of Geographical Information Sciences, 35(5), 446-465. https://doi.org/10.1080/13658815.2021.1873999

Graziano, M., Gunther, P., Gallaher, A., Carstensen, F.V., Becker, B. (2020). The wider regional benefits of power grids improved resilience through tree-trimming operations evidences from Connecticut, USA. Energy Policy, 138, 111293. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111293

AWARDS:

• Institute of the Environment, Center for Environmental Science and Engineering Multidisciplinary Environmental Research Award (2023)
• University of Connecticut Provost’s Award for Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship (2022)

• Ph.D., Geography, University of Connecticut, 2023
• M.S., Geographic Information Sciences, Central Michigan University, 2019
• B.S., Environmental Studies, Central Michigan University, 2017 

• Sustainability
• Energy Transitions
• Socio-Ecological Systems
• Applied Geography