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Research interests (short)
Urban political ecology; environmental justice; household water insecurity; infrastructure and cities; social reproduction; science and technology studies (STS); Latin America and the USA
Biographical details
Dr. Katie Meehan is an expert in urban infrastructure, household water insecurity, climate change adaptation, environmental justice, and theories of social reproduction and critical political economy. A two-time Fulbright scholar, Meehan has done fieldwork in Mexico, the USA, and now select countries in Europe.
In January 2019, she joined King's after nine years as an Assistant and Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Oregon (2010-2019), her home state. Katie completed her PhD in Geography at the University of Arizona (2010), along with a Graduate Certificate in Water Policy. She earned a MSc in Environmental Change and Management (with Distinction) from University of Oxford, and a BA in Political Science and Environmental Studies from the University of Oregon.
Prior to academic life, Katie worked as a Peace Corps Volunteer and Environmental Educator in Belize (2000-02) and Guatemala (2002-03).
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Associate Professor, University of Oregon
1 Sept 2016 → 15 Dec 2018
Assistant Professor, University of Oregon
1 Sept 2010 → 31 Aug 2016
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Plumbing Poverty Authorship Principles and Policy
Everitt, L. & Meehan, K., 23 Oct 2024, 12 p. https://www.plumbingpoverty.org/publications-reportsResearch output: Other contribution
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Water shutoffs, social reproduction, and the carceral state: Policing life's work through the weaponization of water
Meehan, K., 10 May 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY. 103087.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Homelessness and water insecurity in the Global North: trapped in the dwelling paradox
Meehan, K., Melissa Beresford, Fausto Amador Cid, Lourdes Johanna Avelar Portillo, Anna Marin, Marianne Odetola & Raul Pachego Vega, 23 Jul 2023, In: WIREs Water. 10, 4Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Unsettling Race, Nature, and Environment in Geography
Meehan, K., Gergan, M. D., Mollett, S. & Pulido, L., 3 Aug 2023, In: Annals of the American Association of Geographers. 113, 7, p. 1535-1542 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
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Water: A Critical Introduction
Meehan, K., Mirumachi, N., Loftus, A. & Akhter, M., 15 Mar 2023, John Wiley and Sons Ltd Wiley-Blackwell. 304 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review