Researchers

Melissa Haeffner, PhD, is a National Science Foundation Post-doctoral research scientist with iUTAH (iUTAH innovative Urban Transitions and Aridregion Hydro-sustainability) in the Sociology Department at Utah State University. Her work focuses on “just water” and how social, political, and biophysical factors structure access to water, using the concept of environmental justice to draw attention to issues of fairness and equality in the ways different social groups gain access to natural resources.