2017
- “CAUS Dean’s Discussion: Innovation Ecologies – Changing Universities.” Panel discussion with Dean Richard Blythe, Enric Ruiz-Geli, and Marcelo Stamm, Virginia Tech, December 7, 2017.
- “The Beloved Community ‘Dream Reset’ Richmond Gathering.” Three days of events in Richmond focused on the VT-VUU Beloved Community Initiative, December 3-5, 2017.
- “The Story Behind the Beloved Community Initiative.” Presentation at the Advancing the Human Condition Symposium, Virginia Tech, November 30, 2017.
- “The Indian perspective of smart cities.” Paper presented by Khushboo Gupta at the 2017 Smart City Symposium Prague (SCSP).
- “The Future of Work and Income in an Era of Economic Inequality.” Panel discussion with Dr. Virgil Wood, Prof. Joyce Rothschild, and Dr. Christian Matheis, SPIA Ridenour Faculty Fellowship Conference, Virginia Tech, March 24, 2017.
2016
- “Designing the Impact Evaluation of the MCC Rural Water Program in Nampula, Mozambique.” Public seminar at Mzuzu University, Malawi, July 26, 2016.
- “Advancing a Binary Economics Research Agenda.” Presentation at the Society of Socio-Economists summer meeting, Oxford University, July 5, 2016.
- “Measuring Smart Cities in India.” Poster presentation by Khushboo Gupta at the 2016 Smart Cities Summit, June 13-15, 2016, Austin, Texas.
- “Data Anonymization: Lessons from a Millennium Challenge Corporation Impact Evaluation.” Presentation with Eric Vance during Virginia Tech’s 2016 Open Data Week, March 29, 2016.
- “Visualizing Water Services for Decision Making: The Creation of a Highly Interdisciplinary and International Research Endeavor.” Presentation with Sophie Wenzel at the 2016 CAUS Faculty Research Symposium, February 26, 2016.
- “Providing Video Feedback on Assignments” Presentation at the 2016 Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, February 10, 2016.
- “(Some of) the Data’s Out There, Now What?” Panel discussion with Dr. Eric Vance at the Millennium Challenge Corporation “Open Data: Big Impact” event, February 3, 2016.
- “Sustainable Transportation Research Needs.” Research Needs Presentation at the 2016 TRB Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 12, 2016.
2015
- “Domestic + Productive Water Use.” BOBTalk, Virginia Tech, November 30, 2015.
- “Interdisciplinary Exploratory Research: Visualizing Water Services to Improve Decision Making.” Virginia Tech, Public Health Grand Rounds Seminar, October 22, 2015.
- “The Sharing Economy.” Webcast. Conversation with Guy Michaels, Lynn Wu, and Wade Roush on the sharing economy. MIT Faculty Forum Online, Alumni Edition, September 22, 2015.
- “Review of the Water Accounting Tool.” Presentation with Sophie Wenzel and Nicholas Polys at the USAID WA-WASH Water Accounting Tool Workshop, Koudougou, Burkina Faso, July 6-7, 2015.
- “Developing Countries: Challenges on the Path to Sustainability.” Presentation at Transportation Research Board’s International Conference on Transportation for Sustainability, Washington, D.C., May 8, 2015.
- “Connecting and Integrating Strategies for an Economic Transformation.” Presentation at Society of Socio-Economists Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., January 6, 2015.
2014
- “Conceptualizing Resilience to Guide Research on Critical and Sustainable Infrastructure Systems.” Presentation at Virginia Tech’s School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) conference on Resilience, October 24, 2014.
- “Impact Evaluation of the MCC-Funded Rural Water Supply Program in Nampula, Mozambique.” Poster presentation at the Experience VT: Learn, Explore, Engage, Blacksburg, October 18, 2014. [Poster 1, 2, 3.]
- “Impact Evaluation of the MCC-Funded Rural Water Supply Program in Nampula, Mozambique.” Presentation at the Making Impact Evaluation Matter conference in Manila, September 1-5, 2014.
- “WASH Impact Evaluation Design Clinic.” Workshop at the Making Impact Evaluation Matter conference in Manila, September 3, 2014.
- “Teaching Sustainable Development/Transportation in Institutions of Higher Education.” Presentation at the Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure Workshop, New York, June 18, 2014.
- “Development through the Lens of the MCC.” Panel Discussant at the Development and Humanitarianism Mini Conference, Virginia Tech, April 11, 2014.
