• PhD in Sustainability, Arizona State University, 2023 (expected) 
• Master of Science in Human-Computer Interaction, Carnegie Mellon University, 2003
• Bachelor of Science in Psychology & Communication Design, Carnegie Mellon University, 2002

Marisa Manheim’s research investigates how embodied experiences can be mobilized to build consensus and develop creative approaches to solving society’s sustainability challenges. This research lies at the intersection of design, public participation in science and technology, and sustainability transitions management. Marisa has a background in user experience design and spent eight years prior to her Ph.D. as policy and programming director for an urban agriculture nonprofit in Pittsburgh, PA. Her doctoral research, which investigated decision-making about recycled wastewater as a drinking water supply in Arizona, received a National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant, a Babbitt Center Dissertation Fellowship and a WateReuse Arizona Scholarship. 

• Manheim, M. & Spackman, S. 2022. Embodied rationality: a framework of human action in water infrastructure governance. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 56: 101170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2022.101170
• Spackman, C., Manheim, M., & Barua, S. 2022. Tasting Water at Canal Convergence 2021: An Experiment in Embodied Remembering. Gastronomica, 22 (4): 54–70. https://doi.org/10.1525/gfc.2022.22.4.54
• Eaton, W.M., Burnham, M., Robertson, T. et al. 2022. Advancing the scholarship and practice of stakeholder engagement in working landscapes: a co-produced research agenda. Socio Ecol Pract Res 4, 283–304. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42532-022-00132-8
• Eakin, H., Parajuli, J., Yogya, Y., Hernández, B., & Manheim, M. 2021. Entry points for addressing justice and politics in urban flood adaptation decision making. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 51, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2021.01.001