Literature Review #2
Citation
Food Insecurity on Campus: Action and Intervention, edited by Katharine M. Broton, and Clare L. Cady, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2020. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.proxy.libraries.rutgers.edu/lib/rutgers-ebooks/detail.action?docID=6184603.Summary
The book discusses how increasing college costs and almost unchanging incomes in America has exposed many college students to food insecurity. Various authors contribute essays that work to address food insecurity among college students, using their own perspectives, research, and experience to approach and offer insights on the topic. They detail what the most promising strategies are, including the creation of campus food pantries and emergency aid programs, utilizing public benefits and partnerships with nonprofit organizations, changing campus cultures to better assist students, and using student activism to influence policies. The authors combine stories and data gathered through research to reveal current conditions and illustrate the depth of the issue. The book is meant to encourage students to take what they have learned to create a detailed strategy to combat student hunger.Authors
*the title of contributing author indicates that they wrote (or co-wrote) one or more chapters in the book
Dr. Katharine Broton (editor, contributing author)
She has a PhD in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is an Assistant Professor at the University of Iowa. Her research interests include poverty, inequality, and basic needs insecurity in higher education.
Clare L. Cady (editor, contributing author)
She co-founded and directs the College and University Food Bank Alliance, an organization that focuses on alleviating student hunger. She has developed various programs to address basic needs insecurities of college students.
Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab (author of the foreword)
She is a Professor of Sociology and Medicine at Temple University, Chief Strategy Officer for Emergency Aid at Edquity, and Founding Director of the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice in Philadelphia. She also founded Believe in Students, a nonprofit organization that distributes emergency aid. She is an expert in food and housing insecurity in higher education and has done extensive research in the fields.
Michael Rosen (contributing author)
He is the founder and director of the Local 212/ Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) Believe in Students FAST (Faculty and Students Together) Fund. He has a PhD in urban studies from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and taught economics at MATC for 29 years.
Talia Berday-Sacks (contributing author)
She managed Challah for Hunger’s campus program from 2015 to 2018. During her time as an undergraduate at the University of Maryland, she volunteered for Challah for Hunger and oversaw volunteer engagement, campaign planning, and partnership development for the Campus Hunger Project, a national advocacy initiative addressing college food insecurity.
James Dubick (contributing author)
He was the director of the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness from 2014 to 2018. He is the co-author of Hunger on Campus: The Challenge of Food Insecurity for College Students.
Rachel Sumekh (contributing author)
She is the founder and CEO of Swipe Out Hunger, a leading nonprofit organization in addressing hunger among college students by allowing students to donate their extra meal swipes to peers. Her work has been recognized by the Obama White House, New York Times, and Forbes (where she was included on their 30 Under 30 list in 2017).
Sarah Crawford (contributing author)
She was the national education director for Single Stop, a nonprofit organization that partners with colleges and nonprofits to connect low-income individuals to resources that will help them achieve financial self-sufficiency. She has participated in projects addressing hunger and food insecurity. She has been a North Carolina State Senator since January 2021.
Nicole Hindes (contributing author)
She has spent over a decade working with underresourced, low-income college students. She is the Assistant Director of the Human Services Resource Center of Oregon State University, working to provide basic needs support to college students.
Dr. Denise Woods-Bevly (contributing author)
She is the Assistant Vice Chancellor of Health, Counseling, and Wellness at the University of California, Riverside. She previously served as the Director of Student Wellness and Basic Needs Initiative for The California State University. She has a DrPH in Health Services Administration from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Dr. Sabrina Sanders (contributing author)
She is the Director of Student Affairs Programs and Initiatives for the California State University, Office of the Chancellor. Her work has focused on eliminating equity gaps and increasing completion rates. She earned her EdD in Education Leadership and Management from Alliant International University.
Dr. Jennifer J. Maguire (contributing author)
She is an Associate Professor of Social Work at Humboldt State University. She was a founding member of HSU’s Oh SNAP! Student Food Programs. She co-authored a book titled Addressing Homelessness and Housing Insecurity in Higher Education: Strategies for Educational Leaders.
Dr. Rashida M. Crutchfield (contributing author)
She is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at California State University, Long Beach. Her work has focused on college student homelessness and hunger and access to higher education. She was the Principal Investigator for Phase I of the CSU Chancellor’s study on food and housing insecurity and Co-Principal Investigator for phases II and III.
Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart (contributing author)
He is the President of Amarillo College and has a PhD in Interpersonal Communication. He works to improve student success through cultural and systematic changes. To better understand student homelessness (and be able to better address it), he participated in a two-day, two-night homelessness situation.
Cara Crowley (contributing author)
She is the Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at Amarillo College. Her work focuses on improving student success through systematic change and has led institution-wide initiatives to address student poverty barriers.
Jordan Herrera (contributing author)
She is the Director of Social Services at Amarillo College where she coordinates and manages the services in Amarillo College’s Advocacy and Resource Center, which assists at-risk students in accessing basic needs.
Amy Ellen Duke-Benfield (contributing author)
She is a Senior Fellow at the National Skills Coalition. She analyzes and advocates for policies that better serve low-income adults and nontraditional students in higher education and training. Her areas of expertise include higher education policy, state and federal financial aid, and non-degree credentials.
Samuel M. Chu (contributing author)
He is the National Synagogue Organizer for MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger, guiding synagogue partners in leading local and regional advocating campaigns on food insecurity.
- Food insecurity- a lack of consistent and/or sufficient access to nutritious, safe, acceptable foods caused by a lack of financial resources
- Stakeholders- those impacted by basic needs insecurity or are involved in the effort to decrease or eliminate the issue
- Food pantries- an organization/center that provides food (and sometimes toiletries) to people in need
Quotes
“The best estimates suggest that food insecurity affects as many as one in two college students (three times the rate in the general population); just as many struggle with housing insecurity, and a significant number are homeless. Yet this remains a largely invisible problem, hidden from public view. Stereotypes of ramen noodle diets and couch- surfing partiers prevent us from seeing it. But it is time to get real and admit that we in higher education have a serious problem” (Food Insecurity on Campus: Action and Intervention viii)
“The evidence is clear: students are dropping and stopping out of college because their basic needs are not being met. Too many students have to decide between books, groceries, tuition, and a safe place to sleep. Financial aid is not enough to cover the real cost of college, and we are losing students, some before they even enter” (Food Insecurity on Campus: Action and Intervention 139)
“There is a growing public understanding that student aid alone is not enough to help students fund their postsecondary aspirations. Some students are unable to meet their basic needs with existing traditional higher education financial assistance, such as Pell Grants and state student aid. Public benefits such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP; also known as food stamps) and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) can help low-income students make ends meet while they are in school” (Food Insecurity on Campus: Action and Intervention 243-44)
Value
You should really have only listed the three main authors, unless individual chapters were particularly useful. That said, this looks like the perfect book for your project!
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