Kelli Pajarit Fletcher is a DEnv Candidate whose research is focused on sustainability in healthcare systems. She received her BS in Chemistry from Westfield State University and her MS in Biotechnology from Northeastern University. Projects she has worked on include: research focused on reducing scope 3 emissions in healthcare through Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), environmental sustainability of hospitals/healthcare systems in the U.S., and comparing governance structures that drive sustainable changes in healthcare.
Previously, her professional work experiences entail both direct patient care and scientific laboratories. She has worked in a multitude of care settings spanning rehab, long-term, and inpatient levels. And her biotech expertise includes both clinical and R&D, employed at top laboratories such as The Jackson Laboratory, Northeastern University BATL, and Foundation Medicine.
In addition to professional work and scholarship, she is also a local K-12 STEM tutor and international high school research mentor. Kelli Pajarit Fletcher is a Center for Developing Leadership in Science Early Career Fellow, has received the Graduate Dean Scholar’s Award, and the Global Sustainability Scholars Scholarship. She has also been invited to present at the European Health Policy Group Annual Fall Meeting in London, the inaugural Climate Health Society conference, Climate & Health Conference at the University of Toronto, and Houston Methodist’s Healthy Environments & Healthy Communities Conference.