Samantha MacBride
Adj Asst Professor
Marxe School of Public and International Affairs
- Biography
- Teaching
- Research and Creative Activity
- Grants
- Honors and Awards
- Service
Education
Ph.D., Sociology, New York University United States
M.P.A., Environmental Policy and Planning, New York University United States
B.A., Biology, Johns Hopkins University Baltimore MD
| Semester | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2024 | PAF | 9143 | Greening & Growing |
| Fall 2023 | PAF | 9120 | Pub/Non Prof Mgt I |
| Spring 2022 | PAF | 9143 | Greening & Growing |
| Fall 2021 | PAF | 9120 | Pub/Non Prof Mgt I |
| Spring 2021 | PAF | 9143 | Greening & Growing |
| Spring 2020 | PAF | 9143 | Greening & Growing |
| Fall 2019 | PAF | 9143 | Greening & Growing |
| Spring 2019 | PAF | 9143 | Greening & Growing |
| Fall 2018 | PAF | 9143 | Greening & Growing |
| Spring 2018 | PAF | 9143 | Greening & Growing |
| Fall 2017 | PAF | 9143 | Greening & Growing |
| Spring 2017 | PAF | 9143 | Greening & Growing |
| Fall 2016 | PAF | 3442 | Cities and Sustainability |
| Spring 2016 | PAF | 3442 | Cities and Sustainability |
| Fall 2015 | PAF | 3442 | Cities and Sustainability |
| Spring 2015 | PAF | 9143 | Greening & Growing |
| Spring 2015 | IDC | 4001H | Hon NY In 21st Cent |
| Spring 2015 | PAF | 3442 | Cities and Sustainability |
| Fall 2014 | PAF | 9120 | Pub/Non Prof Mgt I |
| Fall 2014 | PAF | 3442 | Cities and Sustainability |
| Spring 2014 | IDC | 4001H | Hon NY In 21st Cent |
| Spring 2014 | PAF | 3442 | Cities and Sustainability |
| Fall 2013 | PAF | 3442 | Cities and Sustainability |
| Fall 2013 | PAF | 9120 | Pub/Non Prof Mgt I |
| Spring 2013 | IDC | 4001H | Hon NY In 21st Cent |
| Spring 2013 | PAF | 9120 | Pub/Non Prof Mgt I |
| Fall 2012 | PAF | 9123 | Program Evaluation |
| Fall 2012 | PAF | 9120 | Pub/Non Prof Mgt I |
| Spring 2003 | PAF | 3401 | Quant Meths Poli & Prac |
Books
MacBride, S. (2012). Recycling Reconsidered: The Present Failure and Future Promise of Environmental Action in the United States. Cambridge, MA, U.S.A., MIT Press.
Journal Articles
MacBride, S. (2015). Source Separated Organics in Large New York City Apartment Buildings. Biocycle, 56(1). 67-70.
MacBride, S. (2014). Flows of Wastes: Solidity and Contingency in Trajectories of Rubbish and Ash. Environment and Planning A,
(2014). The Archaeology of Coal Ash: An Industrial-Urban Waste at the Dawn of the Hydrocarbon Economy. The Journal of the Society for Industrial Archaeology,
(2008). The Immorality of Waste: Depression-Era Perspectives in the Digital Age. SubStance, 37(116, 2).
Book Chapters
MacBride, S. (2014). The History and Future of Municipal Solid Waste Characterization: New York City and the Study of Fortunes in Refuse. In Kinnanen, T., & Takeuchi, K. (Eds.), Handbook on Waste Management Cheltenham,U.K.. Edward Elgar.
MacBride, S. (2012). Solid Waste Data Analysis. In Rathje, W. (Ed.), Thousand Oaks, CA,U.S.A.. Sage Publications.
MacBride, S. (2012). Industrial Waste. In Rathje, W. (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste Thousand Oaks, CA,U.S.A.. Sage Publications.
MacBride, S. (2012). Rhode Island Consumption and Waste. In Rathje, W. (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste Thousand Oaks, CA,U.S.A.. Sage Publications.
MacBride, S. (2012). Construction and Demolition Waste. In Rathje, W. (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste Thousand Oaks, CA,U.S.A.. Sage Publications,.
MacBride, S. (2012). Goodwill Industries. In Rathje, W. (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste Thousand Oaks, CA,U.S.A.. Sage Publications.
Media Contributions
(2014). National Public Radio All Things Considered.
(2013). Gotham Gazette.
