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WED@NICO SEMINAR: Sera Young, Northwestern University "A cross-culturally equivalent measure of household water security"
Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO)
12:00 PM
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Lower Level, Chambers Hall
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Speaker:
Sera Young, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Northwestern University
Title:
A cross-culturally equivalent measure of household water security: experiences in scale development and implementation from 30 sites worldwide
Abstract:
The 2019 World Economic Forum report estimates that 9 of the 10 worst global risks are linked to water, but measurement of water insecurity is still in its early days. Sera Young will be discussing the development and use of the Household Water Insecurity Experiences (HWISE) scale, the first cross-culturally equivalent way of measuring household water insecurity (hwise.org). She will conclude by articulating the opportunities that the inclusion of this module in the 2020 Gallup World Poll could have for research, policy, and the global prominence of Northwestern.
Speaker Bio:
Dr. Sera Young is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology and a Fellow at the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University. In her research, she focuses on reducing maternal and child undernutrition in low-resource settings, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Currently, she has ongoing studies in Tanzania and Kenya, investigating the causes and physical, psychological, and social consequences of food and water insecurity. She is also leading the development of a cross-culturally valid scale to measure household water insecurity in 30+ sites around the world. For her efforts, she has received a number of awards and honors, including the Margaret Mead Award for her book about pica, called Craving Earth.
Further reading:
Check out Professor Young's op-ed in Scientific American on this topic.
Live Stream:
Time
Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location
Lower Level, Chambers Hall Map
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Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO)
WED@NICO Fall Seminar Series returns on Sept 24th!
Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO)
12:00 PM
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Lower Level, Chambers Hall
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The Wednesdays @ NICO Fall Seminar Series returns on September 24th and will run through November 12th, 2025. Please visit our web site in early September for detailed speaker information, talk titles and abstracts.
This fall, we are honored to host the following distinguished speakers:
9/24 - Emma Alexander, Dept of Computer Science, Northwestern University
10/1 - Sebastien Martin, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
10/8 - Tomer Ullman, Dept of Psychology, Harvard University
10/15 - Patrick Park, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University
10/22 - Max Kreminski, Midjourney
10/29 - Elizabeth Gerber, Mechanical Engineering and Communication Studies, Northwestern University
11/5 - Julio Ottino, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University
11/12 - Blaise Aguera y Arcas, Google Research
Location:
In person: Chambers Hall, 600 Foster Street, Lower Level
Remote option: TBA via Zoom
About the Speaker Series:
Wednesdays@NICO is a vibrant weekly seminar series focusing broadly on the topics of complex systems, data science and network science. It brings together attendees ranging from graduate students to senior faculty who span all of the schools across Northwestern, from applied math to sociology to biology and every discipline in-between. Please visit: https://bit.ly/WedatNICO for information on future speakers.
Time
Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location
Lower Level, Chambers Hall Map
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Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO)