If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may be experiencing food insecurity.

The University of Connecticut School of Social Work is seeking parents and their adolescent (between the ages of 13 and 17) for a new research study exploring family experiences with food insecurity.

The study, titled “Parents and Adolescents Dyadic Interviews to Understand Perspectives of Food Insecurity,” will involve remotely interviewing both the parent and adolescent separately. Each interview will be conducted via WebEx and will take 45 to 60 minutes per participant.

Those who participate will receive a $50 incentive ($25 for parent, $25 for adolescent).

To be eligible for the study, you must:

• Be experiencing food insecurity
• Live in the United States
• Be a parent (older than the age of 18)
• Be a parent of a child (between the ages of 13 and 17)
• Be willing to let child participate in the study

Interested? See if you qualify by filling out this brief questionnaire.

The study is led by UConn School of Social Work Assistant Professor Alexandria Forté. Inspired by her years of experience as a medical social worker, Dr. Forté’s research investigates how food insecurity impacts the health and well-being of minoritized children and families. She explores both the complex intersections between food access, nutrition, and social equity, as well as how these experiences are measured.

This project is funded through the School of Social Work’s Dean’s Incentive Award and approved by UConn IRB #H25-0564.

For more information, email Dr. Alex Forté at alexandria.forte@uconn.edu.

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