Professional Summary
Todd Lu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Cincinnati. His research broadly assesses political processes behind U.S. climate mitigation and adaptation. His specific projects revolve around two main areas: (1) the intersection of labor unions and environmental organizations in generating shared political projects on green jobs and heat stress mitigation and (2) the proliferating racial justice in U.S. environmental organizations following Black Lives Matter protests. His work appears in peer-reviewed academic journals including Environmental Politics, Mobilization, and Socius.
Education
PhD: UNC Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC, 2025 (Sociology)