{"id":34577,"date":"2025-04-29T14:10:22","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T18:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/?page_id=34577"},"modified":"2025-04-29T14:10:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T18:10:22","slug":"research-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/materials-management\/research-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#berry\">Brieanne Berry<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#blackmer\">Travis Blackmer<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#entwistle\">Jared Entwistle<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#haedicke\">Michael Haedicke<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#isenhour\">Cynthia Isenhour<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#lee\">Susanne Lee<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#macrae\">Jean MacRae<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#saber\">Deborah Saber<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#silka\">Linda Silka<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#victor\">Erin Victor<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"398\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/11\/Brieanne-Berry-e1604687295520.jpg\" alt=\"Brianne Berry\" class=\"wp-image-21172\" style=\"width:175px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/11\/Brieanne-Berry-e1604687295520.jpg 398w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/11\/Brieanne-Berry-e1604687295520-271x300.jpg 271w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/11\/Brieanne-Berry-e1604687295520-105x116.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/11\/Brieanne-Berry-e1604687295520-317x350.jpg 317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,398px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"berry\">Brieanne Berry, Ph.D.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Postdoctoral researcher, 91福利 Department of Anthropology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why is Materials Management important to you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The challenge of sustainably managing materials throughout their lifecycle is enormous. The work of our research team is critical because sustainable materials management crosses over disciplinary lines, and involves understanding diverse perspectives. Our interdisciplinary work to bring stakeholders, students, and policymakers into the research process is what makes this research team so important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Produced and\/or Pending works:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Berry, B., C. Isenhour, J. MacRae, E. Victor, T. Blackmer, J. Entwistle, L. Silka, M. Haeddicke, S. Lee, D. Saber.&nbsp; After the Perfect Storm: Resilience Planning in Maine\u2019s Waste Management System <em>Case Studies in the Environment <\/em>Vol. 6 (1): 1706963,July 4, 2022, pps. 1\u201311. electronic ISSN 2473-9510<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu\/mpr\/vol26\/iss1\/7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sharing Isn\u2019t Easy: Food Waste and Food Redistribution in Maine K\u201312 Schools<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldwidewastejournal.com\/articles\/10.5334\/wwwj.16\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rummaging through the Attic of New England<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1002\/nad.12103\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Linking Rural and Urban Circular Economies through Reuse and Repair<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/2019\/09\/18\/on-qualitative-writing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">On Qualitative Writing: Building an Interdisciplinary Community of Practice<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu\/mpr\/vol28\/iss1\/8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Circular Food Systems in Maine: Findings from an Interdisciplinary Study of Food Waste Management<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/full\/10.1002\/sea2.12176\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2018Still Good Life\u2019: On the Value of Reuse and Distributive Labor in \u2018Depleted\u2019 Rural Maine<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu\/mpr\/vol26\/iss1\/6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maine\u2019s Culture of Reuse and Its Potential to Advance Environmental and Economic Policy Objectives<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about Brie\u2019s work click <a href=\"http:\/\/brieanneberry.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-34577_13cd85-65 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-34577_13cd85-65 .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#abb8c3;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-34577_13cd85-65\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"423\" height=\"634\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/11\/Travis-Blackmer-3.jpg\" alt=\"Travis Blackmer\" class=\"wp-image-21185\" style=\"width:178px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/11\/Travis-Blackmer-3.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/11\/Travis-Blackmer-3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/11\/Travis-Blackmer-3-93x140.jpg 93w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/11\/Travis-Blackmer-3-317x475.jpg 317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,423px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"blackmer\">Travis Blackmer<strong>, <\/strong>M.A.