- “Impact Evaluation of the MCC-Funded Rural Water Supply Activity (RWSA) in Nampula, Mozambique.” Webinar with Dr. Eric Vance for the Millennium Challenge Corporation, March 27, 2014.
- “Impact Evaluation of the MCC’s Rural Water Supply Project in Mozambique: Enhancing local partner capacity through collaboration.” Presentation with Dr. Eric Vance at the Dean’s Forum on Global Engagement, Virginia Tech, March 27, 2014.
- “Virginia Tech International Graduate Certificates.” Poster presentation by Courtney Kimmel, Ralph Hall, Rosemary Blieszner, and Betty Watts at the Dean’s Forum on Global Engagement, Virginia Tech, March 27, 2014.
- “Impact Evaluation of the MCC‐Funded Rural Water Supply Activity (RWSA) in Nampula, Mozambique.” Presentation with Dr. Eric Vance, Dr. Emily Van Houweling, and Prof. Jennifer Davis at the 2014 Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) and Economic Analysis (EA) College, Millennium Challenge Corporation, February 7, 2014.
- “Social Network Analysis of TRB Standing Committees.” Presentation with Dr. Tom Sanchez at the Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 12-16, 2014, in Washington, D.C.
2013
- “A Collaborative Process for High Quality Impact Evaluations in Developing Countries.” Presentation with Dr. Eric Vance at the 2013 American Evaluation Association (AEA) conference in Washington, D.C., October 19, 2013.
- “Creating an International Partnership for Sustainable [and Resilient] Infrastructure Development.” Presentation at the 4th Conference on Community Resilience in Davos, Switzerland, August 29, 2013.
- Panelist for a discussion on Participation at the 2013 Ridenour Faculty Fellowship Conference, School of Public and International Affairs, VT.
- Presentation on the extent to which rural households use domestic piped water for productive activities. The U.S. Water Partnership Multiple Use Services Workshop, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C., March 22, 2013.
- “Analysis of TRB’s Research Needs Statements (RNS) Database for Records Related to Sustainability.” Presentation to the TRB Transportation and Sustainability Committee (ADD40) at the TRB Annual Meeting, January 16, 2013.
2012
- “Exploring the Link Between the Productive Use of Rural Piped Water and System Performance: Evidence from Senegal and Kenya.” Presentation at the Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN) working group on Management and Support for Rural Water Supplies, The Hague, The Netherlands, October 2, 2012.
- “MUS in Colombia, Senegal, and Kenya.” Presentation at the Multiple-Use Water Services (MUS) workshop at Rockefeller’s Bellagio Conference Center, Italy (September 3-7, 2012).
- “The Productive Use of Rural Domestic Water in Senegal and Kenya and Its Relationship to System Sustainability.” Presentation at the 2012 Stockholm World Water Week, Stockholm, August 30, 2012.
- “A Perspective on the Human Right to Water & Sanitation.” Presentation at the AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition Meeting, Washington, D.C., July 17, 2012.
- “Summary Presentation of the Ridenour Faculty Fellowship Conference on Distressed Cities.” Presentation at the 2012 Ridenour Faculty Fellowship Conference, School of Public and International Affairs, Virginia Tech, April 14, 2012.
- “Productive Use of Domestic Rural Water Systems: The Senegal Case.” Presentation to the Multiple Use Water Services Group, Washington, D.C., January 19, 2012.
- “Productive Use of Domestic Rural Water Systems: The Kenya Case.” Presentation to the Multiple Use Water Services Group, Washington, D.C., January 19, 2012.
2011
- “Results from the Baseline Study of the MCC-Funded Rural Water Supply Activity in Nampula.” Research team presentation to the Department of Policy and Evaluation, Millennium Challenge Corporation, Washington, D.C., December 15, 2011.
- “Assessing the link between productive use of domestic water, poverty reduction, and sustainability.” Presentation with Eric Vance at the CAUS Faculty Research Symposium, Virginia Tech, February 18, 2011.
- “Evaluating the vulnerability of coastal communities and their potable groundwater systems in Mozambique to human and natural impacts.” Presentation at the CAUS Faculty Research Symposium, Virginia Tech, February 18, 2011.
2010
- “Assessing the Benefits of Productive Water Use on Women’s Lives: A Conceptual Framework developed from Focus Groups in Senegal.” Presentation with Emily Van Houweling at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Washington, D.C., April 20, 2010.
