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I’m beyond excited to have my graduate thesis research published in Journal of Urban Affairs (JUA)! Thank you to U-M SEAS and my advisor, mentor, and co-author Sara Hughes (@sshughes.bsky.social) for supporting this work. Read it here ➡️ tandfonline.com/eprint/TRUHSY7…

How does individualized water quality data affect people's perceptions of water and their water provider? Led by Alyssa Schubert and Nancy G. Love, this was a fun project to be part of, and happy to see it out in the world. journals.plos.org/water/article?…

What are the characteristics and position of cities participating in global urban climate governance ? 🧵on the content of my and Jacob Fortier ’s new article ⬇️ (1/7)

Our National Academies workshop report on flood adaptation and community health is now freely available! Download here: nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27791/…

Drought (due to climate change) affects certain people more than others. This PSJ (@psjeditor.bsky.social) article w case studies from California & South Africa by Olivia David & Sara Hughes (@sshughes.bsky.social) reminds us that government response to drought can reproduce existing inequality onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.111…

Happy to share a new report which Edith de Guzman & I @luskincenter UC Water Institute @uclawater produced w LA Waterkeeper. It synthesizes recommendations from 20 technical advisory committee members to increase the impact of LA County’s major current recycled water investments .

10 years since the Flint/Detroit water crises - How have things changed? Olivia David leads a reflection on how drinking water politics in the U.S. has shifted, and where more is to be done. Open access here: degruyter.com/document/doi/1…

New on the RAND blog: We put forward proposals and research needs for addressing the challenge of building flood resilience in the U.S.: rand.org/pubs/commentar…

Our new UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation RCAP article in @AWWA journal is out: "The Role of Comprehensive Assessment: Closing US Drinking Water Quality Gaps" We review our 2023 roadmap⬇️ & give a snapshot of our ongoing U.S. EPA Water National Environmental Finance Center awwa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aw…

The GLLC is working with U-M SEAS and GLISA to share best practices for states to support local flood resilience. Check out this article about PhD candidates Olivia David and Amy Van Zanen and their excellent work: seas.umich.edu/news/supportin…

What can states do to better support communities in building #flood #resilience? We have some ideas! Proud of Olivia David and Amy Van Zanen for their great work and ability to engage state legislators in the Great Lakes.

Now live! Check out our new RAND commentary series on Grand Challenges for U.S. Water Policy. Topics include: Restoring Freshwater Ecosystems, Drinking Water Quality, and Flood Resilience and more to come. See what you think! rand.org/well-being/com…

Lewis-Patrick pushes for federal water affordability – Planet Detroit planetdetroit.org/2024/10/monica…

Looking forward to joining WeThePeopleDet tonight to discuss where we stand 10 years since the #Flint and #Detroit water crises. Sharing work with Olivia David: degruyter.com/document/doi/1… Register below to join us:

Financing resilient water systems is a huge challenge in the U.S. that isn't going away any time soon. In a new commentary we offer some ideas for creative solutions in this space. route-fifty.com/finance/2024/1…

Glad to see this out in the world. One takeaway is that building urban water security requires using a wide lens that includes land use, climate risks, and community well-being. Lots to chew on for #LA and others as we re-think what we need from water security investments.