Eric Parajon

Background

About Eric Parajon

I am a data-driven political scientist and policy analyst with a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, specializing in climate policy, public opinion, U.S. energy market reform. My career began at the TRIP Project, where I developed survey expertise, grant management skills, and a strong foundation in data science. During my Ph.D, I deepened my quantitative methods expertise and advanced domain knowledge of climate policy and public opinion, producing peer-reviewed research in high impact journals (e.g. International Studies Quarterly, Political Research Quarterly), and public-facing commentary (Foreign Policy, Washington Post). Now, I apply those skills to real-world energy and climate policy challenges as an Energy & Climate Policy Analyst at Duke University’s Nicholas Institute, where I design interactive dashboards, lead grant-funded policy analysis, and engage stakeholders to inform regulatory reform and decarbonization. Through my academic and professional experience, I've developed strengths in an array of areas including: • Data Science and Statistical Analysis: R (Tidyverse, Shiny), SQL, Python, Stata, Tableau • Survey Design and Experimental Research: Public opinion, randomized experiments, conjoint designs • Policy Analysis and Evaluation: Electricity market reform, Climate finance, policy framing, international cooperation • Grant and Project Management: Leading interdisciplinary research projects, securing funding, managing grants, supervising research teams I’m passionate about using data-backed research to address pressing global challenges, bridging rigorous analysis with real-world policy impact.