Amy Sapkota

Dr. Sapkota is an MPower Professor & Chair of the Department of Global, Environmental, and Occupational Health at the University of Maryland School of Public Health. She also directs the CONSERVE Center of Excellence, the UMD Global STEWARDS NSF Research Traineeship and the Global FEWture Alliance. Her research is highly applied, focusing on microbial water quality and the development of water reuse solutions that advance climate resilience and are protective of public health. Dr. Sapkota received a PhD from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, an MPH from the Yale School of Public Health and a BS from the University of Maryland College Park.