Kerry Black is an Assistant Professor in the Center for Environmental Engineering Research and Education (CEERE) and the Department of Civil Engineering, at the University of Calgary. She engages in cross-disciplinary research, incorporating technical civil and environmental engineering principles with policy and socio-economic components, with a focus on sustainable infrastructure for healthy and resilient communities. Over the past 12 years, she has worked extensively in the academic, public, private, and non-profit sectors, employed in technical, scientific, policy, and management roles. Most of this experience has included working with Indigenous communities on urgent and pressing water and infrastructure issues across Canada.