Maya K. Peterson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 April 1980 |
| Died | 16 June 2021 (aged 41) |
| Nationality | American |
| Partner | A. Marm Kilpatrick |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Swarthmore College (BA) Harvard University (MA, PhD) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Historian |
| Main interests | Central Asian studies |
| Notable works | Pipe Dreams: Water and Empire in Central Asia's Aral Sea Basin (2019) |
Maya Karin Peterson (19 April 1980 – 16 June 2021) was an American historian. She was an assistant professor of history at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She specialized in environmental history of Central Asia.
Peterson is best known for her 2019 book Pipe Dreams: Water and Empire in Central Asia's Aral Sea Basin about the Aral Sea environmental crisis caused by poor water management by the Soviet and subsequent post-Soviet governments. She died during childbirth in 2021 aged 41.