Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholar, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change
Graduate Student Scholar
Brian Waters is pursuing a PhD in geography at the Faculty of Environment and Urban Change. He works at the nexus of water security, management, and governance in the informal settlements of Freetown, Sierra Leone. First (water security), he seeks to thoroughly understand the everyday "water lives" of people, what they consider and do to access water, and what barriers hold them back. Second (water management), he researches the values and decisions of those who control access to water. Third (water governance), he investigates how outside interventions affect the incentives and practices of water managers and gatherers.
Brian's research is conducted from the perspectives of Feminist Geography and Political Ecology. He strives to enhance the "user interface" of water security throughout the global south by integrating technology, mixed methods research, and political insights within a framework of human socio-design and systems thinking.
His current roles include:
- Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholar
- CITY Institute Graduate Student Representative
- OneWATER Student Chapter Coordinator
- Harriet Tubman Institute Graduate Research Associate
Themes | Global Health & Humanitarianism |
Status | Active |
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