Departmental Affiliations
Center & Institute Affiliations
Shawn McKenzie, MPH, director of the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future, leads efforts to make the world's food systems more healthy, equitable, and sustainable.
Research Interests
food systems; sustainability; behavior change communication
Experiences & Accomplishments
Honors & Awards
Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society, Alpha Chapter, 2014
Select Publications
Shannon KL, Kim BF, McKenzie SE, Lawrence RS. Food System Policy, Public Health, and Human Rights in the United States. Annual Review of Public Health Vol. 36: 151-173 (Volume publication date March 2015) DOI: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-031914-122621
Williams DL, Breysse PN, McCormack MC, Diette GR, McKenzie S, Geyh AS. Airborne Cow Allergen, Ammonia and Particulate Matter at Homes Vary with Distance to Industrial Scale Dairy Operations: An Exposure Assessment. Environmental Health 10 (72). (2011) DOI:10.1186/1476-069X-10-72.
Williams DA, McCormack MC, Matsui EC, Diette GB, McKenzie SE, Geyh AS, Breysse PN. Cow allergen (Bos d2) and endotoxin concentrations are higher in the settled dust of homes proximate to industrial-scale dairy operations. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 20. doi: 10.1038/jes.2014.57.
Neff RA, Palmer A, McKenzie S, Lawrence RS. Food systems and public health disparities. Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition: December 2009.
Sapkota A, Sapkota AR, Kucharski M, Burke J, McKenzie S, Walker P, and Lawrence R. Aquaculture practices and potential human health risks: Current knowledge and future priorities. Environment International, 34 (8): 1215-1226, (Nov 2008)