Kristen Conroy, PhD

With research experience and a passion for sanitation and wastewater treatment, Kristen focuses on social acceptance of sanitation solutions in low-resource contexts, applications of low-tech wastewater treatment systems, and educating students on the engineering design process and sustainable design for developments contexts. She has experience in curriculum development, literature review, and teaching design of experiments and the engineering design process. Kristen has a strong interest in menstruation, including stigma, education, products and sanitation, and has worked in Kenya, Ghana and Tanzania. Outside of work, she enjoys hiking, traveling, and being an amateur forager.