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Lecturer and undergraduate coordinator, 91福利 School of Economics; Mitchell Center Faculty Fellow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why is Materials Management Important to you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Travis got his first exposure to materials management&nbsp;through a summer research project as an undergraduate student where he led a team that sorted 20,000lbs of garbage for the Maine State Planning Office. This experience was eye opening (and nostril de-sensitizing) and has become a driving force for his interest in working with stakeholders to look at materials of all kinds that are no longer wanted by the end user. The idea that everything has a VALUE, even if that value is negative, is an important facet of improving our materials management. Composting and the circular food system has become a primary focus. Travis has a passion for projects that connect communities to food waste diversion options locally, with initiatives recently in Midcoast and Kennebec Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Produced and\/or Pending works:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1649&amp;context=mpr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Impacts of Pay-As-You-Throw and Other Residential Solid Waste Policy Options: Southern Maine 2007\u20132013<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waste360.com\/research-and-statistics\/msw-maine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MSW Maine: A 2011 residential waste characterization study for the state of Maine<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/04\/2011-Maine-Residential-Waste-Characterization-Study.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maine Residential Waste Characterization Study<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-34577_cc2cef-b3 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-34577_cc2cef-b3 .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#abb8c3;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-34577_cc2cef-b3\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1021\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/11\/Jared-Entwistle-1021x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Jared Wildwistle\" class=\"wp-image-21223\" style=\"width:175px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/11\/Jared-Entwistle-1021x1024.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/11\/Jared-Entwistle-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/11\/Jared-Entwistle-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/11\/Jared-Entwistle-768x770.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/11\/Jared-Entwistle-105x105.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/11\/Jared-Entwistle-317x318.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/11\/Jared-Entwistle-423x424.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/11\/Jared-Entwistle-634x636.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/11\/Jared-Entwistle-846x848.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/11\/Jared-Entwistle-951x953.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/11\/Jared-Entwistle-1268x1271.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/11\/Jared-Entwistle-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/11\/Jared-Entwistle.jpg 1533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1021px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"entwistle\">Jared Entwistle<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>91福利 master\u2019s student, Ecology and Environmental Sciences and Business Administration<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why is Materials Management Important to you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As I pursue a dual degree in MBA and MS in Ecology and Environmental Sciences, I am increasingly concerned with the amount of waste our society creates, both as an issue of lost economic efficiency and the physical refuse we create and discard. The research the Materials Management team produces helps clarify issues in our current waste stream and provides insight on possible solutions, which are important steps toward creating an economy that is sustainable for our environmental and societal health.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-34577_1fe86a-fd .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-34577_1fe86a-fd .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#abb8c3;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-34577_1fe86a-fd\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"541\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/11\/Michael-Haedicke-Headshot-2-4-e1604692644524.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Haedicke\" class=\"wp-image-21182\" style=\"width:175px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/11\/Michael-Haedicke-Headshot-2-4-e1604692644524.jpg 500w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/11\/Michael-Haedicke-Headshot-2-4-e1604692644524-277x300.jpg 277w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/11\/Michael-Haedicke-Headshot-2-4-e1604692644524-105x114.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/11\/Michael-Haedicke-Headshot-2-4-e1604692644524-317x343.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/11\/Michael-Haedicke-Headshot-2-4-e1604692644524-423x458.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"haedicke\">Michael Haedicke, Ph.D.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Associate Professor, 91福利 Department of Sociology; Mitchell Center Faculty Fellow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why is Materials Management important to you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an environmental sociologist with a research focus on food and agricultural systems, I am particularly interested in developments related to the management and reduction of food waste. The systemic approach of the materials management team fits very well with the perspectives that I use in my research and teaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Published and\/or Pending works:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1177\/0094306119828696z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Building Nature\u2019s Market: The Business and Politics of Natural Foods<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1177\/0094306118815500d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsociological Perspectives for Environmental Sociology<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1177\/0094306119867060nn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sustainability: Approaches to Environmental Justice and Social Power<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>For a complete list of Michael\u2019s published works, click <a href=\"http:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7464-136X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-34577_f76de3-eb .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-34577_f76de3-eb .