{"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":"2026-08-12T13:43:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T17:43:53","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=\"#blackmer\">Travis Blackmer<\/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=\"#silka\">Linda Silka<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#victor\">Erin Victor<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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, UMaine 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-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=\"entwistle\">Michael Haedicke, Ph.D.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Associate Professor, UMaine 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, UMaine 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, UMaine 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. UMaine 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_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>Postdoctoral Researcher, Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions<\/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>Travis Blackmer, M.A. Lecturer and undergraduate coordinator, UMaine School of Economics; Mitchell Center Faculty Fellow Why is Materials Management Important to you? 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. 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