Djoulissa Louis-Jean

Organization

Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston

Program

Rappaport Public Policy Fellow

Year

2025

Rappaport Public Policy Fellows spend 10 weeks each summer serving within the highest levels of state and municipal governments in the Greater Boston Area. The program includes students from graduate and professional programs at local universities.

Graduate School: Harvard Graduate School of Design

Fellowship: Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Project Description: Djoulissa Louis-Jean worked at the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs under the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) program. During her time there, she utilized her background in urban planning and public health to develop online guides to aid municipalities in understanding the impacts of various climate hazards on human health as well as explore projects to build climate resiliency. Djoulissa also crafted a policy memo advocating for e-bike infrastructure and a communications strategy to promote decarbonization and community wellbeing. Additionally, she developed a report identifying themes amongst MVP grant funded seed projects.