Caitlin Schroering

Caitlin Schroering is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Global Studies at the University of North Carolina Charlotte. She joined the university in 2022 and is affiliated with Macy 108D. Her research focuses on environmental sociology, resource conflicts, the human right to water, political economy, and transnational social movements, employing feminist and anti-colonial research methodologies. She conducts fieldwork with movements opposing water privatization in Brazil and the United States.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Pittsburgh
• Master of Arts in Latin American Studies, University of Florida
• Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies, Denison University

Research Interests: Caitlin’s work bridges environmental justice and social movement studies. She examines how communities resist resource extraction and privatization, particularly in water-related conflicts. Her approach integrates political economy frameworks with intersectional feminist and decolonial perspectives to analyze grassroots activism and global solidarity networks. Her 2024 book Global Solidarities Against Water Grabbing (Manchester University Press) details these efforts.

Advising & Grants: No formal advisees or grant details are explicitly mentioned in the provided text. For current projects, visit www.caitlinschroering.com.