Academics and Research

Published Articles

  • Joseph O, Jandev V, Zhang Z, Kwon D, Cho B, Sammanasu D, Wicks A, Lieberman M. Adhesive tape for spatially resolved and sensitive detection of lead in dust using XRF. Anal Methods. 2026 Feb 12;18(6):1201-1208.
  • Wicks A, Joseph O, Keranen J, Herrmann A, Lieberman M, Peaslee GF, Sisk ML, Filippelli G, Beidinger-Burnett H. Validation of a low-cost lead hazard screening kit for the home environment., Integr Environ Assess Manag. 2024 May 2. 25(5) 1504-1513.
  • Kyle J. Moon;  Meghanne E. Tighe; Joshua D. Brooks;  J. Mike Coman; Matthew Sisk; Heidi Beidinger-Burnett; Marya Lieberman, Mulch Madness: A Community-Academic Partnership to Remediate Environmental Lead Hazards in South Bend, Indiana. Progress in Community Health Partnerships;18(2):141-153.
  • Tighe, M., Knaub, C., Sisk, M., Ngai, M., Lieberman, M., Peaslee, G., & Beidinger, H. (2020). Validation of a screening kit to identify environmental lead hazards. Environmental Research, 181, 108892.
  • Sawyer, K., Knaub, C., Tighe, M., Forbes, D., Marks, C., Nicolay, L., ... & Beidinger, H. (2018). Utilizing Citizen Science to Reverse the Current Lead Testing Paradigm: Development of a Scalable, Low-cost Home Lead Test Kit. Proceedings of IMPRS, 1(1).
  • Beidinger-Burnett, H., Knaub, C., Ngai, M., Sawyer, K., Sisk, M., Lieberman, M., ... & Tighe, M. (2019). Development of a scaleable, low-cost lead sample collection kit: a blinded case-control study. The Lancet Global Health, 7, S31.
  • Tighe, M., Beidinger, H., Knaub, C., Sisk, M., Peaslee, G. F., & Lieberman, M. (2019). Risky bismuth: Distinguishing between lead contamination sources in soils. Chemosphere, 234, 297-301.
  • Losiewicz, S., Beidinger-Burnett, H., & Knaub, C. (2020). Evidence-based lead mitigation strategies: Are the DIY lead mitigation recommendations by health departments supported by research?. Proceedings of IMPRS, 3(1).
  • Tighe, M., Bielski, M., Wilson, M., Ruscio-Atkinson, G., Peaslee, G. F., & Lieberman, M. (2020). A sensitive XRF screening method for lead in drinking water. Analytical Chemistry, 92(7), 4949-4953.
  • Moon, K., Tighe, M., Brooks, J., Coman, J. M., Beidinger-Burnett, H., Sisk, M., & Lieberman, M. (2021). Effect of Exterior Home Renovation on Community Lead Hazards: A Pilot Study in South Bend, Indiana.