A new study coauthored by Dr. Stoler quantified the negative effects of intermittent water supplies on stressful emotions and behaviors in multiple sites. Importantly, these effects were mitigated when water services were predictable.

Erica Goldfinger's 2022 Honors Thesis about ecological correlates of triple-negative breast cancer was finally published—congratulations! Erica is now busy making even better maps with National Geographic Society in DC.

Former lab member Dr. Andrea Lemaitre and Dr. Stoler published a paper describing water insecurity, and residents' perceived causes of these problems, in a low-income community on the fringe of Cartagena. 

Former lab member Dr. Andrea Lemaitre is joining the City of Coral Springs to serve as their new Sustainability Manager. Among many duties, she is responsible for implementing the city's Sustainability Action Plan. Congrats!

Dr. Stoler and lab member Eliza Stuart (UM '22) co-authored an article that analyzed geographic disparities in the availability of specialist care for uveitis, a rare eye disease that can cause child blindness if not diagnosed early in life. 

Dr. Stoler just returned from the UN 2023 Water Conference attended by ~7,000 water professionals, government representatives, and researchers. Hopefully this event galvanizes needed action to achieve global safe water. 

Dr. Stoler and colleagues from the University of Notre Dame published a comment in The Lancet Global Health that summarizes new ways to more broadly assess the impact of WASH interventions. 

A study by Dr. Li and Dr. Stoler analyzed the distribution of Miami-Dade County businesses that permanently closed during the pandemic. The results present interesting implications for Miami's suburbanization and urban structure. 

In collaboration with the Pulte Institute for Global Development at the University of Notre Dame, Dr. Stoler published a policy brief outlining recommendations for improving the monitoring and evaluation of WASH interventions globally. 

A new paper led by Dr. Stoler reviews how modular, adaptive, decentralized (MAD) water systems will be vital for providing climate-resilient water services in the coming century, with implications for promoting water justice.

Congratulations to Eliza Stuart and Erica Goldfinger for stellar undergraduate careers that culminated in Honors Theses and receiving Departmental Honors this week at Commencement. Of course, their careers are only just beginning.

Andrea successfully defended her dissertation titled Politics, Perceptions, and Experiences of Urban Water Insecurity: Lessons from Cartagena, Colombia. Congratulations to her graduate committee, friends, and family!

Congratulations to Erica Goldfinger, Eliza Stuart, and Melissa Sidote, all of whom presented their respective research (along with Dr. Stoler) at this weekend's Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers.  

The HWISE NOW! webinar series, produced by the HWISE-RCN, continued today with Dr. Stoler moderating a panel of journal editors about evolving publication models. View the recording on the HWISE YouTube channel. 

It's been a long fall semester, but congratulations to the many UM students who graduated this week and move on to new challenges. We wish everyone a safe, healthy, omicron-free holiday season and happy new year!

Our fall 2021 virtual careers series continued with three UM alumni sharing their experiences outside of academia working for large health nonprofits in Miami, New York, and Boston, and their diverse paths to working in public health.

Our fall 2021 virtual careers series began with two recent UM alumni sharing their global health experiences volunteering in the Peace Corps, one in Botswana before grad school, and one in Cameroon after. 

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Dr. Stoler led a new study that provided comparison scores of the Household Water Insecurity Experiences (HWISE) scale, a novel household water insecurity index validated for use in low- and middle-income countries. 

Congrats to UM College of Arts & Sciences Summer Research Fellow, and rising senior, Eliza Stuart for today's presentation on her spatial analysis of water insecurity in rural Uganda.

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Dr. Stoler and colleagues at ASU and Oxford just finalized a special issue of the journal Water Security that showcases reviews, research, and commentaries related to Modular, Adaptive, and Decentralized water services. 

Dr. Stoler and Dr. Alison Lee (a professor at UDLAP in Puebla, Mexico) published an article about the intersections between climate change, food and water insecurity, and migration for the Mexican government's migration institute. 

Dr. Stoler was one of several researchers quoted in a Bloomberg article about structural factors that limit manufactured home owners' ability to improve their homes and participate in storm-related decision making in mobile home parks.

Lab members Giulia Torrico, Chioma Amuzie, and Andrea Lemaitre were part of a team of HWISE-RCN collaborators who reviewed a broad range of under-recognized health burdens experienced by children living with water insecurity.

Dr. Stoler and colleagues present a vision for improving how we measure household experiences of water insecurity around the world, with emphasis on household perceptions of severity, adaptation behaviors, and resilience-building. 

Recent grad Eliza Stuart ('22) published research from her Honors Thesis. The study from rural Uganda shows how fine-scale spatial variation of water insecurity experiences could create problems for water projects. Congratulations, Eliza! 

Led by Dr. Stoler, the HWISE-RCN convened 15 water engineers and social scientists from the US & UK to explore the global social, economic, and health implications of intermittent and unpredictable water supplies.

Dr. Stoler analyzed some of the growing pains of the academic publishing industry's transition to open access formats. Scientists who publish peer-reviewed research will recognize some familiar themes. 

