Associate Professor
Areas of Expertise: Water economics; environmental policy; cost-benefit analysis; flood risk mitigation; urban water systems.
Maura Allaire is an Associate Professor at the University of California, Irvine. Her research focuses on developing solutions to environmental challenges through integrated understanding of economic and natural systems. Specific areas of interest include the development of resilience strategies for extreme flood events, disparities in nationwide water quality, and decision support for water resource management.
She holds a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina and was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Columbia University’s Earth Institute. Her professional experience spans the public and private sectors, including international organizations (World Bank, Global Development Network), think tanks (Resources for the Future, International Water Management Institute), and environmental consulting (AMEC).
Research Opportunities:
The Water Equity Lab welcomes potential graduate students, postdocs, visiting scholars, and research assistants. Please contact Dr. Allaire by email. Ideal candidates will have experience conducting quantitative analysis, with backgrounds in economics, environmental science, public policy, urban planning, or related fields.