GUEST SPEAKER, DR. JOE BOZEMAN III, will talk about climate change and social identity as it relates to the food-energy-water nexus and global environmental change. Some of his findings show that despite spending less than white households on food overall, black and Latino households have more impact on the environment per dollar spent on food than white households.
Dr. Bozeman researches issues involving energy and environmental sustainability. He explores climate change and social identity as it relates to the foodenergy-water nexus and global environmental change. This research is intended to facilitate more effective climate change and food policy measures applicable to the U.S. and countries around the globe.
Dr. Bozeman is the Chair of the Gordon Research Seminar in industrial Ecology. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at
Chicago, and is a member of the Institute for Environmental Science and Policy. He has given talks to diverse audiences ranging from policy makers to the general public to K-12.
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Speaker website: www.joebozeman.com
Related published work: “Overcoming climate change adaptation barriers: A study on food–energy–water impacts of the average American diet by demographic group” – https://doi.org/10.1111/jiec.12859
Bio: Dr. Joe Bozeman III researches issues involving energy and environmental sustainability. He explores climate change and social identity as it relates to the food-energy-water-nexus and global environmental change. This research is intended to facilitate more effective climate change and food policy measures applicable to the U.S. and countries around the globe.
Some of his published research findings to date show that white Americans disproportionately affect the environment by eating foods that require more water and release more greenhouse gases compared with foods that black and Latino individuals eat. A 2019 article published in Environmental Engineering Science (EES) found that despite spending less than white households on food overall, black and Latino households have more impact on the environment per dollar spent on food than white households. He and his co-authors received the AEESP Mary Ann Liebert Award for publication Excellence in Environmental Engineering Science in 2020. The criteria are that the research addresses an important and relevant research question, the research is significant and original, the paper is well written, and the research is substantial in scope and makes a consequential advancement in the field.
Dr. Joe Bozeman is the Chair of the Gordon Research Seminar in industrial Ecology. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at
Chicago, and is a member of the Institute for Environmental Science and Policy. He has given talks to diverse audiences ranging from policy makers (e.g. Center for Health Equity Transformation (Northwestern)), to the general public (e.g. the Field Museum’s Night of Ideas) to K-12 (North Park Elementary School).
