Allison M. Chatrchyan

Allison M. Chatrchyan is a Sr. Research Associate at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. Her research is focused on assessing multi-level climate change governance mechanisms, international climate change policies and institutions; views and actions on climate change; and climate change impacts and adaptation strategies and policies. She also leads the Cornell Climate Smart Farming and Climate Stewards programs. Dr. Chatrchyan has led the Cornell Delegations to the annual Conference of Parties (COP) of the UNFCCC since COP21 in Paris and has served on the Party Delegation of the Republic of Armenia from COP23 to COP27. She is currently co-chairing the agriculture chapter of the New York State Climate Impacts Assessment and serves on the UNFCCC Nairobi Work Program Expert Group in Agriculture and Food Security. Dr. Chatrchyan teaches two capstone classes for Cornell’s Environment & Sustainability program on Global Climate Change Science and Policy, and Climate Smart Communities, and International Environmental Law and Policy for the Cornell Law school. Before coming to Cornell, Dr. Chatrchyan previously worked for Cornell Cooperative Extension, the Bard Center for Environmental Policy, University of Maryland, United Nations Environment Programme in Paris, France, and the Environmental Policy Center in Washington, DC.  A native of Hamilton, NY, she received her Ph.D. and M.A. from the University of Maryland College Park in international environmental politics, and her B.A. from Colby College in Waterville, ME, in government and environmental science