Colleen+Naughton

Doctoral Candidate Peace Corps Master's International Program University of South Florida Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Mali RPCV, 2009-2012 Associate Director of African Sky  cnaughto@mail.usf.edu @http://cee.eng.usf.edu/PeaceCorps/ http://usf-reclaim.org/   http://www.africansky.org/   Twitter: @naughtoncc
 * [[image:NAUGHTON_USF.jpg width="245" height="358"]] || **Colleen C. Naughton **


 * Ms. Colleen Naughton ** is a doctoral student at the University of South Florida in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. She is advised by Dr. James R. Mihelcic. Ms. Naughton was part of the Peace Corps Master’s International Program where she served and conducted research in Mali, West Africa for three years as a Water and Sanitation Engineer. Her master's thesis research was focused on “[|Assessing Appropriate Technology Handwashing Stations].” Ms. Naughton's dissertation research involves a human and embodied material energy analysis of the shea butter process; [|mapping the shea butter belt using Geographic Information Systems](GIS) to estimate the production potential and carbon dioxide emissions; and an ethnographic study on the importance of shea butter to sub-Saharan women and their families. ||

Master's of Science in Civil Engineering, University of South Florida (Tampa, FL) Bachelor's of Science in Civil Engineering, Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN)
 * Education **


 * Selected Awards and Honors **
 * 2014 || American Association of University Women American Dissertation Fellow ||
 * 2014 || African Sky “Solomon’s List” Leadership Award ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">2014 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Department of Education GAANN (Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need) Fellow at the Water-Energy-Materials-Human-Nexus ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">2013 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Indeevar and Srinath Memorial Scholarship ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">2012 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">University of Florida NSF S-STEM Scholar ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">2012 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Most Supportive Volunteer in Peace Corps-Mali Award ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">2008 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Passed FE Examination, earned EIT. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">2008 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Outstanding Civil Engineering Undergraduate Award at Purdue University ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">2008 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Purdue Senior Design Contests Winner ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">2006 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Chi Epsilon Civil Engineering Honors Society ||