Maura Allaire

is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Planning at Arizona State University. With expertise in water economics and spatial statistics, her research focuses on drinking water policy, decision support for water management, and community resilience to extreme events. Her work supports data-informed and socially just policies at regional and national levels as communities grapple with aging infrastructure, hydrologic uncertainty, and multi-level water governance.

She has previously served as a faculty member at the University of California, Irvine. Her professional experience spans the public and private sectors, including international organizations (World Bank, Fulbright Scholar Program), think tanks (Resources for the Future, International Water Management Institute), and environmental consulting (AMEC).