E. Christian Wells

Professor, Dept. of Anthropology; Director, Center for Brownfields Research & Redevelopment, College of Arts & Sciences

Organization: University of South Florida

Education: Ph.D. in Anthropology, Arizona State University

Dr. Wells is an applied environmental anthropologist with an interdisciplinary background in the social and natural sciences. As  Director of the USF Center for Brownfields Research and Redevelopment, he maintains a diverse portfolio of research projects aimed at improving human and environmental health outcomes of re/development efforts in marginalized communities. His current research examines water and sanitation technology transitions in underserved communities.

Subject Areas:
Data Analysis/Modeling, Geology/Soils, Policy/Legal Management, Social/Cultural/Institutional, Sustainability, Water Quality, Water Treatment

Selected Publications

• Libby, J., Wells, C.E., & Mihelcic, J.R. (2020). Moving up the Sanitation Ladder while Considering Function: An Assessment of Indigenous Communities, Pit Latrine Users, and Their Perceptions of Resource-recovery Sanitation Technology in Panama. Environmental Science & Technology, 54(23), 15405-15413. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.0c04120
• Meehan, K., Jepson, W., Harris, L.M., Wutich, A., Beresford, M., Fencl, A., London, J., Pierce, G., Radonic, L., Wells, E.C., Wilson, N.J., Adams, E.A., Arsenault, R., Brewis, A., Harrington, V., Lambrinidou, Y., McGregor, D., Patrick, R., Pauli, B., Pearson, A.L., Shah, S., Splichalova, D., Workman, C., & Young, S. (2020). Exposing the myths of household water insecurity in the global north: A critical review. WIREs Water, 7(6). doi: 10.1002/wat2.1486
• Wells, E.C., Webb, W.A., Prouty, C.M., Zarger, R.K., Trotz, M.A., Whiteford, L.M., & Mihelcic, J.R. (2019). Wastewater Technopolitics on the Southern Coast of Belize. Economic Anthropology, 6(2), 277-290. doi: 10.1002/sea2.12145