- food systems
- sustainability
- food policy
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Nicole Tichenor Blackstone serves as Associate Professor in the Division of Agriculture, Food and Environment at Tufts University's Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy and holds a secondary appointment as Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering. Her interdisciplinary work bridges food systems sustainability, nutrition science, and environmental impact assessment. Her academic credentials include: B.A. in Philosophy and Religious Studies, University of Kansas (2009) M.S. in Nutrition Science and Policy, Friedman School (2012) Ph.D. in Nutrition Science and Policy, Friedman School (2016) Dr. Blackstone's research centers on quantifying food system sustainability through life cycle assessment, with particular focus on dietary guidelines compliance, food waste valorization, and regional agricultural resilience. She develops computational models like Foodprint 2.0 to analyze agricultural resource requirements and employs machine learning to optimize sustainable supply chains. Her work increasingly integrates social dimensions including labor rights and equity considerations in food value chains. Analysis of her 2023-2025 publications reveals accelerating research on cellular agriculture technologies (particularly cultivated meat), cross-national comparisons of food environmental impacts, and methodological innovations in life cycle assessment that incorporate nutritional health outcomes. A significant trend involves challenging unsubstantiated sustainability claims while advancing rigorous metrics for sustainable diets. Her recognition includes: Switzer Environmental Leadership Fellowship during graduate studies Dr. Blackstone leads collaborative projects addressing Northeastern US food waste solutions, regional livestock self-reliance, and sustainable food systems education frameworks. She maintains active policy engagement from local food councils to national coalitions, emphasizing transdisciplinary approaches to transform food systems through stakeholder-driven solutions. Her laboratory work focuses on developing serum-free culture media for cultivated meat and computational tools for dietary sustainability analysis, operating within Tufts' interdisciplinary food systems research ecosystem.











