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Catherine Ashcraft is an Associate Professor in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment at the University of New Hampshire. Her work focuses on the human dimensions of ecological systems, examining how environmental policies and institutions adapt to change and promote sustainability and justice.
Her research includes adaptive flood risk management in Europe and New England, conflict resolution in the Danube and Nile Rivers, and international water diplomacy. She is co-editing a book The Politics of Fresh Water with Dr. Tamar Mayer (Routledge/Earthscan) and serves as a Senior Researcher at the Center for Conflict Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies.
She teaches courses on environmental policy, international energy topics, and conflict resolution, including NR 600, NR 602, NR 606, NR 720/820, and NR 724/824. Her recent publications analyze gamified water management, policy simulations, and climate adaptation frameworks.
Her educational background includes a Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning from MIT, an M.S. in Environmental Science from Yale University, and a B.A. in Biology and Philosophy of Science from the University of Pennsylvania. She is a faculty fellow at UNH’s Carsey School of Public Policy.
