| Affiliations: | Aggie Research Mentoring Program |
| Project Leader: | Vanessa Verner vdverner@tamu.edu Sociology |
| Faculty Mentor: | Gatson, Sarah, Ph.D.; Cisneros, Marissa, Ph.D. |
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Meeting Times:
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Sundays, 2:00 pm |
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Team Size:
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4
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| Open Spots: | 0 |
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Special Opportunities:
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This is the opportunity to experience a collaborative effort to pull together useful, interdisciplinary work on food insecurity programs. Students can earn co-authorship on a research poster and potentially present said research poster. There is also the possibility of research publication of the work.
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Team Needs:
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Ability to read, write and willingness to attend Neal Garden Potlucks as well as potentially interview participants in the food insecurity program. |
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Description:
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Two programs in Brazos County, TX, Neal Potluck and Tiny Hope Village, are based around food and housing provisioning through “intentional community.” Research analysis into this coined term and the religious ideologies guiding food insecurity programs offers insight into the operationalization of “intentional community” and “imagined community.” After engaging in the research, the team will utilize this opportunity to produce an ethnographic study for possible publication. The purpose of the study is to reflect on their research process and educate others on the educational power of engaging in team based research. |