Payne-Sturges examines food insecurity among college students
New articles in American Journal of Health Promotion the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics by Faculty Associate Devon Payne-Sturges share findings from a pair of surveys examining food insecurity (FI) on campuses.
In the campus project, researchers surveyed over 200 undergraduate students to estimate food insecurity and found that students who were African-American or from other racial/ethnic minority groups, those receiving multiple forms financial aid, or were experiencing housing problems were more likely to be food insecure or at risk for food insecurity.
A literature review shows an even more disturbing set of statistics, with rates of FI among college students at 35% in peer-reviewed and 42% in gray literature. The review identified seventeen peer-reviewed studies and 41 sources of gray literature (out of 11,476 titles). Collective data show that food insecurity among college students is consistently associated with being financially self-supporting, poor health and adverse academic outcomes.
See a comprehensive summary of Dr. Payne-Sturges' latest work