(2013). City Talk, CUNY TV.
(2013). CBS News Blog.
(2012). New York Times.
(2012). Where We Live, Connecticut Public Radio.
(2012). Diane Rehm Show, NPR.
Presentations
MacBride, S. (2014, February 22). Microscopic Waste Workers: Transforming Trash through Bacterial Metabolism. Invisible Labor - ESS Annual Meeting 2014. Baltimore, MD: Eastern Sociological Society.
MacBride, S. (2014, October 28). Source Separated Organics Programs in NYC Apartment Buildings. Biocycle East Conference 2014. Baltimore, MD: Biocycle.
MacBride, S. (2014, June 12). Waste-to-Energy and the Anthropocene: A Meeting Point Within Contradictory Biophysical Strategies. Welcome to the Anthropocene: From Global Challenge to Planetary Stewardship. New York, NY: Association of Environmental Studies and Sciences.
MacBride, S. (2014, June 2). Textile Recycling Reconsidered. International Textile Recycling Summit. Miami, FL: Bureau of International Recycling’s (BIR) Textiles Division, the Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles Association (SMART), and the Council for Textile Recycling (CTR).
MacBride, S. (2014, April 28). Testimony. Oversight Hearings, Composting. New York, NY: New York City Council.
MacBride, S. (2014, April 11). Futurology and the Arts: Directions for Higher Education in Sustainability. The Arts and Higher Education. New York, NY: Baruch College/Rubin Museum.
MacBride, S. (2014, February 24). Testimony. Oversight Hearings, Solid Waste Management. New York, NY: New York City Council.
MacBride, S. (2013, August 14). Thermochemical Waste Conversion: Uncertainty in Material and Energy Transformations. Canadian Association of Geographers Annual Meeting. St. Johns, NL: Canadian Association of Geographers.
MacBride, S. (2013, May 5). Waste: Panel Discussion. Ideas City. New York, NY: New Museum.
MacBride, S. (2013, June 14). Recovering Earth or Fire: New Politi-cal Contestations Over Waste Conversion in 21st Century United States. The Future of Consumerism and Well-being in a World of Ecological Constraints. Wooster, MA: Sustainable Consumption Research and Action Initiative.
MacBride, S. (2013, June 20). Flows of Waste: Theoretical Considerations of Waste Streams. Linking Urban and Rural Societies and Ecologies. Pittsuburgh, PA: Association of Environmental Studies and Sciences.
MacBride, S. (2013, June 20). Flows of Waste: Theoretical Considerations of Waste Streams. Linking Urban and Rural Societies and Ecologies. Pittsuburgh, PA: Association of Environmental Studies and Sciences.
MacBride, S. (2013, July 10). . Recycling in North American Cities. online: Be WasteWise.
MacBride, S. (2013, October 10). 10 Things Designers Should Know about Public Policy. Policy, Meet Design. New York, NY: American Institute of Architects.
MacBride, S. (2013, October 2). Accurately Measuring and Interpreting Diversion Statistics for Policy Advocacy. Recycling Metrics: Calculating-and Understanding-Your Campus Diversion Rate. Online Webinar: New York State Association of Reduction, Reuse and Recycling.
MacBride, S. (2013, July 11). Have We Accounted for All of It?. Measuring Municipal Solid Waste. online: Container Recycling Institute.
MacBride, S. (2012, February 22). Three Dimensions of Coal Ash: Contested Definitions of a U.S. Industrial Waste Closely Linked to Climate Change. Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers. New York, NY: AAG.
MacBride, S. (2012, November 28). Trash: New York City’s $2 Billion Problem. New York, NY: Columbia Univesity GSAPP.
MacBride, S. (2012, November 30). How can we recycle more plastics? Municipal and Sociological Perspectives on Plastic Recycling. Exploring Plastics: A Multi-Perspective Approach. online webinar: University of Minnesota Institute on the Environment.
MacBride, S. (2011, December 1). Products, Plastics, Putrefaction and Power: Rethinking How We Manage Materials to Achieve Just Sustainability. Trash Talk: The Anthropology of Waste Series. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Peabody Museum.
MacBride, S. (2011, May 16). Achieving Real Sustainability through Sustainable Materials Management. Funders Workgroup for Sustainable Production and Consumption Conference 2011. Airlie Conference Center, Warrenton, VA
MacBride, S. (2011, May 11). Materials Flows in Cities: Just Sustainability and the Logistics of Collection. Global Café Series. New York, NY: NYU Institute for Public Knowledge.
