ChantalÌýIribagiza

  • INTEGRATED DESIGN ENGINEERING
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Dr. Iribagiza holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering and a Graduate Certificate in Global Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Dr. Iribagiza is passionate about hands-on, interdisciplinary engineering education, and has engineering practice experience in the field of International Development. Dr. Iribagiza has previously worked as a Water Infrastructure engineer in Rwanda, and consultant for the World Bank in Washington DC. Dr. Iribagiza is passionate about advancing equity in access to services, resources, and opportunities across diverse contexts worldwide.Ìý

Dr. Iribagiza currently teaches GEEN 2010 - Engineering Tools and Analysis, GEEN 1400 - Engineering Projects, and COEN 1500 - First Year Seminar. Previously taught classes include CVEN 4969 - Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), and a microcredential course on Integrated Water Resources Management targeting professionals in the water sector in LMICs.Ìý

PublicationsÌý

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Nagel, C., Beach, J., Iribagiza, C., & Thomas, E. A. (2015). Evaluating Cellular Instrumentation on Rural Handpumps to Improve Service Delivery A Longitudinal Study in Rural Rwanda. Environmental science & technology, 49(24), 14292-14300.
  • Kirsch, K., Nagel, C., Iribagiza, C., Ecklu, J., Zawadi, G. A., Ntabaza, P. M., ... & Thomas, E. (2023). Study design and baseline to evaluate water service provision among peri-urban communities in Kasai Oriental, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Plos one, 18(4), e0283019.