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#abb8c3;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-34577_f76de3-eb\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2016\/10\/Cindy_Isenhour.jpg\" alt=\"Cindy Isenhour\" class=\"wp-image-9462\" style=\"width:175px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2016\/10\/Cindy_Isenhour.jpg 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2016\/10\/Cindy_Isenhour-93x140.jpg 93w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"isenhour\">Cynthia Isenhour<strong>,<\/strong> Ph.D.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Associate Professor, 91福利 Department of Anthropology; Mitchell Center Faculty Fellow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why is Materials Management important to you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cindy Isenhour joined the Materials Management Research Group in 2015.&nbsp; With expertise linked to cross-cultural environmental governance and sustainability movements Isenhour has since enjoyed learning more about the end of production-consumption-disposal systems and the opportunity to research culturally appropriate and just policies to reduce waste and materials use. In addition to the MMRG\u2019s collaborative research projects, Isenhour is also working on research projects focused on Maine\u2019s second hand economy and Circular Economy policy and practice in the United States.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Produced and\/or Pending works:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/full\/10.1002\/sea2.12176\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Distributive Labor in \u201cDepleted\u201d Rural Maine<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1002\/nad.12103\">Linking Rural and Urban Circular Economies through Reuse and Repair.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldwidewastejournal.com\/articles\/10.5334\/wwwj.27\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Waste Materiality and Meaning: Ethnographic Engagements with Reuse, Repair and Care<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.routledge.com\/Power-and-Politics-in-Sustainable-Consumption-Research-and-Practice-1st\/Isenhour-Martiskainen-Middlemiss\/p\/book\/9781138056206\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Power and Politics in Sustainable Consumption Research<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldwidewastejournal.com\/articles\/10.5334\/wwwj.16\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rummaging Through the Attic of New England<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-34577_861623-d4 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-34577_861623-d4 .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#abb8c3;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-34577_861623-d4\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"756\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/04\/Lee_Susanne-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Susanne Lee\" class=\"wp-image-19622\" style=\"width:175px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/04\/Lee_Susanne-photo.jpg 756w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/04\/Lee_Susanne-photo-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/04\/Lee_Susanne-photo-105x140.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/04\/Lee_Susanne-photo-317x419.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/04\/Lee_Susanne-photo-423x560.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/04\/Lee_Susanne-photo-634x839.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,756px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"lee\">Susanne Lee<strong>,<\/strong> M.B.A.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Mitchell Center Faculty Fellow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why is Materials Management important to you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is really a privilege to be part of the Mitchell Center\u2019s Materials Management team. I love working with such a talented and diverse interdisciplinary team to research&nbsp;and develop sustainable materials management solutions.&nbsp; In the end, our work can save money and build economic opportunities for Maine, improve the quality of life in Maine communities, and protect Maine\u2019s amazing natural resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Produced and\/or Pending works:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/road-to-solutions\/food-waste-management-empowering-maine-businesses-toward-sustainability\/\">Solutions for Food Loss in the State of Maine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on Susanne\u2019s work, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/susannedmlee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-34577_22d605-40 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-34577_22d605-40 .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#abb8c3;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-34577_22d605-40\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2023\/03\/Jean-MacRae_s.jpg\" alt=\"Jean MacRae\" class=\"wp-image-29013\" style=\"width:175px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2023\/03\/Jean-MacRae_s.jpg 200w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2023\/03\/Jean-MacRae_s-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2023\/03\/Jean-MacRae_s-105x105.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2023\/03\/Jean-MacRae_s-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"macrae\">Jean MacRae<strong>, <\/strong>Ph.D.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Associate Professor, 91福利 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Mitchell Center Faculty Fellow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why is Materials Management important to you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I think we need to move a more sustainable system where we are more efficient in our use of materials (and energy and water) so we can leave more habitat undisturbed. To me, that means finding ways to recover everything that is reusable, and put the remainder to its best alternative purpose \u2013 including recovering energy, fertilizer and soil amendments from food scraps, and recovering value from other waste streams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Produced and\/or Pending works:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Thakali, A., J.D. MacRae, C. Isenhour, T. Blackmer. 