Position:
Research Assistant
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Degrees:
Ph.D. Resource Policy & Behavior, University of Michigan, 2020
B.S. Economics and Environmental Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, 2015
Research Interests:
Brent Heard's work focuses on anticipating the sustainability implications of emerging technologies, with his current research investigating the effects of expanded refrigerated supply chains on food system sustainability.
Publications:
- Comparison of Life Cycle Environmental Impacts from Meal Kits and Grocery Store Meals
- Critical Research Needed to Examine the Environmental Impacts of Expanded Refrigeration on the Food System
- Emerging challenges and opportunities for the food-energy-water nexus in urban systems
- Environmental Analyses to Inform Transitions to Sustainable Diets in Developing Countries: a Component of the EATS Project
- Environmental analyses to inform transitions to sustainable diets in developing countries: case studies for Vietnam and Kenya
- Potential Greenhouse Gas Changes from Refrigerated Supply Chain Introduction in a Developing Food System
- Sustainability implications of connected and autonomous vehicles for the food supply chain
- The Environmental Impacts of Autonomous Vehicles Depends on Adoption Patterns
Press:
- Issues Of The Environment: U-M Study Shows Delivered Meal Kits Are Greener Than Grocery Shopping
- Meal kits better for the environment than meals cooked from supermarket ingredients, study finds
- Meal kits are better for the environment than grocery store meals
- Meal kits better for the environment than grocery shopping: study
- Meal kits are greener than grocery meals
- Concerned About Food Waste? Study Finds Meal Kits May Be Greener Than Grocery Shopping
- Are meal kits bad for the environment? You might be surprised.
- New Study Finds That Meal Kits Aren’t as Bad for the Environment as Grocery Shopping
- Home-Delivered Meal Kits Greener Than Those Bought From Grocery
- Meal Delivery Kits Are More Eco-Friendly Than They Seem, New Study Suggests
- Meal kits better for the environment than grocery shopping, according to a new study
- Meal kits may be a greener alternative to grocery shopping
- Meal kits are BETTER for the environment than going to the store despite the extra packaging, study finds
- A new study says meal kits may be greener than a trip to the store
- Turns Out, Meal Kits Might Not Suck for the Planet
- Meal Kits Have A Smaller Carbon Footprint Than Grocery Shopping, Study Says
- Meal kits are full of wasteful packaging—but they might still beat the grocery store
- Those home-delivered meal kits are greener than you thought
- Blue Apron Meal Kits Beat Grocery Shopping In Sustainability Study
- Those home-delivered meal kits are greener than you thought, new study concludes
- Meal Kit Delivery May Not Actually Be That Bad for the Environment
- Meal-prep kits better for environment than a trip to the store, study finds
- Why Meal Kits Aren't as Bad for the Environment as You Think
- Just chillin’: Is a refrigerated food chain a net win or loss for climate emissions?