Discipline(s):
Sociology
Area(s) of Expertise:
Culture, Social Networks, Food and Nutrition
E-Mail:
pachuckim@chc.ucsf.edu
Background:
Mark C. Pachucki is a sociologist whose current work seeks to specify how our tastes in food, nutrition, and social ties with others are interrelated. While it is commonly accepted that what we eat affects our well-being, research that seeks to understand the links between eating behaviors and health outcomes has traditionally had difficulty when considering how the structure and meanings of relationships between people are involved. More generally, his research explores pathways by which the social world influences our health, and he is keenly interested in how diffusion and status processes are implicated in the networks of relationships that organize society. His published work explores how patterns of meaning that we construct in our everyday lives are associated with group-level social structure. Mark received a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Columbia University, received his MA in Sociology from Harvard University, and completed his PhD in 2010. His research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation, and his personal health has been supported by his interests in distance running, cycling, live music, and a belief in the numerous health benefits of hot peppers.
Journal Articles:
Click here for a list of Mark C. Pachucki's available publications in PubMed.
