Amy J. Pickering
Amy J. Pickering, PhD is an Assistant Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Tufts University. Prior to Tufts, Amy was a research engineer at Stanford University and fellow at the Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health. Amy has been working on developing and evaluating point-of-collection water disinfection technologies in low-income urban areas for over 5 years.
Amy J. Pickering, PhD is an Assistant Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Tufts University. Prior to Tufts, Amy was a research engineer at Stanford University and fellow at the Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health. Amy has been working on developing and evaluating point-of-collection water disinfection technologies in low-income urban areas for over 5 years.
Yoshika Crider
Yoshika is a PhD student in UC Berkeley's Energy and Resources Group, where she is focusing on water and development. She received a B.S. and M.S. in Environmental Engineering from Stanford, where she made her first adventure to Dhaka as undergraduate in 2011. After graduating, she served as Lotus Water's Dhaka-based project manager for nearly 2 years before returning to the Bay Area for graduate school. She enjoys researching practical safe water solutions, collects pictures of handpumps, and has made many return trips to South Asia.
Yoshika is a PhD student in UC Berkeley's Energy and Resources Group, where she is focusing on water and development. She received a B.S. and M.S. in Environmental Engineering from Stanford, where she made her first adventure to Dhaka as undergraduate in 2011. After graduating, she served as Lotus Water's Dhaka-based project manager for nearly 2 years before returning to the Bay Area for graduate school. She enjoys researching practical safe water solutions, collects pictures of handpumps, and has made many return trips to South Asia.
Frederick Goddard
Fred is a PhD student in the Environmental Health Sciences program at Emory University in Atlanta. He received a B.Eng. in Engineering Design from the University of Bristol and M.S in Environmental Engineering from Stanford University. During his time at Stanford he worked on technology development with the lab team at Stanford and with the field team in Dhaka. He also has experience working in the civil and environmental engineering design consulting industry in the United Kingdom and California,
Fred is a PhD student in the Environmental Health Sciences program at Emory University in Atlanta. He received a B.Eng. in Engineering Design from the University of Bristol and M.S in Environmental Engineering from Stanford University. During his time at Stanford he worked on technology development with the lab team at Stanford and with the field team in Dhaka. He also has experience working in the civil and environmental engineering design consulting industry in the United Kingdom and California,
Steve Luby
Steve is Professor of Medicine and Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University. Since 1992, Steve’s professional efforts have focused on conducting public health research, with a focus on improving drinking water quality and hand washing practices in high need communities, in low-income countries. He has led numerous studies on point of use water treatment uptake and associated health benefits in Pakistan, Guatemala, Kenya and Bangladesh. Steve lived in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 2004 – 2012 where he directed the Centre for Communicable Diseases at the International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b).
Steve is Professor of Medicine and Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University. Since 1992, Steve’s professional efforts have focused on conducting public health research, with a focus on improving drinking water quality and hand washing practices in high need communities, in low-income countries. He has led numerous studies on point of use water treatment uptake and associated health benefits in Pakistan, Guatemala, Kenya and Bangladesh. Steve lived in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 2004 – 2012 where he directed the Centre for Communicable Diseases at the International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b).
Jenna Davis
Jenna is Associate Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering and Higgins-Magid Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University. She holds a master's degree in public health and a PhD in environmental management and policy, both from UNC, Chapel Hill. She has almost 20 years of experience conducting research on the water and sanitation sector in low-income countries and has carried out fieldwork in more than a dozen countries.
Jenna is Associate Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering and Higgins-Magid Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University. She holds a master's degree in public health and a PhD in environmental management and policy, both from UNC, Chapel Hill. She has almost 20 years of experience conducting research on the water and sanitation sector in low-income countries and has carried out fieldwork in more than a dozen countries.
icddrb collaborators:
Dr. Sonia Sultana – Research Investigator, supervises local field staff and coordinates research studies.
Syed Anjerul Islam – Engineer who manages local field staff.
Nazrin Akter – Field Research Officer, coordinates local logistics.
Dr. Sonia Sultana – Research Investigator, supervises local field staff and coordinates research studies.
Syed Anjerul Islam – Engineer who manages local field staff.
Nazrin Akter – Field Research Officer, coordinates local logistics.
Notable Alumni
Leanne Unicomb, Shabiha Begum, Mohammad Rofi Uddin, Badal Howlader, Keegan Cooke, Adrian Berg, Ellen Ferris, Phil Salazar, Lily Shi, Radhika Kapoor, Raga Neela Ayyagari, Jenna Swarthout, and Elizabeth Marshman.
Leanne Unicomb, Shabiha Begum, Mohammad Rofi Uddin, Badal Howlader, Keegan Cooke, Adrian Berg, Ellen Ferris, Phil Salazar, Lily Shi, Radhika Kapoor, Raga Neela Ayyagari, Jenna Swarthout, and Elizabeth Marshman.
Partners:
MSR Global Health
Safe Water for AIDs Project (SWAP)
PATH
Stanford Program on Water, Health & Development
International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Dhaka University
Medentech (Aquatabs Flo)
Current Funders:
World Bank Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund
Urban Services Initiative (J-PAL)
Stanford University Woods Institute for the Environment
Stanford Institute for Innovation in Developing Economies
MSR Global Health
Safe Water for AIDs Project (SWAP)
PATH
Stanford Program on Water, Health & Development
International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Dhaka University
Medentech (Aquatabs Flo)
Current Funders:
World Bank Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund
Urban Services Initiative (J-PAL)
Stanford University Woods Institute for the Environment
Stanford Institute for Innovation in Developing Economies
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