Justin B Stoler

Justin B Stoler serves as a Professor in the Department of Geography and Sustainable Development within the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Miami. His work bridges environmental science, public health, and social policy with a primary focus on water security challenges in both domestic and global contexts. Stoler's research examines the intersection of infrastructure, climate change, and household-level vulnerability through innovative methodological approaches.

Stoler's research program centers on water insecurity measurement and its implications for policy and public health. Key areas include:

• Development of household water insecurity scales validated for high-income contexts (HWISE-USA)
• Analysis of disaster-driven displacement and hazard gentrification processes
• Investigation of water-food insecurity interactions and their health consequences
• Exploration of community-based water sharing as disaster response mechanisms
• Cross-disciplinary work on health disparities including rare disease research and HIV prevention

His recent publications demonstrate a shift toward integrating experiential metrics into water security assessments, challenging traditional supply-side approaches.

Analysis of Stoler's publication trends reveals several critical directions:

• Strong emphasis on methodological innovation in measuring water insecurity
• Increasing focus on U.S.-specific water challenges despite global expertise
• Interdisciplinary collaborations spanning environmental science, public health, and social sciences
• Emerging work on AI applications for belief correction in public health contexts
• Consistent attention to equity dimensions across all research domains

His work increasingly addresses the limitations of centralized water infrastructure in the face of climate change and institutional inertia.

Stoler leads the SHIRE Lab (Social, Health, and Infrastructure Research Enterprise) which focuses on community responses to environmental challenges. His research has practical implications for disaster recovery planning, water policy reform, and health equity initiatives. Current projects include the HWISE USA Consortium developing context-specific water insecurity metrics and investigations into ethical dimensions of infrastructure retreat strategies.