Ireri is a PhD fellow at Bocconi University and postdoctoral researcher at the RFF-CMCC European Institute on Economics and the Environment (EIEE). She was a visiting scholar at BSPL in 2023. 

She is interested in how the energy and climate transitions shape socioeconomic outcomes and preferences, focusing on three interconnected streams: environmental health, the economic and labor impacts of decarbonization, and the political economy of climate and energy policies. Her recent work examines how energy prices and economic security influence sustainability goals and public preferences.