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Maura C. Allaire

Assistant Professor of Water Economics and Policy, University of California, Irvine

Maura Allaire is an Assistant 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 improved strategies for flood risk management, assessing trends in community water security, 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 from 2015-2017. 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).

Experience

  • –present
    Assistant Professor of Water Economics and Policy, University of California, Irvine