The Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute (DWFI) has welcomed seven University of Nebraska (NU) faculty to its Faculty Fellow cohort. The new Fellows expand the network to a total of 141 researchers across all four NU campuses who contribute to the institute’s mission-related research, scholarship, engagement and education programs.
DWFI Faculty Fellow status gives formal recognition of an individual’s accomplishments and expertise and includes the Fellow in a community of faculty with complementary interests. Additionally, Faculty Fellows are eligible to apply for DWFI student support to fund an undergraduate, graduate or doctoral student.
The cutting-edge research DWFI Faculty Fellows and supported students conduct greatly enhances and expands the institute’s work at home and around the world. They have engaged in hundreds of research projects that improve water and food security, as well as public health and the environment, with expertise across a range of disciplines.
New DWFI Faculty Fellows are:
•Krista Brown, Associate Director, Center for Metrics and Evaluation; Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center
•Dipti Dev, Betti and Richard Robinson Associate Professor and Childhood Health Behaviors Extension Specialist, Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies, College of Education and Human Sciences, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
•Michael Kaiser, Associate Professor, Department of Agronomy & Horticulture, College of Agricultural and Natural Resources, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
•Julie Petersen, Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center
•Sarah Elizabeth Scales, Faculty, Water, Climate and Health Program; Faculty, Center for Preparedness and Emergency Response Solutions (CPERS); Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center
•Yeyin Shi, Associate Professor and Agricultural Intelligence Engineer, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, College of Engineering, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
•Cory Walters, Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agricultural and Natural Resources, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Meet our 140+ Faculty Fellows: https://waterforfood.nebraska.edu/meet-our-people
