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As one of the largest and most innovative universities in the nation, ASU brings together faculty committed to sustainability solutions like no other university. Achieving sustainable food systems requires problem-solving teams who are infused with a diversity of expertise, eager collaboration and innovative spirit. Swette Center food system experts come from every corner of the university, including from the pool of more than 550 scientists and scholars who are dedicated to pursuing solutions, engagement, education and research for a sustainable future. Together, with public and private partners, we work on cutting edge science and policy.


 

Executive Director

Kathleen Merrigan
Executive Director, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems, Kelly and Brian Swette Professor of Sustainable Food Systems
Kathleen.Merrigan@asu.edu

Team

Mauricio Bellon
Research Professor, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems
mauricio.bellon.corrales@asu.edu
480-965-0767
Nick Benard
Senior Research Specialist, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems
nbenard@asu.edu
Courtney Buzzard
Food Systems Specialist, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems
courtney.buzzard@asu.edu
Arianne Cease
Associate Professor, School of Sustainability, College of Global Futures
acease@asu.edu
Jane Coghlan
Food Systems Specialist, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems
jcoghla2@asu.edu
Sara El-Sayed
Assistant Research Professor, School of Complex Adaptive Systems, College of Global Futures
sara.elsayed@asu.edu
Estève Giraud
Assistant Research Professor, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems
egiraud@asu.edu
Kūʻike Kamakea-Ohelo
Research Specialist, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems
kuikeokalani.kamakea-ohelo@asu.edu
Melissa Nelson
Professor, School of Sustainability, College of Global Futures
Melissa.K.Nelson@asu.edu
480-965-9622
Kate Otto
Administrative Assistant, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems
kotto3@asu.edu
Suzanne Palmieri
Director of Strategic Initiatives, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems
Suzanne.Palmieri@asu.edu
Andrea Rissing
Assistant Professor, School of Sustainability, College of Global Futures
arissing@asu.edu
Christopher Wharton
Associate Professor of Nutrition, College of Health Solutions
christopher.wharton@asu.edu
602-496-1727
Carly Wyman
Senior Research Specialist, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems
crwyman@asu.edu

Student Workers

Elora Bevacqua
Student Worker, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems
ebevacqu@asu.edu
Katherine Witt
Student Worker, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems
kewitt3@asu.edu

Senior Fellows

Nadia El-Hage Scialabba
Senior Fellow, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems
Catherine Greene
Senior Fellow, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems
Ferd Hoefner
Senior Fellow, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems
Pam Marrone
Senior Fellow, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems
Alexander Muller
Senior Fellow, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems
Bob Nash
Senior Fellow, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems
Ricardo Salvador
Senior Fellow, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems
Malik Yakini
Senior Fellow, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems

Affiliated Faculty

Joshua Abbott
Professor, School of Sustainability, College of Global Futures
Joshua.K.Abbott@asu.edu
480-965-5528
Joni Adamson
President's Professor, Environmental Humanities, Department of English, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
joni.adamson@asu.edu
602-592-7868
Rimjhim Aggarwal
Associate Professor, School of Sustainability, College of Global Futures
Rimjhim.Aggarwal@asu.edu
480-965-6680
Marty Anderies
Professor, School of Sustainability, College of Global Futures
Marty.Anderies@asu.edu
480-965-8712
Julia Bausch
Research Analyst, Morrison Institute for Public Policy
jcbausch@asu.edu
Yuqiang Bi
Assistant Research Professor, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
Yuqiang.Bi@asu.edu
Karen Bradshaw
Professor of Law, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
kbradshaw@asu.edu
480-727-0616
Alexandra Brewis-Slade
President's Professor, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
alex.brewis@asu.edu
480-727-9879
Jason Bruner
Associate Professor, School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
jason.bruner.1@asu.edu
480-965-5778
Shauna BurnSilver
Assistant Professor, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Shauna.BurnSilver@asu.edu
480-965-7671
Peter Byck
Professor of Practice, School of Sustainability, College of Global Futures
Peter.Byck@asu.edu
Joanne Cacciatore
Associate Professor, School of Social Work, Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions
Joanne.Cacciatore@asu.edu
(602)496-0073
Lauren Chenarides
Assistant Professor, Morrison School of Agribusiness, W.P. Carey School of Business
lauren.chenarides@asu.edu
480-727-1219
Netra Chhetri
Associate Professor, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, College of Global Futures
Netra.Chhetri@asu.edu
480-727 0747
Paul Coseo
Assistant Professor, The Design School, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
Paul.Coseo@asu.edu
Maria Cruz-Torres
Associate Professor, School of Transborder Studies, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
maria.cruz-torres@asu.edu
480-965-8483
Shuguang Deng
Professor, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
shuguang.deng@asu.edu
480-727-7238
Robin DeWeese
Assistant Research Professor, College of Health Solutions
robin.deweese@asu.edu
Kathleen Dixon
Clinical Professor, College of Health Solutions
Kathleen.Dixon@asu.edu
602-496-1854
Hallie Eakin
Professor, School of Sustainability, College of Global Futures
hallie.eakin@asu.edu
480 727 7764
James Elser
Director, Sustainable Phosphorus Alliance
jelser@asu.edu
Jeffrey Englin
Professor, Morrison School of Agribusiness, W. P. Carey School of Business
Jeffrey.Englin@asu.edu
Chase Farnsworth
Senior Project Development Manager, Phoenix Office, Mortenson Company
chase.farnsworth@mortenson.com
Roberto Gaxiola
Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Roberto.Gaxiola@asu.edu
480-965-3337
Janna Goebel
Assistant Professor of Sustainability Education, School of Sustainability, College of Global Futures
Janna.Goebel@asu.edu
Sarah Graff
Honors Faculty Fellow and Principal Lecturer, Barrett, the Honors Colllege
sarah.r.graff@asu.edu
480-727-5490
Carola Grebitus
Assistant Professor, Morrison School of Agribusiness and Resource Management, W. P. Carey School of Business
Carola.Grebitus@asu.edu
480-727-4098
Rolf Halden
Director, Center for Environmental Health Engineering, Biodesign Institute
Rolf.Halden@asu.edu
480-727-0893
Sharon Hall
Professor, School of Life Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
sharonjhall@asu.edu
480-965-5650
Kerry Hamilton
Assistant Professor, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
Kerry.Hamilton@asu.edu
Arjun Heimsath
Professor, School of Earth and Space Exploration, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Arjun.Heimsath@asu.edu
480-965-5585
Mark Henderson
Emeritus, Barrett, The Honors College
Mark.Henderson@asu.edu
480-727-1062
Renee Hughner
Associate Professor, Morrison School of Agribusiness, W. P. Carey School of Business
renee.hughner@asu.edu
480-727-1570
Elisabeth Ilboudo Nebie
Assistant Professor, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
eilboudo@asu.edu
Marco Janssen
Professor, School of Sustainability, College of Global Futures
Marco.Janssen@asu.edu
480-727-7067
Carol Johnston
Associate Dean and Professor, College of Health Solutions
CAROL.JOHNSTON@asu.edu
602-496-2539
Isaac Joslin
Assistant Professor of French, School of International Letters and Culture, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
ijoslin@asu.edu
Stavros Kavouras
Assistant Dean and Professor, College of Health Solutions
Stavros.Kavouras@asu.edu
602-827-2265
Jennifer Keahey
Assistant Professor of Sociology, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
jennifer.keahey@asu.edu
602-543-2897
Jeffrey Klopatek
Emeritus Professor, School of Life Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
klopatek@asu.edu
480-965-4685
Michael Kozicki
Professor, School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering
michael.kozicki@asu.edu
480-965-2572
Kailin Kroetz
Assistant Professor, School of Sustainability, College of Global Futures
kkroetz@asu.edu
480-965-4164
Bryan Leonard
Assistant Professor, School of Sustainability, College of Global Futures
Bryan.Leonard@asu.edu
Joshua MacFadyen
Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair, Applied Communication, Leadership, and Culture, University of Prince Edward Island
jdmacfadyen@upei.ca
902-620-5142
Alex Mahalov
Dean's Distinguished Professor, School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Alex.Mahalov@asu.edu
480-965-0408
Mark Manfredo
Professor, Morrison School of Agribusiness, W.P. Carey School of Business
manfredo@asu.edu
480-727-1040
Tennille Marley
Assistant Professor, American Indian Studies, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Tennille.Marley@asu.edu
480-965-3634
Sarah Martinelli
Clinical Assistant Professor, College of Health Solutions
sarah.martinelli@asu.edu
Hamidreza Marvi
Associate Professor, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
hmarvi@asu.edu
480-727-4853
Maureen McCoy
Lecturer Sr, School of Nutrition and Heatlh Promotion, College of Health Solutions
maureen.mason@asu.edu
602-496-1612
Joan McGregor
Professor, School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
joan.mcgregor@asu.edu
480-965-5028
Sara Meerow
Associate Professor, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Sara.Meerow@asu.edu
Clark Miller
Associate Director for Faculty and Professor, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, College of Global Futures
clark.miller@asu.edu
480-965-1778
Ashok Mishra
Kemper and Ethel Marley Foundation Chair in Food Management, Morrison School of Agribusiness, W. P. Carey School of Business
Ashok.K.Mishra@asu.edu
480-727-1288
Valerie Mueller
Associate Professor, School of Politics and Global Studies, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
vmuelle1@asu.edu
Rebecca Muenich
Assistant Professor, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
rebecca.muenich@asu.edu
480-965-1077
Punam Ohri-Vachaspati
Professor of Nutrition, College of Health Solutions
Punam.Ohri-Vachaspati@asu.edu
602-827-2270
Kristen Parrish
Associate Professor, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
Kristen.Parrish@asu.edu
480-727-6363
Theodore Pavlic
Assistant Professor, School of Sustainability, College of Global Futures
tpavlic@asu.edu
480-965-2899
Christopher Penton
Associate Professor, Faculty of Science and Mathematics, College of Integrative Sciences and Arts
crpenton@asu.edu
480-727-5738
Bruce Rittmann
Regents Professor, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
rittmann@asu.edu
480-727-0434
Jose Benito Rosales Chavez
Assistant Professor, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
jose.rosaleschavez@asu.edu
John Sabo
Affiliate Global Futures Scholar, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory
jsabo1@tulane.edu
Michael Schoon
Associate Professor, School of Sustainability, College of Global Futures
michael.schoon@asu.edu
480-965-0919
Roseanne Schuster
Assistant Research Scientist, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
roseanne.schuster@asu.edu
480-727-0490
Milan Shrestha
Senior Lecturer, School of Sustainability, College of Global Futures
Milan.Shrestha@asu.edu
480-965-7175
Christy Spackman
Assistant Professor, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, College of Global Futures
christy.spackman@asu.edu
Andreas Spanias
Director, SenSIP Center, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
spanias@asu.edu
480-965-1837
Jan Stanley
Executive Coordinator, Office of the Senior Vice President & Secretary to the University, Arizona State University
Jan.Stanley@asu.edu
480-727-4491
Ellen Stechel
Co-Director, LightWorks®, Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation
ellen.stechel@asu.edu
480-965-1657
Michelle Stewart
Instructor, School of Sustainability, College of Global Futures
Michelle.Pulich.Stewart@asu.edu
Daoqin Tong
Associate Professor, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Daoqin.Tong@asu.edu
480-965-0504
Myla Vicenti Carpio
Associate Professor, American Indian Studies, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
vicenti@asu.edu
480-727-7989
Juliann Vitullo
Associate Professor, School of International Letters and Cultures, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Juliann.Vitullo@asu.edu
480-965-4624
Zhihua Wang
Co-Director, Climate Systems Research, National Center of Excellence on SMART Innovations
zhwang@asu.edu
480-727-9592
Lauren Weidner
Assistant Professor, School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
lauren.weidner@asu.edu
Andrea Weinberg
Assistant Professor, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College
andrea.weinberg@asu.edu
Eric Welch
Director, Center for Science, Technology and Environment Policy Studies
EricWelch@asu.edu
Corrie Whisner
Associate Professor, College of Health Solutions
Corrie.Whisner@asu.edu
602-827-2261
Dave White
Director, Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation
Dave.White@asu.edu
480-727-9234
Arnim Wiek
Professor, School of Sustainability Faculty, College of Global Futures
arnim.wiek@asu.edu
Amber Wutich
President's Professor, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Amber.Wutich@asu.edu
480-965-9010
Abigail York
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Abigail.York@asu.edu
480-727-6889
Ruijie Zeng
Assistant Professor, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
Ruijie.Zeng.1@asu.edu
480-727-2944
Steven Zuiker
Associate Professor, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College
steven.zuiker@asu.edu
480-965-4673