Dr. Elvin Nyukuri holds a Doctor of Philosophy in International Development Policy and Practice from The Open University (United Kingdom) and a Master of Arts in International Studies and Diplomacy from University of Nairobi (Kenya).

Dr. Nyukuri is a Researcher in Environmental Governance, Climate Resilience and Natural Resource Conflicts.  She is also a Lecturer in Environmental Diplomacy at the Centre for Advanced Studies in Environmental Law and Policy (CASELAP)-University of Nairobi.  She is actively engaged in multi-disciplinary research including environmental governance and policy, climate change, and food security while working at African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) for nearly a decade.

She currently serves as a program committee member of the Leading Integrated Research Agenda for Africa, 2030. She has also served as a reviewer of the Climate Impacts Research Capacity and Leadership Enhancement program (CIRCLE) by DFID. She has consulted for International Organizations including IIED, ODI, Practical Action, IUCN, World Agro-forestry Centre, Pegasis and International Universities: IDS Sussex, University of Reading, LSE, and University of Life Sciences in Norway. She continues to inform policy through research and teaching.