Jonathan Maupin

 

 

 

 

Research:
Jonathan Maupin’s research focuses on two primary areas: community participation in health programs; and variation and change in conceptual models of health and illness. In Guatemala, Maupin’s research examines the history of Primary Health Care programs among the Kaqchikel in Chimaltenango, focusing on community health worker and midwifery training programs. Maupin is specifically interested in the ways in which local power structures, expectations of the position and conflicts over authoritative knowledge influence community participation in health programs. As a post-doctoral research associate at Vanderbilt University, Maupin examined patterns of variation and change in conceptual models of illness among Mexicans in Pichátaro, Michoácan, and Mexican migrants in Nashville, Tennessee. This research focuses on how increased access to biomedical services, changes in social roles and interactions and migration experiences alter individual and group conceptual models of health and illness.

Maupin’s current research focuses on the processes of knowledge acquisition, variation and change in conceptual models of health in the context of biomedical training programs. Specifically, Maupin is interested in examining how community health workers and midwives in Guatemala incorporate biomedical knowledge into existing frameworks, how this knowledge is distributed throughout their communities and how knowledge of public health information influences individual and group behavior. 

     Research Project:
     The South Phoenix Collaborative 

 

Teaching:
Maupin teaches courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels, including Food and Culture and Advanced Medical Anthropology.