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1 Researching the Problem Student's Name Institutional Affiliation Professor's Name Course Name Date
2 Step 1: Define the Problem The problem identified in the paper is food insecurity among the college student population in public universities in the United States. More than the regular sections of the population, this is a heightened problem amongst disgusted, marginalized groups of people. These include black, Hispanic, Pell-eligible, and first-generation college students who hound their well-being and academics (Nikolaus et al., 2019). Step 2: Research Keywords Food insecurity College students Pell Grant students Public universities Marginalized groups Academic performance First-generation college students Step 3: Research Findings History and Current Causes and Effects of the Problem: Food insecurity among college students has perennially been a problem due to issues of economic strife and tuition charges worsening. Indeed, it negatively leaves a consequence among students: a reduction in GPA, which has an adverse effect on black, Hispanic, and Pell Grant- eligible students (Camelo & Elliott, 2019). Its impact on these groups is magnanimous and sets a cycle of financial struggles that will constitute poor academic performances, reducing any future realization of better economic standing.
3 Some authors also report that, in an attempt to quantify food insecurity exposure among college students, the results often varied from infrequent to clearly defined problems (Nikolaus et al., 2019). All the varied procedures of conducting assessments on the prevalence of food insecurity suggest that the tools of measurement at the moment may need to be doing justice to the level of the problem. Possibly, they underestimate the prevalence and effect. Moreover, Loofbourrow and Scherr have also monetized this about the various effects that food insecurity brings about in college students, including the physical, mental, and academic effects. Their study suggests that food insecurity has an effect on hunger (Loofbourrow & Scherr, 2023). However, other effects on cognitive and human capital attainment may be problems of quality employment that are permanent in students' lives. Research Process I used ASU databases pointing to scholarly articles, peer-reviewed academic journals, and the latest information sources to gather information. Hence, in my searches, I used keywords such as "college students," "food insecurity," and "academic performance" to get particular sources to the issues in the context of public universities (Camelo & Elliott, 2019). These would give an idea of how the problem came to be, its history, its effects, and the special groups most affected. Step 4: Source Credibility A few facts make the sources reliable. Camelo and Elliott published their research in 2019 in the Journal of College Student Development, which is strictly admitted to be one of the most credible, peer-reviewed journals handling the area of higher education. Nikolaus et al. (2019) published their work in "PLOS One," which is peer-reviewed, open access, and is known as capable of assuring the highest standards of rigorous peer review and high standards in
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