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Alessandra Bazzano, Ph.D. serves as a Professor in the Department of Global Community Health and Behavioral Sciences at Tulane University's Weatherhead School of Public Health. She joined the faculty in 2012 and held the prestigious Carnegie Corporation of New York Professor of Social Entrepreneurship appointment from 2016 to 2021.
Dr. Bazzano applies social innovation approaches and design thinking methodologies to health behavior research across Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, and the United States. Her work specifically examines the social and behavioral contexts affecting women and young children in low-income environments, with empathy, ideation, and iteration serving as foundational principles in both her teaching and research methodology.
Her academic instruction includes community nutrition and maternal child health from a life course perspective. Research publications span reproductive health services, breastfeeding and nutrition practices, child development, and everyday care practices during pregnancy and the newborn period. As a maternal and child health researcher, her work has received funding from major international organizations including the United Nations World Health Organization and UNICEF.
- Carnegie Corporation of New York Professor of Social Entrepreneurship (2016-2021)
Prior to her 17-year career in public health, Dr. Bazzano worked in radio journalism, television, and film production. As a native New Orleanian and Tulane alumna, she actively develops research initiatives in design thinking for social and behavioral change. She has expanded international opportunities for students to engage in social innovation projects with partner organizations in Cambodia, the United Kingdom, and Ghana, creating meaningful field experiences that bridge academic learning with practical application in global development contexts.