MacBride, S. (2010, November 16). Multifamily Recycling in the United States. Looking Up: International Recycling Experience for Multi-Occupancy Households. London, UK
MacBride, S. (2009, November 30). Guest Lecturer, The Invisible Metropolis. New York, NY: College of Arts and Sciences, New York University.
MacBride, S. (2009, February 28). Guest Lecturer, Water, Waste and the Urban Environment. New York, NY: Tisch School of the Arts, New York University.
MacBride, S. (2009, January 26). Labor and Structure: Overlooked Aspects of Recycling in NYC. Solar One Green Renter Series. New York, NY
MacBride, S. (2009, February 28). . Guest Lecturer, Water, Waste and the Urban Environment. New York, NY: Tisch School of the Arts, New York University.
MacBride, S. (2009, August 4). Scrap and Refill: Antecedents to Irrational Municipal Recycling Policy in the Contemporary United States. World Congress on Environmental History. Copenhagen, Denmark: Local Livelihoods and Global Challenges: Understanding Human Interaction with the Environment.
MacBride, S. (2008, April 16). Why Do We Recycle Glass? Ecological Realities of Recycling. Green Urbanism Symposium. New York, NY: Laguardia Community College.
MacBride, S. (2008, March 12). Textiles in the Trash. Fashion News Workshop. New York, NY: Fashion Design Concepts.
MacBride, S. (2008, May 11). Throwing Out Our Clothes: The Relation Between Income And Textile Waste Generation Among New York City Residents. Waste: the Social Context. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: Edmonton Centre for Waste Management Excellence.
MacBride, S. (2008, November 3). Tonnage and Toxicity: Visible and Invisible Solid Waste Problems in the Contemporary United States. Coles Science Salon Series. New York, NY: New York University.
MacBride, S. (2008, April 22). Earth Day Then and Now: Consumer vs. Producer Responsibility. Sustainability in a Local and Global Context. New York, NY: New York University.
MacBride, S. (2007, October 3). What Are We Trying to Sustain?. New York University GreenArch Program. New York, NY: New York University.
MacBride, S. (2007, November 30). . Guest Lecturer, Making a Museum: Materializing Regimes of Value. New York, NY: Draper Program, New York University.
MacBride, S. (2007, September 30). . Guest Lecturer, Garbage: The Political Economy and Ecology of NYC. New York, NY: Eugene Lange College, New School University.
MacBride, S. (2007, February 28). . Colloquium Advisor, Denise Richter. New York, NY: Gallatin School of Individualized Study, New York University.
MacBride, S. (2007, April 30). Immorality of Waste: Historical, Economic and Molecular Perspectives in U.S. Literature and Culture. Waste and Abundance: Critical Readings of Modern Wastelands. Belfast, Northern Ireland: The School of English, Queen’s University.
MacBride, S. (2007, June 30). Valuation and Recycling. Annual Meeting of the United States Society of Ecological Economics: Creating Sustainability Within Our Midst. New York, NY: Pace University.
MacBride, S. (2006, November 30). Understanding the New York City Residential Waste Stream: Lessons to Share with our U.K. Neighbors. Local Authorities Recycling Association Conference. Bournemouth, UK
MacBride, S. (2006, May 31). Routing for Random Sampling in the 2004-05 New York City Waste Characterization Study. Annual Meeting. Bolton Landing, NY: New York Federation of Solid Waste Management Associations.
MacBride, S. (2006, April 30). Sustainable Cities: Roles for Urban Universities. New York, NY: New York University Law School.
MacBride, S. (2005, November 30). Recycling and Local Economic Development: the Case of New York City. London, UK: London South Bank University.
MacBride, S. (2005, September 30). . Guest Lecturer and Advisor, Studio in Product Design. New York, NY: Parsons School of Design.
MacBride, S. (2005, April 30). . Colloquium Advisor, Julia Corwin. New York, NY: Gallatin School of Individualized Study, New York University.
MacBride, S. (2004, May 31). . Senior Thesis Adviser, Shannon Stone, Metropolitan Studies. New York, NY: New York University.
MacBride, S. (2004, January 31). Market Development and Economic Scale: Where is the Loop?. Waste Reduction, Recycling and Composting/Collection and Transfer Symposia. San Diego, CA: Solid Waste Association of North America.
MacBride, S. (2001, December 31). Recycling Ideology in the United States. American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting. Washington, DC: American Anthropological Association.
