Andrew McNeely holds a Ph.D. in sociology focusing on the intersection of religion, race, and culture. He completed his undergraduate, Master’s studies, and Doctoral studies at Texas A&M, and has lived in the Bryan/College Station community (the metropolitan area of Brazos County) since 2006. Dr. McNeely also serves as the director of the Aggie Research Program (ARP). The ARP facilitates the creation of teams to pursue the research projects of the graduate team leader, who selects and mentors his/her team of undergraduate researchers. Dr. McNeely guides other graduate students in developing their mentoring skills as part of their preparation to assume faculty positions in academia. His dissertation research studies the religiously-affiliated food provision programs in Brazos County, TX. This service-learning, ethnographic research focuses on the interaction between volunteer’s theological beliefs and community food insecurity, and the meaning-making behind these interactions. His research focuses on the myriad ways in which religion and culture interact, particularly in the United States with Protestant Evangelicalism. He has published in the journal of Food, Culture, and Society, and in the Journal of Religion and Popular Culture.