Congrats to UM College of Arts & Sciences Summer Research Fellow, and rising junior, Gladiz Velez for today's presentation on her research of disparity-based smart city indicators.

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A new paper led by Dr. Stoler assessed a broad set of social, political, and psychological factors believed to shape COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. Our political affiliations—and the "brand" they convey—particularly shape this behavior.

Given his past research on gun violence in Miami-Dade County, Dr. Stoler was featured in News@TheU about new Biden Administration rules intended to disrupt the sale of ghost guns.

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Dr. Stoler and local artist Juana Valdés collaborated on a guest commentary about Juana's recent artwork Thirst—which combines themes of water, embodiment, and commodification—and how art can catalyze local change.

Dr. Stoler is honored to join Oxford's new REACH initiative, REACH-WISER, a collaboration with several HWISE-RCN members. Looking forward to exciting research on intrahousehold water insecurity, empowerment, and gender.

Dr. Stoler contributed to a study of pediatric bicycling injuries in Miami-Dade County that will help identify targeted programs to address high-risk intersections, helmet access, and safety education in low-income neighborhoods.

In spring 2022 Dr. Stoler will again teach GEG 241 Health & Medical Geography. The course is an introductory-level global health disparities course that examines human health using ecological, social, and spatial perspectives. 

Our fall 2021 virtual careers series continued with recent UM alumni sharing their graduate school experiences, reflecting on how they prepared, and offering advice about what really matters during your senior year. 

Dr. Stoler was quoted in News@TheU about the breadth of environmental health exposures that local residents face from flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida's landfall in Louisiana.

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Dr. Stoler was quoted in News@TheU about emerging trends in the newly-released 2020 Census data, and what increasing diversity means for local communities around the US.

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A new study coauthored by Dr. Stoler demonstrates the importance of restoring water services quickly in places like rural Kenya. When broken handpumps were fixed within 24 hrs, rates of child diarrhea plunged relative to longer fix times. 

Dr. Lemaitre is on fire! She and Dr. Stoler published a second article this month about water insecurity in Cartagena. This one focuses on socio-political barriers that have hampered Cartagena's ability to achieve sustainable water policies. 

A study led by Dr. Stoler and Dr. Felicia Casanova (UM '21) analyzed structural factors that limit mobile home residents' ability to reduce their storm vulnerability through home insurance, potentially relocating, or other protective actions. 

Dr. Stoler discusses a new framework for monitoring and evaluating WASH interventions. The study was part of a collaboration with colleagues at the University of Notre Dame's Pulte Institute for Global Development. 

Dr. Stoler co-authored an article with a team from Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center that found shorter survival periods after breast cancer treatment among women from disadvantaged neighborhoods in Miami-Dade. 

Dr. Stoler and colleagues from the Miller School of Medicine published a study that identifies geographic disparities in mental health and substance abuse treatment facilities in Florida, and potential targets for telehealth outreach. 

Dr. Stoler was among several UM faculty and students profiled in the feature story of the Fall 2022 edition of Arts & Sciences Magazine. The story presents different examples of how Miami is a living lab for studying social & environmental issues. 

The HWISE NOW webinar series, produced by the HWISE-RCN, continued with Dr. Stoler moderating a panel discussion about the intersection of water insecurity and child health. See more on the HWISE YouTube channel. 

Dr. Stoler explores what it means for the population to reach 8 billion this year and the reason some nations are developing faster than others. The popular narrative about overpopulation is really about health equity and overconsumption.

A new paper assesses the evidence for causality between COVID-19 conspiracy theory beliefs and behaviors such as COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. These relationships are complicated, and we still have a lot to learn. 

The HWISE NOW webinar series, produced by the HWISE-RCN, continued with Dr. Stoler moderating a panel of technology professionals about ICT in the water sector. See more on the HWISE YouTube channel. 

Dr. Stoler and a team of social scientists—including UM doctoral student Andrea Sullivan—just published The Role of Water in Environmental Migration, which reviews and contrasts punctuated vs. chronic water-related migration drivers.  

Dr. Stoler and senior Erica Goldfinger

co-authored a study of how economic and racial residential segregation shape breast cancer-specific survival in Miami-Dade County, a classic example of the ecological effects of structural racism.  

Three students contributed to a new study with Dr. Stoler that examines the reliability of a common household water insecurity metric in Ghana. The study urges caution in how these kinds of data are used in decision-making.

In spring 2022 Dr. Stoler will again teach GEG 235 Wine, Environment, & Society. It's an interdisciplinary tour of the world of wine; gain socially & professionally useful wine knowledge for post-graduation. And yes, we hear there's "lab."

Dr. Stoler co-authored a new review of the complex linkages between food, water, and sanitation insecurity, making the case for integrated interventions that address multiple resource insecurities simultaneously. 

The HWISE NOW! webinar series, produced by the HWISE-RCN, continued today with a timely panel discussion of disaster recovery, moderated by Dr. Stoler. Look for the recording on the HWISE YouTube channel. 

Classes start today, and our pandemic natural experiment in higher education continues. Dr. Stoler will be teaching Global Water Security & Sustainability, and Climate Change & Public Health. See you there!