Household Water Insecurity Experiences (HWISE) - Research Coordination Network (RCN)
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There were many HWISE-RCN members at the Human Biology Association’s Annual Meeting in Cleveland this year. The Human Biology Association is a "vibrant nonprofit scientific organization dedicated to supporting and disseminating innovative research and teaching on human biological variation in evolutionary, social, historical, and…
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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…
Thank you everyone for attending the launch of the Household Water Insecurity (HWISE) Scale and a special thanks to our host, Arizona State University – International Development Office in Washington, DC.In 2018, a high-level panel at the United Nations declared that this is a…
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…
Read More Video: The Cultural, Economic, and Health Implications of Water Sharing
Dr. Chad Staddon is this month's HWISE Scholar Highlight. Dr. Chad Staddon is a Professor of Resource Economics and Policy in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management at the University of the West of England, Bristol. Dr. Staddon is also the founder-director of the International…
The HWISE-RCN announces the latest publication, "Development and validation protocol for an instrument to measure household water insecurity across cultures and ecologies: the Household Water InSecurity Experiences (HWISE) Scale," by members Dr. Sera Young, Shalean Collins, Dr. Godfred Boateng, Dr.…
Dr. Michelle Kooy is an Associate Professor of the Politics of Urban Water at IHE-Delft Institute for Water Education. She is also the Coordinator for the IHE Graduate School in Water & Development and lecturer in the MSc Programme…
Dr. Amber Pearson is an Assistant Professor in Department of Geography, Environment & Spatial Sciences and the Environmental Science and Policy Program at Michigan State University. She is an adjunct fellow at the University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand and…