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Dr. Sera Young (2025)

Dr. Sera Young stands with two Gannon Faculty members in Palm Court.

We were pleased to welcome Dr. Sera Young to Loyola’s Lakeshore Campus for a catered lunch and meaningful discussion centered on her leadership and research journey. 

Dr. Young is a rising star in the world of research and policy to address resource insecurities. She has led international teams in creating the Water Insecurity Experiences (WISE) Scales to measure water access and use, which are being adopted by over 100 global governments and organizations. Dr. Young has received funding from the National Institute of Child Health and Disease, the Hilton Foundation, the National Science Foundation, the National Institute of Mental Health, the Leverhulme Trust, Buffet Global Working Group, and National Science Foundation. This funding supports her work on water, nutrition, health, wellbeing for mothers and families.