URD 2021 Section J Questions and Answers

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1	URD 2021 Section J Session Chairperson: Nelson Minnich
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4	Mari Nicole Rosales	Brynn Reese	Do you think college students are less likely to ask for help because they are embarrassed of their situation? What can universities do to make students feel more comfortable sharing their struggles with food insecurity?	Great question! I definitely think there's a factor of embarrasment when it comes to college students asking for help--especially with food insecurity. There's perhaps a notion that students will be seen differently if they ask for help in that way. A great way universities can help students feel more comfortable is through dignity and discretion. CUA does a wonderful job at this with the Cardinal Cupboard! It's a no questions asked space. Sometimes students feel embarrased to have to explain why they might be food insecure, so this approach of dignity and discretion is perfect.
5	Mari Nicole Rosales	Caroline Darnell	What is the percentage of college students experiencing food insecurity that are first generation college students?	Thanks so much for the question, Caroline! While the report I exmained does not have this particular stat, a report from 2016 called Hunger On Campus reports that "More than half of all first-generation students (56 percent) were food insecure, compared to 45 percent of students who had at least one parent who attended college." While this doesn't show the particular percentage you are asking about, I think it shows the same idea-----first-generation college students are more likely to experience food insecurity. First-generation students may struggle with different issues in comparison to non-first gen students. With the effects of COVID-19, my guess would be that now more than 56 percents of first gen students experience food insecurity.
6	Maggie Reardon	Chad Smith, MSPS	To what extent behavioral health partnerships with law enforcement and/or related training been implemented in the recruitment and/or initial training/onboarding of new law enforcement officers?	Hello! Thank you for your question. The onboarding process of law enforcement officers differs from state to state. With awareness regarding police killings more recently gaining traction in the public sphere, many programs have a lack of structure in terms of training officers in approaching mental health related situations. Unfortunately, in many states it is viewed as a specialized skill and the training is reserved for those who are interested. While the movement to create specialized programs is a step in the right direction, I believe that true change will only occur when training is mandated, widespread and available.
7	Elizabeth Reid	Julia Koppisch	What made you want to research this	I have dyslexia and wanted to better understand the symptoms and causes behind it.
8	Mari Nicole Rosales	Courtney McCool	In figure 4, looking at the 43% of students who said they could not afford a balanced meal, do you think univserities charging high prices for meal plans plays a role in not being able to afford the meals?	This could definitely be a factor! Meal plans can be incredibly expensive, at the price that it may be the most convenient for a student in terms of its location. Another factor in general would be whether or not a college is situated in a food desert (where someone does not have easy access to healthy, nutritious food). On top of that, the income a college student can make can also play a part in this--thinking of jobs that pay below or right at minimum wage. With COVID-19, grocery store prices are also at a 50-year high, so buying food is becoming more and more expensive.
9	Elizabeth Reid	Sam Staples	Since dyslexia and ADHD are usually diagnosised early on in children, do you think that age would impact the effectiveness of the treatments you mention for dyslexia and ADHD?	Yes age does impact the efffectiveness the earlier it is treated the bettter, btu there are treatments that can help adults. They are also developing new evulations for childern to catch it at youger ages.
10	Morganne Reid	Sam Staples	I know from experience struture is important for kids with autism in most cases. Do you think strucutre would increase or decrease SI in kids with autism?
11	Sarah Rohrbaugh	Becky Robert	Thanks so much for you research presentation– I recall a similar feeling as you describe during my days as a surgical ICU nurse after a particular patient crashed – while I know you are studying this with qualitative methods, wondering if you could imagine capturing data through chart analysis as well after the events –as you described potential lack of focus that could lead to interruptions in high-quality care. Great work!!	Experiencing a patient crashing is a very difficult situation for healthcare providers. I believe that the feelings experienced by CRNA's will be very similar to those pubished with other healthcare disciplines. You posed a great question. I have debated capturing data on outcomes of patients cared for following an intraoperative patient death in the future. I predict that there may be a lot of confounding variables that may impact the findings when looking at outcomes related to anesthesia care (i.e. variations in patient's health status, surgical procedure, and surgical team members). This is definetly on my radar for future research.
12	Thomas Scharfenberger	Ignacio de Ribera	Thank you for your presentation, Thomas! My knowledge of chemistry is very limited... (as you know, Aristotle does not talk much about it!) but I will venture to ask a question. I was wondering whether research like yours could help develop different treatments of illnesses different from the traditional way vaccines have been designed in the past decades. Best wishes for your research!	Thank you for your question Fr. Ignacio! I feel like there is always a connection that could be made between philosophy and science! In regards to the question, these types of experiments can certainly be used for treating various illnesses. For example, IPMK is involved in numerous cellular pathways. Hypothetically, if the inhibition of it (or rather a reduction in the amount) led to a benefical result, then constructing a drug to do so would be crucial. An inhibitor that could bind to an inactive state would be more specific and thus can target IPMK selectively! This leads to a more accurate way of inhibition and could potentially avoid harmful side effects.
13	Mari Nicole Rosales	Molly Krzywicki	Did your research show any correlations between food insecurities and other external outcomes, such as poor mental health, academic performance, or sleep quality in these college students?	Yes! Specifically, in the Hope Center report I examined, there was a survey done focused on academic challenges, and both in two and four year institutions--over 50% of students found it hard to concentrate on academics! There are many external factors and consequences when it comes to hunger/food insecurity!
