Scott Whiteford

Dr. Scott Whiteford is the director of the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Arizona and a leading authority on water and development issues in Mexico and Latin America. Professor Whiteford, whose recent co-edited books include “Seguridad, Agua y Desarollo: El Futuro de La Frontera Mexico-Estados-Unidos” (2005), “Globalization, Water and Health: Resource Management in Times of Scarcity” (2005); “Managing a Sacred Gift: Changing Water Management Strategies in Mexico” (2003); and eight other volumes published in Spanish and English, was previously professor of anthropology and the director of the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at Michigan State University (MSU). Whiteford’s research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Fulbright Commission, the Social Science Research Council, the Hewlett Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, the National Endowment of the Humanities and the National Institute of Health. He presently serves on review boards for several foundations and federal agencies as well as the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars water task force, Navigating Peace.