2006-2007 Western Poverty and Policy Small Grant Recipient

Mark Edwards

Focusing on hunger and food insecurity in Washington, Oregon, California, Hawaii, and Alaska in the early 2000s, this study will explore how coordinated efforts by agencies and NGOs, differing economic conditions, and state population and geographic characteristics, influenced measured rates of hunger and food insecurity.  Using both qualitative and quantitative approaches,  the study will help resolve a specific question about whether program efforts or other factors impacted the food security situation of state populations, and will inform debate about whether program implementation can really improve well-being for vulnerable populations.

WCPC Funded Project:

State Agency and NGO Impacts on Well Being of Vulnerable Populations in West Coast States: The Case of Food Insecurity and Hunger Mark Edwards, Associate Professor, Oregon State University Sociology Department

Contact Info

E-mail: medwards@oregonstate.edu
Homepage: http://oregonstate.edu/cla/sociology/faculty/edwarmar/