Dr. Mallett is an Associate Professor and the Chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) for the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI). Her experience spans academia and the public sector, working on the design, implementation and evaluation of sustainable energy, natural resources, climate change and environmental policy. Research areas include an examination of the innovation, cooperation and adoption processes (including policies, actors and institutions) involved in these areas, especially in emerging economies, and Canada such as northern / Arctic regions.