Food and Housing Security, Project Description: National statistics are showing alarming numbers of college students struggling to cover basic needs like food and housing (Goldrick-Rab, et al., 2016). The CAA’s Food and Housing Security Project involves utilizing participatory research to understand DePaul University undergraduate and graduate students’ access to and need for basic food and housing resources. The center focuses specifically on the needs of historically underrepresented students (low-income, first generation going to college, and students of color). Project findings will be used to guide best practices on services and programming for TRiO populations at DePaul (link to SSS eligibility page). This project aims to improve community resources available for students and delivery systems around DePaul University's campus community focused on addressing student issues with basic needs (e.g., food intake, housing, and healthy opportunities for social integration). Additionally, this project serves as a focal point for dialogue, strategy, and action concerning college access to food and housing.
Current projects (2020-2021)
- Comorbidity of Food and Housing Security at DePaul- Annual Report
- Graduate Food and Housing Security at DePaul- Annual Report
- Food and Housing Resource Awareness Assessment- Pilot Study
- College Food and Housing Security in the Context of COVID-19- Annual Report
Working Manuscripts (2020-2021)
- University Response to COVID-19 Pandemic: Qualitative Analysis
- Sense of Belonging, Negative Racial Experiences, and Food Security
- Food Security for Low-Income Students
- Housing Security for Low-Income Students
- Comorbidity of Food and Housing Security Among University Students
Research Team
- Undergraduate Research Assistant, Jackson Carroll, DePaul Psychology Department.
- Graduate Research Assistants, Kayleigh Zinter, B.S., and Kelly Lancaster, B.S., DePaul Psychology Department.
- CAA Internship Coordinator, Helena Swanson, B.A.
- CAA Research Coordinator, Rebecca McGarity-Palmer, M.A.
- Project PIs, Olya Glantsman, Ph.D., DePaul Psychology Department and Luciano Berardi, Ph.D., CAA.