Sera L. Young

See me as @profserayoung on any other social media but this. Anthropologist & nutritionist #waterinsecurity #foodsecurity #pica. Prof @NorthwesternU, @IPRatNU.

[Sera L. Young @ProfSeraYoung]

#WorldWaterDay💧event No 2 is at @Gallup offices @TheShardLondon & online on March 27. Here we will be launching the #WISE_scales Impact Report, w/help from Jeremie Brecheisen (@Gallup) @WainwrightTim (CEO @wateraid) @asrodella (@WorldBankWater) @RachaelMcDonne5 (@IWMI)...

[Sera L. Young @ProfSeraYoung]

We were delighted to host PS Ephantus at @NorthwesternU earlier this week. His commitment to #watersecurity is deeply appreciated, as is his support for all that is to come in Nairobi in the next few days!!! #WISE_scales

[CPA Ephantus Kimotho C.B.S - PS Irrigation @EphantusKim]

I warmly welcome you all to the ‘Getting WISE: Measuring Human Experiences with Water to Support the African Union’s Water Vision 2063’ conference, commencing on 25th May 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya, bringing together policymakers, researchers, development partners, and practitioners committed to advancing evidence-based, human-centered approaches to water security across Africa.

We look forward to insightful discussions, meaningful collaborations, and practical solutions that will shape the future of water governance and sustainable development across our continent.

Please register using the link below:
https://t.co/HipZz2JXlY⁠

[CPA Ephantus Kimotho C.B.S - PS Irrigation @EphantusKim]

I warmly welcome you all to the ‘Getting WISE: Measuring Human Experiences with Water to Support the African Union’s Water Vision 2063’ conference, commencing on 25th May 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya, bringing together policymakers, researchers, development partners, and practitioners committed to advancing evidence-based, human-centered approaches to water security across Africa.

We look forward to insightful discussions, meaningful collaborations, and practical solutions that will shape the future of water governance and sustainable development across our continent.

Please register using the link below:
https://t.co/HipZz2JXlY⁠

[CSIS Food & Water Security Program @CSISFoodWater]

🌎 NEW: In this video celebrating #WorldWaterDay 2026, @Zane_S_Swanson & @ProfSeraYoung present newly released data from 17 countries about how water insecurity is experienced across the Americas.

Watch here: https://t.co/9nHKs71cX2

[Daniel Biss @DanielBiss]

I am truly humbled to have the support of @janschakowsky in this campaign. She is an icon, a fierce and fearless warrior for our communities and a true friend.

[Northwestern CSB @NUSynBio]

Excited to see the water research of CSB’s @LucksLab and @ProfSeraYoung featured on the cover of Northwestern Engineering Magazine! Their work advances water protection, resource recovery, energy efficiency, and resilience.
https://t.co/6NnTSIdely
#WaterResearch

[Sera L. Young @ProfSeraYoung]

Read it here: https://t.co/Gb1L5IY1du

[Sera L. Young @ProfSeraYoung]

🎉 Thrilled to see new HWISE Scale research from Mexico! 🇲🇽 16.1% of households face water insecurity—driven by infrastructure gaps, not drought. Households without piped water are 2.6x more at risk. Congrats to Alicia Muñoz Espinosa & team at INSP!

[Sera L. Young @ProfSeraYoung]

link: https://t.co/ZcT9LZubrF

[Sera L. Young @ProfSeraYoung]

🎉 We can now empirically verify the WISE Scales hold up in high-income settings! Our paper uses data from 🇦🇺🇧🇩🇧🇬🇳🇱🇺🇬🇬🇧🇺🇸 showing the IWISE Scale is valid, reliable & comparable. Huge thanks to co-authors & funders! 💙💚 Link: International Journal for Equity in Health

[💚 Hila 💚 @HilatheEarth]

H2O in this house !!! full song and video coming soon 🌎💦 #earthmonth #earthday #wetassplanet #viral

[Sera L. Young @ProfSeraYoung]

Read it here: https://t.co/ur3vni5Bed

[Sera L. Young @ProfSeraYoung]

🎉 Congrats to the co-authors on implementing WISE Scales in Panama for the first time! Kudos to Jael Alfonso (UDELAS), Hugo Melgar Quinonez (McGill), Olga García (UAQ), Alex Brito (U. San Sebastián) & Israel Rios-Castillo (FAO). Exciting work! 📊🇵🇦

[Sera L. Young @ProfSeraYoung]

Congrats to WISE-LAC member Rafael Perez-Escamilla and team on their paper about water insecurity among Pilagá people in northern Argentina. Builds on earlier work by Ianina Tuñón! American Society for Nutrition | Current Developments in Nutrition

[Sera L. Young @ProfSeraYoung]

https://t.co/4HA8yC9Xfr

[Sera L. Young @ProfSeraYoung]

Kudos to Joseph Toland, Anchal Bansal, Andrew Whelton, Clayton Wukich, Sybil Derrible & Lauryn Spearing for using #WISE_Scales to study East Palestine, OH disaster. 31% water insecure vs <4% US avg—key insights for post-disaster response in high-income settings. 🔬💧

[Jesus Freakin Congress @TheJFreakinC]

🚨 ICE agents caught violating a federal judge’s order, yet again, in Chicago.

This morning, around 9:43 AM, at 2134 N. Western Ave, ICE agents were filmed making a warrantless arrest in a parking lot.

When a woman on scene asked if they had a warrant, one of the agents admitted they did not.

She told them, “Then you can’t take him out of his car and arrest him.”
They ignored her, and still took the man.

That’s not a gray area. It’s a direct violation of a federal court order and the Fourth Amendment, which protects every person from unlawful seizure.

Just last month, Judge Jeffrey Cummings ruled that ICE cannot make arrests in Illinois without a judicial warrant or a clear probable-cause determination. The agency was ordered to retrain its officers, document every warrantless arrest, and report them publicly.

How are agents protecting communities when they are blatantly violating the constitution?

[Sera L. Young @ProfSeraYoung]

🌋 New research on Tonga's 2022 eruption: Concurrent water & food insecurity = highest mental distress (vs. one or neither). Impact similar for men & women, 4-5 months post-ash contamination. #PublicHealth #MentalHealth #tonga

[Sera L. Young @ProfSeraYoung]

🌊 🪩It brings me great pleasure to announce that yesterday I started as co-Editor-in-Chief at @plos.org Water! 🌊 🪩
A bit about my vision for the journal here: https://t.co/XzpCDIH5NM

Please reach out with ideas, suggestions, & even (esp?) constructive criticism. 🧡 💙💜 ❤️‍🩹🌊

[Sera L. Young @ProfSeraYoung]

Thrilled to share that @IMPACT_init is implementing the WISE Scales in 12 countries facing humanitarian crises! Data will help calculate People in Need, enabling more efficient aid response in places like CAR 🇨🇫, DRC 🇨🇩, Lebanon 🇱🇧, Haiti 🇭🇹 and Ukraine 🇺🇦.

[Sera L. Young @ProfSeraYoung]

@UNESCO, @wfp, @UNICEF, @charitywater, @helvetas & Oxfam.

[Sera L. Young @ProfSeraYoung]

📢 Join us this Sunday (Aug 23) at SIWI World Water Week! Our session on "Advancing Water Security in Africa Using WISE Data" features success stories from Kenya, Malawi, Madagascar, Mali & Sierra Leone! 🌍 Available both online & in-person

[Sera L. Young @ProfSeraYoung]

Materials in English, French, Portuguese & Spanish
💧 Learn how WISE data is changing policy & practice across Africa
#WorldWaterWeek #WaterSecurity #WISE