Leah (she/her) is a geographer with research interests in energy development and just energy transitions, environmental policy and planning, impact assessment, climate justice, and equitable blue economies. She received a PhD in human geography from the University of Toronto, where she conducted research on environmental assessment and review processes related to offshore oil development and fracking in Newfoundland and Labrador, including community participation and opposition to project proposals. She has continued with postdoctoral work that takes an international comparative approach to look at the use of offshore energy strategic environmental assessments. She is particularly interested in how different forms of impact assessments can be used in the context of just and equitable energy transition planning and is currently studying the use of offshore regional assessments for oil and wind in Newfoundland and Labrador.