14	Caroline Pitman	Blake Comrie	Thanks for a great presentation. My question is what would of been to best course of action, either on the the side of the South Vietnamese government or the U.S. efforts to more accurately and realistically address these long term issues. Should of the U.S. government taken a more creative approach to building more of a collective community land ownership scheme to rural areas, instead of traditional redistrbution methods?	Thank you, Blake! I would say broadly, there needed to be larger, insustional changes made within the South Vietnamese government to best suit the needs of the Vietnamese people. The focus was on democracy building and rural pacification. While important, the legacy of colonialism needed to be addressed, and this requires structural changes. Additionally, land reform requires time and resources, and American efforts were not given sufficient time.
15	Mari Nicole Rosales	Natalie Hernandez Ardon	What role should food banks have, specifically targeting college students, in providing extended resources, to limit food insecurity?	This is a great question! Because of COVID, food banks have been experiencing more than double the demand for assistance as they had in the past. I think a great way for food banks to really target college students would be to directly partner with universities. Sometimes schools do not have the funding so set up their own pop-up pantry, but what food banks can do is specifically partner with schools to say "we'll give you x amount of grocery boxes a month/week/etc for you to give out to students."
16	Mari Nicole Rosales	Rebecca Lemon	Hi Mari Nicole! Thanks for your presentation. You mentioned that in addition to not having enough food, college students experiencing food insecurity are often forced to eat unhealthily do to financial insecurity. Do you think that colleges have a responsibility to not merely assist students struggling with food insecurity, but to do so in a way that provides them with healthy, nutritious food?	Hi, Rebecca! This is a really great question--with hunger there are so many factors that play into it. Colleges should be intentional about what kind of food assistance they're providing for students who may be experiencing food insecurity. For example, if a college was giving out packs of ramen to students who are experiencing food insecurity, yes it may give them food, but it is not ensuring that they are able to create and maintain a healthy lifestyle. A large cause of hunger and food insecurity is also medical/health related. If you suffer from a chronic illness for example, and you have a specific food diet to follow, it's not recommended to eat junk. We have to think past just feeding people--it's more about preparing others to live a holistically healthy life.
17	Mari Nicole Rosales	Abby Gomez	If there any way that there can be improvements with food lifestyle? Why do you think that colleges are unable to help and instead are part of the issue?	Great question! There's so much that goes into creating that healthy lifestyle. Unfortunately, there's been this idea created specifically with college students that "they're broke and can only eat junk" we all know the ramen noodle stereotype--but it can be all too real! I think colleges are really trying their best to give healthier options, but where it falters is making it accessible and afforable for all students. If the only healthy options are in an expensive meal plan, it's difficult to be a part of that if you're financially unstable. In order to improve food lifestyle, there's a handful of factors that also need to be touched on like location, accessibility, and income.
18	Mari Nicole Rosales	Taylor Porcello	I really enjoyed listening and following along to your presentation. That being said, do you see a correlation between location and food insecurity? In other words, are there students that are struggling more at one institution as opposed to another due to geographical factors?	Thank you so much! YES absolutely--location and food insecurity go hand in hand. One of the social determinants of health include one's location or access to healthy food. When it comes to food deserts (area that does not have easy access to healthy food) students can be greatly affected even if they're in a big city. You don't have to live in the middle of nowhere to be in a food desert. Specifically thinking of the Brookland area, one of the only main grocery stores that's in walking distance is Yes Organic--which might be too expensive for some people. Also, just because you're surrounded by fast food places does not mean you have access to great food--it's all about being able to access healthy food easily. Each university is uniquely placed, so it would depend on that specific university.
19	Thomas Scharfenberger	Ignacio de Ribera	Follow up: thank you, Thomas, for your response. I am glad to see that you can relate your scientific knowledge to philosophy. All best wishes!
20	Mari Nicole Rosales	Sophia Maccarone	Hi Mari Nicole! Thank you so much for this presentation. Its so interesting to talk about a Ramen Diet since so many people joke about eating Ramen in college becasue of the cheap price. From my prospective, it seems like Catholic does not have this problem. Catholic also does the pop-up pantry for people who do not have the money to get food and it is also anonymous. Did you find any research on other schools that do pop-up pantries or if they do not have the resouces?	Hey, Sophia! Catholic does an AMAZING job with the Cardinal Cupboard--it was largely the inspiration for me to do this research presentation! So I didn't specifically examine universities that did or did not have food pantries, but something to note is that not all universities may have the funding to do so. Or, if a university does, they might not have the right mindset in assisting students (aka a university might just only give out cans of beans or boxes of ramen, which isn't necessarily a great foundation for creating a healthy lifestyle). Especially with COVID, my guess would be that more and more universities are understanding this need and are working to be at the start of that change.
21	Mari Nicole Rosales	Julia Koppisch	Do you believe there is a relationship between the food options at college campuses and the Ramen Diet? If students don't like the food how should they combat this issue if they are also worried about money?	Great question!! I think there definitely could be a correlation--besides it being a personal preference of a student (let's say if someone is a picky eater) it should be noted that colleges should be ensuring that they provide students with QUALITY food. If the food at a college is not quality (meaning literal quality and nutrition value) then they are not doing their part in combatting food insecurity on college campuses. If a college is providing quality food, and a student who is food insecure does not like it, that may be more of a personal preference (or may be related to whether or not they have the financial ability to pay considering meal plans can be expensive). Again, there's so many factors to solving hunger, and there's no easy one solution.
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