Leadership
Executive Board Member, International Water Resources Association (IWRA), 2022-Present
Co-Chair, Zero Hunger Pathways Project, Sustainable Development Solutions Network, 2020-2023
Co-leading a working group of national food and nutrition security academics aimed at creating evidence-based policy recommendations toward zero hunger in the U.S.; organizing a dialogue series
Recommendations to the WHITE HOUSE Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health
Recommendations to the UN Food Systems Summit 2021
Zero Hunger Pathways Dialogue Series
Chair, Early Career & Young Professionals Task Force, IWRA, 2020-2022
Leading a global team of young water professionals and delivering a Virtual Global Water Networking Café and a webinar series showcasing interdisciplinary and intergenerational research on water and climate change
Steering Committee Member, WEF Nexus in Africa, 2020-2022
Vice President, American Water Works Association, Texas A&M University Chapter, 2017-2018
President, Biological & Agricultural Engineering Graduate Student Association, Texas A&M, 2016-2017
Service
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Associate Editor, Frontiers in Sustainability, Resilience 2022-Present
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Review Editor, Frontiers in Environmental Systems Engineering 2022-Present
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Guest Associate Editor, Frontiers in Water and Human Systems 2021-Present
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Guest Associate Editor, Frontiers in Environmental Economics and Management 2021-Present
Proposal Reviewer, The Water-Energy-Food Nexus Seed Grant Program, Colombia-USA Alliance 2022
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Judge, Texas A&M Postdoctoral Research Symposium 2021
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Volunteer, Brazos County Vaccination Hub, College Station, Texas 2021
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Scientific Committee, International Water Resources Association Annual Conference 2021
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Scientific Committee, Int’l Conference for Sust. Development, Columbia University 2019-21
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Reviewer, high-impact journals, including: Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Environmental Research Letters, Journal of Cleaner Production, Sustainability, Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning, Journal of Environmental Modelling and Software, Jurimetrics, Environment Systems & Decisions
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Judge, The Raymond Ideas Challenge, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University 2019
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Judge, Capstone Projects, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering 2016-2018
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Young Scientific Program Committee Member, World Water Week 2016, Stockholm, Sweden 2016
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Best Poster Judge, Stockholm World Water Week, Stockholm, Sweden 2016
Awards
50th Anniversary Special Award, International Water Resources Association, XVII World Water Congress, Daegu, South Korea. Dec 2021
2019 Research Excellence Award, Biological & Agricultural Engineering Department, Texas A&M University. Apr 2019
Graduate Student Research and Presentation Travel Awards, Office of Graduate and Professional Studies, Texas A&M University, Texas, USA. Received 5 travel grants to present at national and international conferences ($500 each). Aug 2016 – May 2018
Texas A&M Water Management and Hydrological Sciences (WMHS) Scholarship Award, Granted for three consecutive years ($1000 per year). Aug 2015 – May 2018
Best Paper Award, International Conference for Sustainable Development, Columbia University, New York, USA. The Role of WEF Nexus in Implementing Sustainable Development Goals in Morocco. Sept 2017
Montgomery Award, Texas A&M University, Texas, USA. Recognizing student leaders making major contributions to academic opportunities and the quality of life of their fellow graduate students at Texas A&M University ($1000). May 2017
Best Poster Award, First Place, Water Daze, Texas A&M University, Texas, USA. Towards Bridging the Water Gap in Texas. Apr 2016
UNICEF and Beirut Human Rights Film Festival. Second place for a short documentary on “Child Labor in Lebanon”. Oct 2008
