RESEARCH

Jacob Rosette, food systems researcher

Scroll to learn more about my research on work and labor in urban food systems.

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PhD student in Sociology

Graduate Center, City University of New York

MS in Applied Social Research. 2022

BA in Sociology. 2010.

Hunter College, City University of New York

Curriculum vitae

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As a researcher, my goal is to connect the study of food with the people who make it.

In studying, writing, and teaching about food systems, I draw on knowledge, experience, and relationships built over 20 years in my work in NYC kitchens. (Click here to learn more)

MIXED METHODS SOCIAL RESEARCH

My work focuses on historical research, spatial analysis, and ethnography.

Experience with R, Stata, SPSS, Qualtrics, Atlas.ti, Tableau, MapInfo, QGIS.

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Skilled in the communication of research in many forms, including: data visualization, mapping, podcasts, literature reviews, policy briefs, and multimedia presentations.

JACOB ROSETTE

DIGITAL RESEARCH PORTFOLIO

(Updated 1/15/23)

  • How do new forms of technology in kitchens change the social process of the NYC food system?

    Click to learn about my research on delivery platforms, “ghost” kitchens, and “virtual restaurants” in the New York City food system.

    Platform Kitchens

  • “Where Ends Meet, Five Miles From Hunts Point: Selling Fruits and Vegetables in the Global ‘Last Mile’ of East Harlem, NYC.”

    What is the role of street vendors and independent grocers in the global process of urban food systems? As part of a collaborative research project with Dr. Krishnendu Ray, I explore the logistical process of fresh fruit and vegetable street vendors and independent markets in East Harlem in relation to wholesale operations in the Hunts Point Food Distribution Center in the South Bronx. Click to read field notes from one of the cases in the study and to view an image gallery of street food in East Harlem.

    Five Miles

  • 'Essential' workers?

    See visualizations and descriptions of a “wiki” survey I designed to understand the experience and conditions for food workers during the early COVID-19 pandemic.

    'Essential' work