Maura Allaire is an Assistant Professor at Arizona State University. With expertise in water resource economics, her research focuses on the development of improved strategies for ensuring safe drinking water for all, assessing trends and disparities in nationwide water quality, and decision support for water resource management. Her professional experience spans the public and private sectors, including international organizations (World Bank, Global Development Network, Fulbright Scholar Program), think tanks (Resources for the Future, International Water Management Institute), and environmental consulting (AMEC).

She holds a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina in Environmental Management and Policy (2015) as well as bachelor’s degrees in Economics and Geology from Tufts University. In addition, she was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Columbia University’s Earth Institute.

Biography current as of November 2024