Intersecting Disparities: Food Insecurity on College Campuses

Authors

Montserrat Alejandre Jimenez, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's UniversityFollow
Keira Johnson, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's UniversityFollow
Nicole Lefebvre, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's UniversityFollow
Isabelle Scheffler, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's UniversityFollow
Fabian Venegas-Ramos, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's UniversityFollow

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

3-24-2022

Advisor

Megan Sheehan

Abstract

As students who attend a small midwestern university, we have realized that food disparities and insecurity is an often-overlooked problem. Drawing on a broader dataset, we analyzed how students are affected by food insecurity. Investigators analyzed fifteen transcripts of student interviews, created a codebook and coded the interviews. In analyzing the codes, investigators focused on three central themes: the lack of awareness of resources on or near campus, the student strategies to mitigate food insecurity, and the dietary habits or restrictions that make finding adequate food more challenging.

Recommended Citation

Jimenez, Montserrat Alejandre; Johnson, Keira; Lefebvre, Nicole; Scheffler, Isabelle; and Venegas-Ramos, Fabian, "Intersecting Disparities: Food Insecurity on College Campuses" (2022). Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-). 176.
https://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/ur_cscday/176