The OU WaTER Center welcomes its newest faculty member, Dr. Robert Dreibelbis, PhD (International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health). Consistent with our holistic approach to development, Dr. Dreibelbis will have a joint appointment between the Schools of Anthropology and Civil Engineering and Environmental Science (CEES). His position will add to the rich collaborations already underway among researchers in anthropology, business, and environmental engineering and science
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| Robert Dreibelbis brings much developing country experience with him to the WaTER Center and to the University of Oklahoma. |
The focus of Dr. Dreibelbis's work has been on the social and behavioral aspects of interventions in developing countries. As a researcher
for Johns Hopkins School of Public Health (JHSPH) and the Center for Global Safe Water,
Dr. Dreibelbis has been instrumental in spearheading projects and research that
connect technology and behavior. His
research interests include ecological sanitation technologies, social marketing
approaches of sanitation services, behavioral change strategies relating to
hygiene interventions, and school-based sanitation technologies.
With a passion for teaching and mentoring,
Robert draws on a multi-disciplinary background that reflects engineering,
epidemiology, microbiology, anthropology, and political science, complimenting his perspective
with statistical, survey and qualitative methods of training. His work has taken him to Kenya, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Peru. He continues to collaborate on exciting work with colleagues at JHSPH and Emory University. He begins work at OU in August of this year.
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