Tmyates

Travis Yates

User Name: Tmyates
Organization/Affiliation: Tufts University / Water Diplomacy
Location: United States

About Me

Current Position: Tufts University PhD Student -Civil and Environmental Engineering – Environmental Health. NSF IGERT Water Diplomacy Fellow

Research Interests: Water Sanitation and Hygiene programing (WASH), humanitarian aid and development, developmental economics, decision making under uncertainly, and public policy

Education: B.S. Civil Engineering – Clemson University (2006) M.S. Civil Engineering – Clemson University (2009); Discipline: Applied Fluid Mechanics Thesis: Operation Assessment of Reservoirs in the Savannah River Basin

Work Experience: MEDAIR - Humanitarian Aid • Country Representative –Lebanon (2012-2013) • Program Coordinator & WASH Advisor – Afghanistan (2011-2012) • WASH & Emergency Response Project Manager – Afghanistan (2010-2011)

Samaritan’s Purse International Relief • Interim Country Director (2007-2008) • Community Development Manager (2007) • Water/Sanitation Intern (2006)