Janet was a Legal Fellow at the Guarini Center from 2023–2024. Her research ranges from local to international, centering on the energy transition and ocean conservation and the interactions among governance levels. Janet holds a BA in Conservation Biology from Middlebury College, a Master’s of Environmental Management in Coastal Environmental Management from the Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment, and a JD, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, with a certificate in Public Interest and Public Service Law, from the Duke University School of Law. 

Before joining the Guarini Center, Janet was a law clerk for the Honorable Jennifer Henderson, Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court. Before law school, she worked as a marine scientist and environmental educator.