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Jessica is currently an Assistant Professor in the at the . A scholar of engineering projects and organizations, she conducts research on infrastructure for developing communities with a particular interest in topics of social sustainability. While Jessica is particularly interested in the global south, she is also interested in any context that is experiencing significant change in basic civil infrastructure (or, is developing). The practical goal of herÌýresearch is to make basic civil infrastructure better serve all the world’s people by enabling increasedÌý. Prior to entering academia, Jessica spent 6 years working internationally for one of the world’s largest engineering firms. Other than herÌýwork, sheÌýenjoys spending time with my family, playing the banjo, and bad science fiction.

Education

• PhDÌýin Civil Engineering, University of ColoradoÌýBoulder, 2013

• BSÌýin Civil Engineering, Rice University, 2004

Awards (at ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder)

• "Outstanding PhD Student"Ìýat Engineering Project OrganizationÌýConference, 2013

• United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science to Achieve Results (STAR)ÌýFellowship, 2011

• CH2M Hill Engineers Without Borders-USA Scholarship, 2011

• Mortenson Center for Engineering for Developing Communities Graduate Research Assistantship, 2011

• College of Engineering and Applied Science Dean’s Graduate Assistantship, 2010

• Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering Doctoral Assistantship for Excellence Award, 2010

Please note that the publications listed below were completed during tenure at the University of Colorado Boulder and do not include recent publications.