PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS 

MacDonald, M. C., L. Juran, S. Srinivasan, J. Jose, S. I. Ali, P. Rajagopalan, and K. Hall, 2017. Assessing participant compliance with point-of- use water treatment: An exploratory investigation. Public Works Management and Policy (December 9, 2017).

Branz, A., M. Levine, L. Lehmann, A. Bastable, S. I. Ali, K. Kadir, T. Yates, D. Bloom, and D. Lantagne, 2017. "Chlorination of drinking water in emergencies: Systematic review of knowledge, recommendations for implementation, and research needed." Waterlines 36 (1): 4-39.

Ali, S. I., S. S. Ali, and J. Fesselet, 2015. "Effectiveness of emergency water treatment practices in refugee camps in South Sudan.” Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 93 (8): 550-558. 

Ali, S. I. "Engineering in solidarity: Hybridizing knowledge systems in humanitarian and international development work." Procedia Engineering. 107 (2015): 11-17.

MacDonald, M. C., L. Juran, J. Jose, S. Srinivasan, S. I. Ali, K. Aronson, and K. Hall, 2015. “The impact of rainfall and seasonal variability on the removal of bacteria by a point-of-use drinking water treatment intervention in Chennai, India.” International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 26 (2).

Ali, S. I. 2012. “Design and case study application of a participatory decision-making support tool for appropriate safe water systems development in marginalized communities of the Global South.” PhD Dissertation, University of Guelph. 

MacDonald, M. C., S. I. Ali, and K. Hall. 2012. “Collaborative Innovation for the Development of Contextually Appropriate Water Treatment Technology in a Marginalized, Low-income South Asian Community.” International Journal on Knowledge, Technology and Society 8 (3): 105-20.

Ali, S. I., M. MacDonald, J. Jincy, K. A. Sampath, G. Vinothini, L. Philip, K. Hall, and K. Aronson. 2011. “Efficacy of an appropriate point-of-use water treatment intervention for low-income communities in India utilizing Moringa oleifera, sari-cloth filtration, and solar UV disinfection.” Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development 1 (2): 112-23. 

Ali, S. I., 2010. “Alternatives for safe water provision in urban and peri-urban slums.” Journal of Water and Health 8 (4): 720-34. 

Ali, S. I., K. R. Hall, K. J. Aronson, and L. Philip. 2009. “Humanitarian engineering in Mylai Balaji Nagar: An integrated water, environment and public health project for slums in the Indian subcontinent.” Desalination 248: 418-27.

PRESENTATIONS AT INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS

Médecins Sans Frontières Watsan Working Group Meetings – Paris, France; Geneva, Switzerland            2016

UNHCR Global WASH Partner Meeting – Geneva, Switzerland                                                                     2016

Médecins Sans Frontières Scientific Days Conference – London, UK                                       2013, 2014, 2016

Ali, S. I.,  S. S. Ali, and J. Fesselet. "Evidence-Based Guidelines for Water Treatment in Humanitarian Operations.” Water and Health Conference: Where Science Meets Policy 2015. October 26-30, 2015, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: NC, USA.

Ali, S. I., J. Fesselet, and M. Burt, 2015. "Evidence-based Guidelines for Water Treatment in Humanitarian Operations." 6th Emergency Environmental Health Forum. October 16-17, 2015, Nairobi: Kenya. 

Ali, S. I. 2015. "Engineering in solidarity: Hybridizing knowledge systems in humanitarian and international development work." Humanitarian Technology: Science, Systems and Global Impact 2015. May 12-14, 2015: Cambridge, MA, USA

Ali, S. I., J. Fesselet, S. S. Ali, B. Pop-Stefanija, M. Arnold, and C. Ariti 2014. “Humanitarian Water at Risk: Chlorine Decay in Refugee Camp Drinking Water Supply in South Sudan.” Médecins Sans Frontières Scientific Day 2014. May 23, 2014, Royal Society of Medicine: London, UK.

Ali, S. I. 2014. “Humanitarian Water at Risk: Chlorine Decay in Refugee Camp Drinking Water Supply in South Sudan.” International Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Symposium. March 7, 2014, University of California Berkeley: CA, USA.