Other Scholarly Works
MacBride, S. (2011). Comments in Response to the EPA’s Notice Seeking Input on Materials Measurement; Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), Recycling, and Source Reduction Measurement in the U.S. (EPA-HQ-RCRA-2011-0178).
MacBride, S. (2007). Results Highlights: 2004-05 NYC Residential and Street Basket Waste Characterization Study.
MacBride, S. (2007). Final Report of NYC's 2007 Public Space Recycling Pilot Program.
MacBride, S. (2007). Recycling Paradoxes.
MacBride, S. (2006). Waste and Citizenship: What an Individual Can Do About the Garbage Problem.
MacBride, S. (2004). Processing and Marketing Recyclables in New York City: Rethinking Economic, Historical and Comparative Assumptions.
MacBride, S. (2000). Composting Takes Small Bite out of Big Apple.
Reviews
MacBride, S. (2014,August 1). Resource Efficiency Complexity and the Commons: The Paracommons and Paradoxes of Natural Resource Losses, Wastes and Wastages. New Haven, CT,USA: Journal of Industrial Ecology.
MacBride, S. (2014,June 1). Histories of the Dustheap: Waste, Material Cultures, Social Justice. New Haven, CT,USA: Journal of Industrial Ecology.
MacBride, S. (2013,July 1). Making a Green Machine: The Infrastructure of Beverage Container Recycling,. ICON.
MacBride, S. (2012,March 1). Living in Denial: Climate Change, Emotions, and Everyday Life, by Kari Marie Norgaard. Contemporary Sociology.
MacBride, S. (2010,January 1). Consumed: How Markets Corrupt Children, Infantilize Adults, and Swallow Citizens Whole, by Benjamin Barber. Journal of Industrial Ecology.
MacBride, S. (2009,August 1). The People’s Drawing Room: Lisa Keller’s Triumph of Order: Democracy and Public Space in New York and London. H-Urban, H-Net Reviews.
MacBride, S. (2004,March 1). Production and the Revenge of Nature. Antipode.
Research Currently in Progess
MacBride, S.(n.d.). Food Scrap Composting in NYC Apartment Buildings: How will it Work?. In Progress.
Qualitative and quantiative study of new initiative to separate and collect food scraps and other compostable materials from New York City apartment buildings.
MacBride, S., , F., & Lee, J.(n.d.). Organics Recycling in Vertical Cities: A Study of Social Practice. In Progress.
Comparative research on organics recycling policy, politics, and infrastructure in New York City, Karachi, Seoul, and Milan.
MacBride, S.(n.d.). Waste Power: Contested Contingency in the Transformation of Refuse. In Progress.
Project examines contestation and policy development in the area of thermochemical waste conversion technology using a perspective grounded in political economy and the sociology of knowledge.
| Title | Funding Agency Sponsor | Start Date | End Date | Awarded Date | Total Funding | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Composting in Dense, Vertical Cities: the Case of Milan, Italy | PSC-CUNY 46 | 07/01/2015 | 06/30/2016 | 04/17/2015 | 5900 | Completed |
| Green Supers and Source Separated Organics Programs: Focus Groups Among New York City Apartment Building Staff | PSC-CUNY 45 | 07/01/2014 | 06/30/2015 | 04/15/2014 | 3490.75 | Completed |
| Honor / Award | Organization Sponsor | Date Received | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merit Scholarship Recipient | New York University | 1996 | |
| Phi Beta Kappa, General and Departmental Honors | Johns Hopkins University | 1987 |
Department
| Committee Name | Position Role | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | Present |
College
| Committee Name | Position Role | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty Seminar | Co-Organizer | Present | |
| Weissman School of Arts and Sciences Faculty Meeting | SPA Representative | Present | |
| Graduate Admissions | Committee Member | Present | |
| None | Present | ||
| Freshman Text Selection Committee | Attendee, Meeting | 5/6/2014 | |
| Macualay Honors College Admissions Committee | Admissions Reviewer | 3/3/2014 | |
| Sustainability Committee | Attendee, Meeting | 12/30/2013 | |
| New York City Working Group on Sustainability in Higher Education | Attendee, Meeting | 6/10/2013 | |
| Public Affairs Week 2013 | Session Moderator | 3/12/2013 |
University
| Committee Name | Position Role | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | Present | ||
| None | Present |
Professional
| Organization | Position Role | Organization State | Organization Country | Start Date | End Date | Audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | Present |