2022. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jenvman.2022.115043\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Composition and Contamination of Source Separated Food Waste from Different Sources and Regulatory Environments.<\/a> <em>Journal of Environmental Management<\/em> Vol 314, July 2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thakali, A., J.D. MacRae. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.envres.2020.110635\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Review of Chemical and Microbial Contamination in Food: What are the Threats to a Circular Food System?<\/a> <em>Environmental Research<\/em> 194 (2021) 110635<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anaerobic Digestion: A Sustainable Alternative for Food Waste Management in Maine. 91福利 Student Symposium, April 10, 2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Using GIS to find optimal locations for food waste digestion and\/or composting operations in Maine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/15261552\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Uptake of mercury by thiol-grafted chitosan gel beads.&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/12188118\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sorption of Cadmium by Chitosan-based Crab Shells<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-34577_36e971-1c .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-34577_36e971-1c .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#abb8c3;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-34577_36e971-1c\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"866\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2019\/05\/Deborah-Saber_0351-crop-866x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Debbie Saber\" class=\"wp-image-18318\" style=\"width:175px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2019\/05\/Deborah-Saber_0351-crop-866x1024.jpg 866w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2019\/05\/Deborah-Saber_0351-crop-254x300.jpg 254w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2019\/05\/Deborah-Saber_0351-crop-768x908.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2019\/05\/Deborah-Saber_0351-crop-105x124.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2019\/05\/Deborah-Saber_0351-crop-317x375.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2019\/05\/Deborah-Saber_0351-crop-423x500.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2019\/05\/Deborah-Saber_0351-crop-634x750.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2019\/05\/Deborah-Saber_0351-crop-846x1001.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2019\/05\/Deborah-Saber_0351-crop-951x1125.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2019\/05\/Deborah-Saber_0351-crop-1268x1500.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2019\/05\/Deborah-Saber_0351-crop.jpg 2029w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,866px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"saber\">Deborah Saber<strong>,<\/strong> Ph.D.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Associate Professor, 91福利 School of Nursing; Mitchell Center Faculty Fellow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why is Materials Management important to you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In June of 2016, I joined the Mitchell Center Materials Management Research Group to focus on the role of healthcare on environmental sustainability within an interdisciplinary team. My research interests broadened to include the role of healthcare within food system sustainability. Our work is critically important as we continue to work towards comprehensive solutions to support environmental sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Produced and\/or Pending works:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myamericannurse.com\/healthcares-role-in-environmental-sustainability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Healthcare\u2019s Role in Environmental Sustainability: Nurses Are Needed to Guide Efforts!<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/2020\/04\/08\/sutton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tackling wicked problems through undergraduate interdisciplinary teams: A team perspective.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1111\/josi.12372\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sustainable consumption: The need for interdisciplinary approaches if the waste problem is to be understood and addressed<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1111\/josi.12361\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Towards a psychology of the food-energy-water nexus: Costs and opportunities.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1111\/jonm.12763\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Evaluation horizontal violence and bullying in the nursing workforce of an oncology academic medical center.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ojin.nursingworld.org\/MainMenuCategories\/ANAMarketplace\/ANAPeriodicals\/OJIN\/TableofContents\/Vol-23-2018\/No2-May-2018\/Articles-Previous-Topics\/Solid-Waste-and-Disposal-Processes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Solid waste and disposal processes for isolated patients with infectious disease.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/2017\/05\/04\/saber\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Disposal of medical wastes from infectious hospitalized patients: A mandate for re-examining current practices<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healio.com\/nursing\/journals\/jcen\/2017-10-48-10\/%7B7f54ecaa-b528-4222-b86c-41844a6e00f7%7D\/an-interprofessional-approach-to-continuing-education-with-mass-casualty-simulation-planning-and-execution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">An Interprofessional Approach to Continuing Education with Mass Casualty Simulation: Planning and Execution<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/europepmc.org\/article\/med\/28146034\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Interprofessional mass casualty incident simulation design protocol to prepare prelicensure nursing students to respond to a disaster<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-34577_343bca-70 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-34577_343bca-70 .