Emily Pakhtigian

IEE Faculty Member
Titles and Affiliations
Assistant Professor in School of Public Policy, School of Public Policy

Research Summary

Pakhtigian’s research examines the causes and consequences of human interactions with the natural environment, with a particular focus on low- and middle-income country contexts. Her research interests include environmental health, water and sanitation, water resource planning and management, air pollution, and environmental policy.  

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Projects

Recent Publications

Estimating effects of monsoon flooding on household water access

Broyles, L. M. T., Pakhtigian, E. L. & Mejia, A., Sep 1 2024, In: Environmental Research Letters. 19, 9, 094038.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Designing Retirement Strategies for Coal-Fired Power Plants To Mitigate Air Pollution and Health Impacts

Campos Morales, C., Pakhtigian, E. L., Landry, J. R., Wiseman, H., Pham, A. T. & Peng, W., Sep 3 2024, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 58, 35, p. 15371-15380 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Blue and red tides in the Chesapeake Bay watershed: Examining political and environmental framings of collective action during the 2016 and 2020 elections

Mainzer, S. & Pakhtigian, E. L., Jun 2024, In: PloS one. 19, 6 June, e0298962.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Satellite-Derived, Smartphone-Delivered Geospatial Cholera Risk Information for Vulnerable Populations

Nusrat, F., Akanda, A. S., Islam, A., Aziz, S., Pakhtigian, E. L., Boyle, K. & Hanifi, S. M. A., Nov 2024, In: GeoHealth. 8, 11, e2024GH001039.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Early warning systems, mobile technology, and cholera aversion: Evidence from rural Bangladesh

Pakhtigian, E. L., Aziz, S., Boyle, K. J., Akanda, A. S. & Hanifi, S. M. A., May 2024, In: Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 125, 102966.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Estimating Lost Dividends from Incomplete Energy Access Transitions

Pakhtigian, E. L., Jeuland, M., Pattanayak, S. K. & Phillips, J., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Forest Fires, Smoky Kitchens, and Human Health in Indonesia

Pakhtigian, E. L., Pattanayak, S. K. & Tan-Soo, J. S., Aug 2024, In: Environmental and Resource Economics. 87, 8, p. 2115-2141 27 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Improved water and sanitation in early life and cognition in adolescence: evidence from four countries

Pakhtigian, E. L., Dec 1 2024, In: Environmental Research Letters. 19, 12, 124097.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Social setting, gender, and preferences for improved sanitation: Evidence from experimental games in rural India

Pakhtigian, E. L. & Pattanayak, S. K., May 2024, In: World Development. 177, 106556.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Seasonal variation in household water insecurity in rural Bangladesh: A longitudinal analysis

Broyles, L. M. T., Pakhtigian, E. L., Aziz, S., Akanda, A. S. & Mejia, A., Jul 31 2023, In: PLOS Water. 2, 7 July, e0000157.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Women who do not migrate: Intersectionality, social relations, and participation in Western Nepal

Shrestha, G., Pakhtigian, E. L. & Jeuland, M., Jan 2023, In: World Development. 161, 106109.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Climate and hydrological seasonal effects on household water insecurity: A systematic review

Broyles, L. M. T., Pakhtigian, E. L., Rosinger, A. Y. & Mejia, A., May 1 2022, In: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water. 9, 3, e1593.

Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

Are power plant closures a breath of fresh air? Local air quality and school absences

Komisarow, S. & Pakhtigian, E. L., Mar 2022, In: Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 112, 102569.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

COVID-19, public health messaging, and sanitation and hygiene practices in rural India

Pakhtigian, E. L., Downs-Tepper, H., Anson, A. & Pattanayak, S. K., Nov 1 2022, In: Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development. 12, 11, p. 828-837 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Sustaining latrine use: Peers, policies, and sanitation behaviors

Pakhtigian, E. L., Dickinson, K. L., Orgill-Meyer, J. & Pattanayak, S. K., Aug 2022, In: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 200, p. 223-242 20 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review