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Personal profile
About
Professor Mazzeo is the Director of the Master of Public Health Program and Associate Professor of Anthropology at DePaul University. He is an applied medical anthropologist with a doctorate from the School of Anthropology at the University of Arizona. His research interests include global health, food security, livelihood systems, migration and community development. His research in Zimbabwe examines the combined impacts of HIV/AIDS and drought affect rural livelihood systems. Since 1996, he has worked in Haiti with peasant organizations to understand and address causes of rural poverty, food insecurity and health disparities through community-based initiatives. His research in the Bahamas is with Haitian migrants and explores the connections between migration and health. As an applied anthropologist, he works with international humanitarian organizations on program and policy relevant research.
Contact Information
Master of Public Health Program
2219 North Kenmore Avenue, #458
Chicago, IL 60614-3504
Office Phone: (773) 325-4708
FAX: (773) 325-2057
Email: [email protected]
2219 North Kenmore Avenue, #458
Chicago, IL 60614-3504
Office Phone: (773) 325-4708
FAX: (773) 325-2057
Email: [email protected]
Related documents
Research Interests
- Applied Anthropology, Medical anthropology, food security, community development, livelihood systems
- Fieldsites: Haiti, the Bahamas, and Zimbabwe
Disciplines
- International Public Health
- Social and Cultural Anthropology
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A Tale of Two Cities During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evaluating Food Insecurity in Chicago and New York City
Mazzeo, J., Al Abdeen Qusair, Z., Gadhoke, P., Freiberg, T., Brenton, B. P., Sedlacek, A. & Torres, A., Aug 2023, In: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 10, 4, p. 1703-1720 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Multi-Site Analysis of the Prevalence of Food Insecurity in the United States, before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Niles, M. T., Beavers, A. W., Clay, L. A., Dougan, M. M., Pignotti, G. A., Rogus, S., Savoie-Roskos, M. R., Schattman, R. E., Zack, R. M., Acciai, F., Allegro, D., Belarmino, E. H., Bertmann, F., Biehl, E., Birk, N., Bishop-Royse, J., Bozlak, C., Bradley, B., Brenton, B. P. & Buszkiewicz, J. & 49 others, , Dec 1 2021, In: Current Developments in Nutrition. 5, 12, nzab135.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Community Health Equity: A Chicago Reader
De Maio, F., Shah, R. C., Mazzeo, J. & Ansell, D., 2019Research output: Book/Report › Book
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* Peasant Resistance to Hybrid Seed in Haiti: The Implications of Humanitarian Aid on Food Security and Cultural Identity
Mazzeo, J., 2013, Food and Identity in the Caribbean.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Democratic Insecurities: Violence, Trauma, and Intervention in Haiti
Mazzeo, J., 2013Research output: Other contribution
Open AccessFile
Prizes
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Fellow, Society for Applied Anthropology
Mazzeo, J. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Nomination, Gerald Paetsch Academic Advising Award
Mazzeo, J. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Nomination, Excellence in Teaching Award (2011)
Mazzeo, J. (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Press/Media
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NSF awards DePaul, Sinai Chicago researchers $1.5 million to reduce hospital re-admissions
Mazzeo, J., Stan Raicu, D. & Tchoua, R. B.
8/26/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Ending hunger and food insecurity in Chicago requires a plan and data
11/14/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment