Dr. Robert Mazur • Associate Professor

BS University of Iowa MA, PhD Brown University 318 East Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011 (515) 294-9286 FAX: (515) 294-2303 rmazur@iastate.edu Curriculum Vitae

Robert Mazur is Associate Professor of Sociology and Associate Director for Socioeconomic Development in the Center for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods.  CSRL facilitates rural development and multidisciplinary applied and action research in Uganda; he served as founding Director 2003-2008. His primary research interests are innovation and diversification in rural livelihood strategies (including migration), and linkages among livelihood activities, food security, and health.

He is also Principal Investigator a USAID Collaborative Research Support Project focused on Strengthening Key Value Chain Stakeholders in Uganda and Rwanda, on a National Institute of Child Health and Human Development grant focused on child nutrition in HIV-affected communities in Ghana, and two Norman E. Borlaug Leadership Enhancement in Agriculture Program research grants through which students Ph.D. students are conducting dissertation research in Uganda.

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