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Andrea Mountain serves as a Research Associate at the Institute for Collective Place Leadership within the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Law at Teesside University. Her work centers on energy justice, social housing, and residential decarbonization, with a focus on resident perspectives regarding low-carbon technologies and equitable energy transitions in domestic settings. She actively contributes to interdisciplinary projects addressing climate change mitigation through sociotechnical innovation in housing contexts.
Her research integrates behavioral frameworks like the Theory of Planned Behavior to analyze adoption barriers for sustainable technologies, while emphasizing energy justice principles within social housing networks. Key investigations include skill requirements for decarbonization, resident perception dynamics, and policy frameworks for just transitions. Methodologically, she employs qualitative assessments to evaluate technology implementation and social equity dimensions in energy innovation.
Analysis of her 2022-2024 publications reveals consistent thematic focus on qualitative evaluation of low-carbon technology adoption in social housing, with recurring examination of assemblage theory applications and skills-gap analysis for residential retrofitting. These works collectively advance understanding of sociotechnical barriers to decarbonization while highlighting resident-centered approaches to energy justice.
Mountain collaborates extensively within the Tees Valley Energy Transition initiative alongside researchers from Teesside University and social housing providers. Her network includes specialists in sustainable futures, behavioral science, and housing policy, facilitating cross-disciplinary projects on domestic energy innovation and equitable transition strategies.
