John Mazzeo is an applied and practicing medical anthropologist. His research
interests include global health, health disparities, livelihood systems, food security,
livelihood systems, and community development. He works in the Caribbean (Haiti and the
Bahamas) and in southern Africa (Zimbabwe). 

Mazzeo earned his Ph.D. in Socio-Cultural Anthropology at the University of Arizona and
joined the Department of Anthropology at DePaul University in 2007. He is an assistant
professor of Anthropology and affiliated faculty in the Master of Public Health Program
and the Department of Health Science.

Edited Volumes

HIV/AIDS and Food Insecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges and Solutions (2011)
 

Journal Articles

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Introduction: Anthropologists Confront HIV/AIDS and Food Insecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/napa.2011.35.issue-1/issuetoc Annals of Anthropological Practice (2011)
 

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The Double Threat of HIV/AIDS and Drought on Rural Household Food Security in Southeastern Zimbabwe, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/napa.2011.35.issue-1/issuetoc Annals of Anthropological Practice (2011)
 

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Cattle, Livelihoods, and Coping with Food Insecurity in the Context of Drought and HIV/AIDS in Rural Zimbabwe, Human Organization http://sfaa.metapress.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&issn=0018-7259&volume=70&issue=4&spage=405 (2011)
 

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Lavichè: Haiti's Vulnerability to the Global Food Crisis, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/napa.2009.32.issue-1/issuetoc Annals of Anthropological Practice (2009)
 

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Accounting for the Experiences of Participants in the Evaluation of HIV/AIDS Home Based Care Programs in Zimbabwe, http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~db=all~content=g921011820 African Journal of AIDS Research (2009)
 

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Book Chapters

Peasant Resistance to Hybrid Seed in Haiti: The Implications of Humanitarian Aid on Food Security and Cultural Identity, Food and Identity in the Caribbean (2013)
 
Overconsumption and the American Food Enterprise: Anthropological Insights on the Global Nutrition Transition, U.S. Food Policy: Anthropology and Advocacy in the Public Interest (2012)
 

Newsletter Articles & Book Reviews

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Humanitarian Assistance or Corporate Interest? Monsanto and USAID in Haiti, Anthropology News http://www.anthropology-news.org/index.php/2012/01/06/humanitarian-assistance-or-corporate-interest/ (2012)
 

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Qualitative Inquiry: Critical Perspectives on Methods and Ethics (2011)
 

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The Migration of People from the Caribbean to the Bahamas (2011)
 

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Post-Quake Food Security in Haiti, Anthropology News (2010)
 

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Festival Elephants and the Myths of Global Poverty (2009)
 

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Consulting Experience

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Zimbabwe Household Livelihood Security Assessment. CARE. (2009)
 

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Zimbabwe Household Livelihood Security Assessment. Catholic Relief Services. (2009)
 

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Zimbabwe Household Livelihood Security Assessment. World Vision. (2009)
 

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Feeding Programs in Haiti: Past Experience & Future Perspectives. World Vision. (2008)
 

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HIV/AIDS Community Home Based Care Baseline Livelihood Assessment for Mwenezi District, Zimbabwe. CARE. (2006)
 

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Course Syllabi

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ANT 360: Topics in Global Health: HIV/AIDS (2012)
 

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LSP 110: Alternative Healing in Chicago (2012)
 

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ANT 102: Cultural Anthropology (Online Version) (2012)
 

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ANT 272: Medical Anthropology (2012)
 

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ANT 396: Senior Capstone: The Anthropological Life (2012)
 

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Research Grants

Rethinking Development in Haiti: A Community-Based Model for Promoting Health Care in an Underserved Population, DePaul University, LAS Summer Research Grant. (2012)
 
Structural and Cultural Barriers to Health Encountered by Haitian Migrants in the Bahamas, DePaul University, LAS Summer Research Grant. (2010)
 
Understanding the Cultural Context of Trauma in Haiti and Helping to Build Local Capacity for Disaster Response, DePaul University, Public Service Council. (2010)
 
Migration and Community Health in the Bahamas: A Study of Two Haitian Settlements, DePaul University, LAS Summer Research Grant. (2009)
 
Kembe Pa Lagen: Haitian Grassroots Development Project, DePaul University, LAS Summer Research Grant. (2008)
 

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