Rachel Schattman
Gund Affiliate - Assistant Professor, University of Maine School of Food and Agriculture
Faculty, Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station (MAFES)
Graduate Coordinator, Plant Soil and Environmental Sciences Program
Fellow, George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions
Associate, University of Maine Climate Change Institute
- PhD, University of Vermont, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
- MS, University of Vermont, Rubenstein School of Environmental and Natural Resources
- BA, Sarah Lawrence College
BIO
Dr. Schattman earned her B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College, and her M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Vermont. During her doctoral research, she took an interdisciplinary approach to studying the effects of a changing climate on specialty crop production in the Northeast United States. She served as a post-doctoral researcher with the USDA Northeast Climate Hub where she studied agricultural perspectives on climate change and adaptation, and designed curricula targeted to adult learners. Her current work, as an assistant professor of sustainable agriculture at the University of Maine, addresses climate adaptation and mitigation, conservation agriculture, and chemical contamination from natural and social science perspectives.
Area(s) of expertise
Climate change adaptation in Northeast agriculture, water use efficiency in irrigation systems, decision making and behavior under climate uncertainty, participatory action research
Bio
Dr. Schattman earned her B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College, and her M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Vermont. During her doctoral research, she took an interdisciplinary approach to studying the effects of a changing climate on specialty crop production in the Northeast United States. She served as a post-doctoral researcher with the USDA Northeast Climate Hub where she studied agricultural perspectives on climate change and adaptation, and designed curricula targeted to adult learners. Her current work, as an assistant professor of sustainable agriculture at the University of Maine, addresses climate adaptation and mitigation, conservation agriculture, and chemical contamination from natural and social science perspectives.
Areas of Expertise
Climate change adaptation in Northeast agriculture, water use efficiency in irrigation systems, decision making and behavior under climate uncertainty, participatory action research
Associations and Affiliations
- Soil and Water Conservation Society. Member since 2017.
- Agriculture, Food and Human Values Society. Member since 2016.
- International Association for Society and Natural Resources. Member since 2016.
- Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont. Member since 2007.
- Vermont Vegetable and Berry Growers Association. Member since 2009