Research

We welcome the opportunity to support and collaborate on research. Whether it is an honors project, class activity, thesis or faculty research please do not hesitate to reach out to us to discuss your ideas.

Student Research Projects

• From Pantry to Palate: An International Cookbook Unveiling Cultural Comforts Amidst Food Insecurity on Campus (Master of Arts in Media and Communication Plan II Graduate Project) (2024) (Victoria M. Main)
• A Learning Pantry: Developing Nutritional Education Materials for Bowling Green State University's Falcon Food Pantry (Honors Project) (2024) (Madelyn Huzyak, Intern)
• Feed More - Waste Less (CURS Grant) (2024) (Kaitlyn Dietz, Intern)
• Feed More - Waste Less (Honors Project) (2024) (Kaitlyn Dietz, Intern)
• The King Hygiene Project: Addressing Hygiene Poverty in College Students (Honors Project) (2024) (Krislynn King)
• Accessibility of On-Campus Food Pantries: A Comparative Review (Honors Project) (2023) (Jayden Parrott, Intern)
• Fighting Student Food Insecurity: Theory in Practice (CURS Grant) (2022) (Ashtyn Jefferson, Intern)
• BGSU Falcon Food Pantry: Cooking Insecurity Impacts on College Students (CURS Grant) (2022) (Olivia Vandrasilk, Intern)
• Best Practices for Recruiting and Managing Volunteers in Campus Food Pantries (CURS Grant) (2020) (Natalie Orslene, Graduate Assistant

Conference Presentations

• Orr, Shannon and Mikayla Ernst. The University as Norm Entrepreneur: Redefining SDG 2 through the Localization of Campus Food Pantries. Presented at the International Studies Association Annual Convention, Columbus, OH (March 2026).
  
• Nudges: Behavioral Interventions at a Client Choice Food Pantry presented at BGSU's Center of Excellence for Health and Wellness Acoss the Lifespan's Research Symposium, Bowling Green, OH. (March 20, 2025) (Mikayla Ernst, Graduate Assistant)
• Informational Material and Resource Needs of Student Clients at the Falcon Food Pantry” presented at Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo, Denver, CO. (October 7-10, 2023) (Huzyak MG, Intern, Galloway CM, Intern, Orr SK, Hamady CM, Ludy MJ)
• Challenges and Opportunities of Operating a Campus Food Pantry: A National Survey presented at Universities Fighting World Hunger Summit, Virtual. (March 26, 2021) (Natalie Orslene, Graduate Assistant, and Shannon Orr)

Scholarly Publications

• Enhancing Food Pantry Efficiency Through Behavioral Nudgs: Evidence from a Field Experiment. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, 1-12. https://doi-org.ezproxy.bgsu.edu/10.1080/19320248.2026.2615686 (2026) (Orr, S and Ernst, M)
• Feeding Student Success: A National Survey of Campus Food Pantries. Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 61(4), 602–615. https://doi-org.ezproxy.bgsu.edu/10.1080/19496591.2023.2233453 (2023) (Orr, S)

Other Research Activities

• Democracy Exchange: Food Insecurity on Campuses (Democracy and Public Policy) (Shannon Orr) (2024) https://open.spotify.com/episode/0f0Rbju0qoVATrML4ghi9B?si=7hhWiimZT-i2KIf_FKGuew
• Tackling Campus Food Insecurity with Dr. Shannon Orr (Root of the Issue Podcast) (Shannon Orr) (2023) https://open.spotify.com/episode/2pT8C5tYjnCWjTf3ySTbKX?si=deaa5a6462d44c8b
• Food Pantries, Food Insecurity and Social Stigma (BG Ideas Podcast) (Natalie Orslene, Graduate Assistant, and Shannon Orr) (2021) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/food-pantries-food-insecurity-and-social-stigma/id1459394334?i=1000533942375
• Colleen Galloway and Madelyn Huzyak were awarded a BGSU Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship (CURS) Award for their research "Determining the Outcomes of Implementing Informational Materials in the Falcon Food Pantry".

Research Resources

BGSU LibGuide:  Food Insecurity