HWISE News

Dr. Stroma Cole is this month's HWISE Scholar Highlight. Dr. Stroma Cole is a senior lecturer in the department of geography and environmental management at the University of the West of England. Stroma combines her academic career with action research and consultancy, she…

A new special issue, "Water Economy," edited by Dr. Amber Wutich and Dr. Melissa Beresford is now available through Economic Anthropology. The issue features 10 articles from many HWISE members.Introduction abstract:"Anthropological research on water and economy has a long and rich history, especially among archaeologists…

By: Dr. Amber Pearson, Associate Professor, Michigan State University Precarity exists when people have little predictability in their day to day living conditions, including the water they need to survive and live a quality life. When power is uneven, or…

Photos: Dr. Kedir and team piloting a detailed water insecurity module in May, for integration into Haramaya University projects. Dr. Kedir (MPH, PhD) is one of our newest HWISE members, and is Assistant Professor at the the College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya…

Amy Uyen Truong is this month's HWISE Scholar Highlight Amy Uyen Truong is a program coordinator for the Household Water Insecurity Experiences (HWISE) Research Coordination Network (RCN). She is also a master's student in the Water Management and Hydrological Sciences Program at Texas A&M University. Ms.…

Zeina Jamaluddine is this month's HWISE Scholar Highlight. Zeina Jamaluddine is an Instructor of Public Health Practice at the Center for Research on Population and Health (CRPH) at the American University of Beirut (AUB) in Lebanon. Her research focuses on child and household level…

Dr. Melissa Beresford is this month's HWISE Scholar Highlight. Dr. Melissa Beresford is a postdoctoral research fellow with the Global Ethnohydrology Studyin the School of Human Evolution and Social Change at Arizona State University. Beginning in fall 2019, she will be an Assistant Professor of Anthropology…

We are excited to announce HWISE events at the American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting from April 3-7, 2019 in Washington, DC.  On April 4, we will have special sessions all day from 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM in Balcony A,…

Dr. Cassandra Workman is this month's HWISE Scholar Highlight. Dr. Cassandra L. Workman is a Lecturer in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and a core member of the Global Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WaSH) Cluster at North Carolina State…

The HWISE-RCN announces a video abstract for the recent publication, "Household water sharing: A review of water gifts, exchanges, and transfers across cultures." The RCN would like to thank Dr. Amber Wutich for leading this publication, to Dr. Sera Young…