Phillip Warsaw
Assistant Professor of Ecological Economics and Environmental Justice | Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI, UNITED STATES
Phillip Warsaw's research takes an interdisciplinary approach to environmental justice, economic development, and sustainability.
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Phillip Warsaw is an Assistant Professor of Ecological Economics and Environmental Justice in the Department of Community Sustainability. Broadly, his research takes an interdisciplinary approach to questions of environmental justice, economic development, and sustainability, combining approaches from economics and the other social sciences, such as the use of critical theory. He holds a PhD in Economics as well as an MS in Environment and Resources from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Prior to joining MSU, Phil was a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Areas of Expertise (4)
Racial Capitalism
Economic Development
Environmental Justice
Sustainability
Education (4)
University of Wisconsin-Madison: Ph.D., Economics 2017
University of Wisconsin-Madison: M.S., Environmental Studies 2015
University of Wisconsin-Madison: M.A., Economics 2011
Wake Forest University: B.S., Mathematical Economics 2009
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Milwaukee campaign to replace We Energies with municipal utility grows
WUVM online
2023-05-02
These inequities offer a look at how racial capitalism plays out. That’s according to Phil Warsaw, an assistant professor in Michigan State University’s department of community sustainability. He recently published research on the connections between COVID-19, redlining, and energy security in Milwaukee.
After the Smoke Clears, When Should Classes Resume?
Inside Higher Ed online
2023-03-09
Phillip Warsaw, a professor in MSU’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, has taken advantage of that flexibility. He said that while there was “very little appetite” among MSU faculty members, himself included, to return to mandatory hybrid and online learning, it’s a helpful short-term option in this case. About half of his students are taking his classes remotely, he said; he also moved all deadlines back until after spring break, which ends today.
New grocery store downtown Lansing puts an end to decades long ‘food desert’
WLNS
2020-10-13
Dr. Phillip Warsaw is Assistant Professor at the Department of Community Sustainability at Michigan State University and he warns, “One making sure that food is affordable more so than food just being available.”
Journal Articles (3)
The resilience and viability of farmers markets in the United States as an alternative food network: case studies from Michigan during the COVID-19 pandemic
Agriculture and Human Values2023 This paper examines the resilience of farmers markets in Michigan to the system shock of the global COVID-19 pandemic, questioning how the response fits into market goals of food sovereignty. Adapting to shifting public health recommendations and uncertainty, managers implemented new policies to create a safe shopping experience and expand food access. As consumers directed their shopping to farmers markets looking for safer outdoor shopping, local products, and foods in short supply at grocery stores, market sales skyrocketed with vendors reporting selling more than ever before, but the longevity of this change remains unclear.
The Intersections of Energy and Housing Justice: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Environmental Justice2023 The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected working class and Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities, who have been more likely to contract and die from the virus. These inequalities in part stem from higher rates of comorbidities such as asthma, which can be connected to local built environments. One area where these inequalities are starkest is in energy generation and distribution, where marginalized communities are both more likely to be exposed to hazards from energy production, whereas at the same time more likely to struggle to afford that energy, leading to difficult trade-offs with other necessities.
Manager and vendor perceptions of farmers’ markets’ impacts on communities: evidence from Michigan
International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy2022 Purpose The purposes of this paper are to: (1) characterize farmers’ market manager and vendor perceptions of the economic, social and environmental impact markets have on their local communities; and (2) how those impacts are tracked and communicated to market actors and the local community. Design/methodology/approach Twenty-nine semistructured interviews were conducted with market managers and vendors across four farmers’ markets within Michigan. The interviews were coded and analyzed using thematic analysis.
