ChantalÌýIribagiza

  • Research Associate
  • MORTENSON CENTER IN GLOBAL ENGINEERING & RESILIENCE

Chantal holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering and a Graduate Certificate in Global Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Chantal is passionate about reducing inequalities in access to services, resources, opportunities and improving human welfare, the environment, and economies globally.

With implementation, policy, and research experience in international development practice, Chantal strives to leverage advances in ICT and systemic research to bring about meaningful progress towards universal access to essential human services, including safe drinking water and clean household energy.

Before joining the Mortenson Center in Global Engineering, Chantal worked as an Operations and Maintenance Coordinator for over 500 water infrastructure projects in Rwanda, served on the Rwanda Standards Board water committee, and worked as a Consultant for the World Bank within the Water Global Practice.

Research Interests

  • WASH Infrastructure Sustainability
  • ICTs in WASH
  • Clean Cooking Adoption
  • Household Air Pollution
  • Climate Adaptation and Resilience

Education

  • PhD, Environmental Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, 2021
  • MS, Environmental Engineering, Portland State University, 2018
  • BS, Civil Engineering and Environmental Technology, University of Rwanda, 2013

Publications

  1. Iribagiza, C., Sharpe, T., Wilson, D., & Thomas, E. A. (2020). User-centered design of an air quality feedback technology to promote adoption of clean cookstoves. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology, 30(6), 925-936.
  2. Iribagiza, C., Sharpe, T., Coyle, J., Nkubito, P., Piedrahita, R., Johnson, M., & Thomas, E. A. (2021). Evaluating the effects of access to air quality data on household air pollution and exposure—An interrupted time series experimental study in rwanda. Sustainability, 13(20), 11523.
  3. Sharpe, T., Iribagiza, C., Iorkumbur, E., Coyle, J., Fenwick, C., Greggio, E., ... & Thomas, E. (2022). Electronic sensors to monitor functionality and usage trends of rural water infrastructure in Plateau State, Nigeria. Development Engineering, 7, 100100.