Kyla Smith

Kyla (she/they) is a master’s student in the Environment and Resources program. They describe themself as an Earth lover, community driven, and an interdisciplinary collaborator. She hopes to combine her lived experience with energy injustices along with her acquired knowledge from her studies to research equity implications of housing electrification. Outside of academics, Kyla loves to read romance and sci-fi novels, hang out with her two cats and partner, and spend time in nature, mainly to go birding and hiking. Kyla also engages in community projects on environmental and energy education as well as outreach for programs that save renters money on their energy bills.