This research concentrates on 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. Over the course of 4 years, undergraduate researchers led by Dr. Andrew McNeely participated in five of the religiously-affiliated food pantries in Brazos County, conducting participant-observation and creating field notes of their experiences. Dr. McNeely used this data to complete his dissertation work for his doctoral degree, and has since published some of the findings in the Journal of Food, Culture, and Society, with additional manuscripts under review.
Listen to Dr. McNeely discuss the Over-Churched, Under-Fed project with Dr. Heidi Campbell on her podcast, Disruptive Dialogues