Household Water Insecurity Experiences (HWISE) - Research Coordination Network (RCN)
Funded by the National Science Foundation
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…
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…
Read More HWISE at the Human Biology Association’s Annual Meeting in Cleveland
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…