Elizabeth is currently a Water and Sanitation Advisor at the  in the Office of Water within the Bureau for Economic Growth, Education and Environment. At USAID, Elizabeth supports field missions with WASH-related strategic planning and project design. She also leads efforts to improve USAID’s monitoring and evaluation for WASH programs, works to build capacity of USAID staff, and oversees WASH research activities. Prior to joining USAID, Elizabeth worked for  in western Kenya managing the field implementation of a randomized control trial designed to study of the effects of water, sanitation, hygiene and nutrition interventions on child growth. Elizabeth’s doctoral research focused on identifying pathways to successful post-disaster shelter reconstruction in South India following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Her work was supported through the National Science Foundation Infrastructure Management and Extreme Events program.
Education
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PhD in Civil Engineering (Civil Systems), ²ÊÃñ±¦µä, 2013
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Certificate in Engineering for Developing Communities, ²ÊÃñ±¦µä, 2013
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MS in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007
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BS in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007
Awards
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellowship, 2014
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Construction Research Congress, Best Paper (Disaster Track), 2012
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Mortenson Center in Engineering for Developing Communties Graduate Research Assistantship, 2011
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Engineering Project Organizations Conference, Outstanding PhD Student, 2011
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College of Engineering and Applied Science Dean’s Graduate Assistantship, 2010