Lexi Scanlon

Overview

Scanlon is a Research and Policy Development faculty member at the Cornell ILR Climate Jobs Institute.

They are focused on developing policy and research that supports the creation of green union jobs through a climatological and sociological lens. Their work currently focuses on bio-based materials like mass timber, building decarbonization, and NYC policy on public power. Lexi received their M.A. in Climate and Society from the Columbia Climate School and has a B.A. in Political Science, B.A. in Sociology, and a minor in Sustainability from Pepperdine University.

Publications

Policy Report

Lexi Scanlon, Rohan Palacios, Pria Mahadevan, Melissa Shetler, Lynda Nguyen, Avalon Hoek Spaans, Ben Harper, Aaron Posner, & Lara Skinner. (2026). Mass Timber: Advancing Sustainable Construction and High-Quality Job Creation.
Ben Harper, Alec Goodwin, Pria Mahadevan, Lexi Scanlon, Avalon Hoek Spaans, & Lara Skinner. (2026). Building a Worker-Led Clean Energy Economy in California.
Reyna Cohen, Alec Goodwin, Alexander Foley, Alejandra Rodriguez, Bethany Figueroa, Dylan Correll Smith, Hassan Ragy, Jillian Morley, Iris Packman, Rohan Palacios, Lara Skinner, Avalon Hoek Spaans, Aaron Posner, Lexi Scanlon, Grennan Milliken, Pria Mahadevan, & Zach Cunningham. (2026). Building the Future: A Bold Vision for Climate Jobs in Oregon.
Melissa Shetler, Ben Harper, Alec Goodwin, Iris Packman, Lexi Scanlon, Pria Mahadevan, Avalon Hoek Spaans, Reyna Cohen, & Midori Valdivia. (2025). Colorado's Clean Energy Jobs Path.
Reyna Cohen, Nathan Lamm, Iris Packman, Lexi Scanlon, Alex Foley, Lara Skinner, Jillian Morley, & Angie Liao. (2024). A Climate Jobs Program for Pennsylvania.

Journal Articles

Aya Morris, Bernadette Baird-Zars, Victoria Sanders, Paul Gallay, Jacqueline M. Klopp, Annel Hernandez, Lexi Scanlon, & Hannah Su-An Lin. (2024). Advancing equitable partnerships: frontline community visions for coastal resiliency knowledge co-production, social cohesion, and environmental justice. Geoforum, 154, 104051. (DOI:10.1016/j.geoforum.2024.104051)

Research interests

Climate
Labor
Bio-materials
Mass Timber
Building Decarbonization
Public Power

Contact

Publications

Policy Report

Journal Articles

Research interests