Allan Mazur
Professor, Public AffairsContact Information
| Office: | 435 Crouse-Hinds |
| Phone: | 443-9310 |
| Email: | amazur at maxwell.syr.edu |
| Vita: | Available here |
Brief Biography
Allan Mazur, a sociologist and an engineer, is professor of public affairs in the Maxwell School of Syracuse University, where he has taught since 1971. Prior to that he was a member of the social science faculties of MIT and Stanford University, and he has worked for some years in the aerospace industry. He has a B.S. in physics (IIT, 1961), and M.S. in engineering (UCLA, 1964) and a Ph.D. in sociology (Johns Hopkins, 1969).
Elected a Fellow of
the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Mazur has over 150
articles in the social science literature and is researching his eighth book.
He is especially interested in biosociology; research methods; and in
controversies over science, technology, and the environment.
Environmental Research Areas
- Climate Change
- Public Knowledge and Ignorance about Science and the Environment
- Risk Issues in English-Speaking Nations
- Technical Expertise and the Mass Media in Environmental Controversies
Environmental Courses
Selected Papers and Abstracts since 2000
- American Generation of Environmental Warnings: Avian Influenza and Global Warming, Allan Mazur, May 2008.
- Risk Perception and News Coverage Across Nations, Allan Mazur, September 2005.
- True Warnings and False Alarms: Evaluating Fears about the Health Risks of Technology, 1948-1971, Allan Mazur, Resources for the Future, Washington, DC., 2004.
- Voluntary Behavior by Electric Utilities: Levels of Adoption and Contribution of the Climate Challenge Program to the Reduction of Carbon Dioxide, Eric Welch, Allan Mazur and Stuart Bretschneider, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 19(3), pp. 407-425, July 2000.