Emily Pakhtigian

Emily Pakhtigian is Assistant Professor at Penn State's School of Public Policy and Jeffrey L. and Sharon D. Hyde-McCourtney Career Development Professor. Her research examines human-environment interactions in low/middle-income countries.

Current projects investigate household responses to environmental risks including water quality, sanitation access, and air pollution. Research analyzes technology adoption sustainability and health/human capital implications of environmental investments.

Fieldwork includes Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Indonesia. Recent publications study monsoon impacts on water access, coal plant retirement strategies, and cholera early warning systems using mobile technology.

She directs studies on solar irrigation adoption in India and equitable water security in Bangladesh through grants from institutes including Penn State's Population Research Institute.