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#abb8c3;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-34577_343bca-70\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"419\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2021\/09\/Silka-Photo2-3-cropped.jpg\" alt=\"Linda Silka\" class=\"wp-image-24604\" style=\"width:175px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2021\/09\/Silka-Photo2-3-cropped.jpg 480w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2021\/09\/Silka-Photo2-3-cropped-300x262.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2021\/09\/Silka-Photo2-3-cropped-105x92.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2021\/09\/Silka-Photo2-3-cropped-317x277.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2021\/09\/Silka-Photo2-3-cropped-423x369.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,480px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"silka\">Linda Silka, Ph.D.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Mitchell Center Senior Fellow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why is Materials Management important to you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I first became interested in materials management issues when I directed the Center for Family, Work, and Community at UMass Lowell and we were contacted by the city of Lowell and asked to \u201ceducate\u201d the growing immigrant and refugee residents who were not recycling. We took this as an opportunity to learn and not to tell others what to do. We set up all sorts of sharing events (we called them \u201cTalking Trash\u201d) to learn from each other about how to recycle and what to recycle. We built recycling themes into \u201cEnglish as a Second Language\u201d as another way for learning to occur. We all learned so much and changed many practices in the city to ensure that recycling was responsive to all of the needs, wants, and skills of community members. It has been exciting to continue this work in Maine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Produced and\/or Pending Works:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1111\/josi.12372\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Food Waste as a Classic Problem that Calls for Interdisciplinary Solutions: A Case Study Illustration.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter_pubs\/73\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Silos\u201d in the Democratization of Science.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/manchester.universitypressscholarship.com\/view\/10.7228\/manchester\/9780719091629.001.0001\/upso-9780719091629\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Becoming Part of the Solution: Engaged Research on Sustainability<\/a>.&nbsp;Chapter 9 of&nbsp;University Engagement and Environmental Sustainability.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newvillage.net\/Journal\/Issue3\/3silka.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Combining history and culture to reach environmental goals.&nbsp; New Village: Building Sustainable Cultures<\/a>,&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-34577_b9137e-95 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-34577_b9137e-95 .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#abb8c3;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-34577_b9137e-95\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2022\/07\/Erin-Victor-Headshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26875\" style=\"width:175px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2022\/07\/Erin-Victor-Headshot.jpg 678w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2022\/07\/Erin-Victor-Headshot-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2022\/07\/Erin-Victor-Headshot-93x140.jpg 93w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2022\/07\/Erin-Victor-Headshot-317x479.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2022\/07\/Erin-Victor-Headshot-423x639.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2022\/07\/Erin-Victor-Headshot-634x958.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,678px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"victor\">Erin Victor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Doctoral Student, 91福利 Anthropology &amp; Environmental Policy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why is Materials Management important to you?<\/strong><br>It wasn\u2019t until college that&nbsp;I&nbsp;had access to recycling&nbsp;and started considering my own \u201cwaste footprint.\u201d&nbsp;Joining the recycling crew&nbsp;and supporting the reuse center was&nbsp;my&nbsp;first purview into the&nbsp;\u201cworld of waste\u201d or material management and I haven\u2019t looked back ever since. Prior to starting my doctoral studies at the University of Maine, I worked&nbsp;in local and state government on sustainability and waste management initiatives with a specific focus on waste prevention and reduction.&nbsp;As a doctoral student in the Anthropology and Environmental Policy program, my research&nbsp;explores policy solutions to the \u201cplastic crisis,\u201d specifically focusing&nbsp;on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) programs for packaging in Canada and the United States.&nbsp;The&nbsp;interdisciplinary&nbsp;material management team provides an important systems-wide perspective, working with stakeholders from across Maine and opening up new solutions to the complex material management challenges we face today. For more about Erin and a list of her work, click&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.erinkristenvictor.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-34577_7866a2-8e .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-34577_7866a2-8e .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#abb8c3;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-34577_7866a2-8e\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brieanne Berry, Ph.D. Postdoctoral researcher, 91福利 Department of Anthropology Why is Materials Management important to you? The challenge of sustainably managing materials throughout their lifecycle is enormous. 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