Thomson, K., J. Dvorzak, L. List, E. MacKinnon, S. I. Ali, L. Bishop, C. Meredith, et al. 2013. “Epidemiological Characteristics of a Prolonged Hepatitis E Outbreak in Three Refugee Camps in South Sudan.” Médecins Sans Frontières Scientific Day 2013. May 10, 2013, Royal Society of Medicine: London, UK.

MacDonald M. C., K. Aronson, K. Hall, J. Jose, and Ali, S. I. 2013. “Socially acceptable point-of-use water treatment provides significant improvement in water quality in a marginalized community in Chennai, India.” Unite For Sight: 10th Annual Global Health & Innovation Conference. April 13-14, 2013, Yale University: New Haven, CT, USA.

MacDonald, M. C., S. Srinivasan, S. I. Ali, P. Rajagopalan, K. Hall, and K. Aronson. 2012. “Applying an Extended Ladder of Participation for the Development of a Community-Managed Safe Water System in a Marginalized South Asian Community.” Proceedings of the 2012 Tech4Dev International Conference. May 29-31, 2012, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne: Lausanne, Switzerland.

Ali, S. I., M. MacDonald, K. Hall, L. Philip, K. Aronson, J. Jincy, G. Vinothini, and K. A. Sampath. 2010. “Efficacy of an appropriate point-of-use water treatment system utilizing Moringa oleifera, sari-cloth filtration, and solar UV disinfection.” Water and Health Conference: Where Science Meets Policy. October 25-26, 2010, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: NC, USA. 

Ali, S. I., and L. Philip. 2010. “Unsafe Waters and Degraded Environments: Pressing Public Health Challenges in Under-Privileged Urban and Peri-Urban Communities–The Case of Mylai Balaji Nagar, Chennai.” National Conference on Cost-Effective Sustainable Sanitation: An Indian Experience. June 28-30, 2010, India Habitat Centre: New Delhi, India.

Ali, S. I., K. R. Hall, K. J. Aronson, and L. Philip. 2008. “Humanitarian engineering in Mylai Balaji Nagar, Chennai, India: An integrated water, environment, and public health project for slums of the Indian subcontinent.” Poster presentation at the First International Workshop on Water and Sanitation in International Development and Disaster Relief. May 28-30, 2008, University of Edinburgh: Edinburgh, UK. 

CONSULTING, THOUGHT LEADERSHIP, AND OTHER WRITING

Ali, S. I., 2016. “Evidence-based guidelines for centralized chlorination in emergencies.” Consultancy Report, Médecins Sans Frontières: Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Ali, S. I., 2016. “How research universities can help the refugee crisis.” Stanford Social Innovation Review, April 13, 2016.

Ali, S. I., and K. Kadir, 2016.  “WASH in emergencies problem exploration report: Water treatment.” Consultancy Report, Humanitarian Innovation Fund: London, UK. 

Ali, S. I., 2015. “Engineering in solidarity: Hybridizing knowledge systems in humanitarian and international development work.” Procedia Engineering 107: 11-17. 

Ali, S. I., 2014. “Building the evidence base for humanitarian safe water supply: Free residual chlorine decay in Azraq refugee camp, Jordan.” Consultancy Report, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees: Geneva, Switzerland. 

Ali, S. I., 2014. “Humanitarian water at risk: Chlorine decay in refugee camp safe water supply in South Sudan.” Consultancy Report, Médecins Sans Frontières: Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Smyth, K. and S. I. Ali, 2015. “Exploring the ORP-FRC Relationship: An Alternative for Monitoring Water Safety in Humanitarian Operations.” White Paper, Médecins Sans Frontières: Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Ali, S. I., 2013. “Running” in “The Places We’ve Been: Field Reports from Travelers Under 35”, Ed. Asha Veal Brisebois, The Places We’ve Been, LLC: Chicago, USA.

Ali, S. I., 2013. “A Watsan in South Sudan.” Médecins Sans Frontières Field Blog. Online.