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Professor Juliet Willetts is a leading academic at the University of Technology Sydney's Institute for Sustainable Futures, where she serves as Professor and Research Director. With over two decades of experience, her work bridges engineering, environmental science, public health, and social sciences through transdisciplinary research approaches focused on improving water, sanitation, and development outcomes in the Asia-Pacific region.
Her research interests span water and sanitation policy and practice, gender equality, climate resilience, urban development, and governance accountability. Willetts has pioneered innovative approaches to monitoring and evaluation, particularly in developing frameworks for measuring gender equality outcomes in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programs. Her work emphasizes the intersection of social justice and sustainable development, with a strong focus on practical applications that influence policy and practice.
Analysis of her recent publications reveals a consistent focus on evidence-based approaches to water and sanitation challenges, with particular emphasis on gender-transformative interventions, climate-resilient systems, and innovative measurement frameworks. Her research increasingly integrates circular economy principles with water and sanitation services while addressing implementation gaps in policy frameworks across multiple countries.
- 2024 International Water Association Gender, Diversity in Water Award
- Australian Financial Review's '100 Women of Influence'
- International Water Association Award Winner, Applied Research in Sanitation in Developing Countries
- UTS Vice-Chancellor's Social Justice/Human Rights Award
- National Australia Bank Women's Leadership 'Agenda-Setter' Award, Finalist
Professor Willetts actively supervises graduate research students and leads numerous funded research projects with international organizations including UNICEF, DFAT, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Her current research portfolio includes climate-resilient community initiatives, gender-transformative WASH programming, and innovative approaches to urban water management. She serves in advisory roles for the International Water Association and Sanitation and Water for All partnership, contributing to global policy discussions on sustainable development.
