Anthropology and Museum Studies Modeling Preferences and Food Choices Within a Client-Choice Food Pantry Offering Culturally Relevant Food Alyssa Castilla † Project Mentor(s): Hope Amason, PhD Combine the population of the five most populated cities in the U.S (New York, Los Angelas, Chicago, Houston, and Pheonix), multiply that number by two, and you approximately get the number of individuals experiencing food insecurity (roughly 40 million) in the U.S. I employ a mixed-method study within a client-choice food pantry model, known for providing culturally relevant foods to explore the relationship between food security status, preference, and food choice. I conduct semi-structured interviews with food pantry workers who hold administrator roles, to: (1) identify factors influencing administrators' decisions to pursue funding sources, (2) explore administrators’ perception of members’ preferred foods, (3) determine if the decision administrators m ake, i.e., funding patterns, affect members’ food choices, if at all. Through participant observation I review food distribution charts, photograph discarded products and quantify discards by type: perishable/un-perishable, labeled/unlabeled, processed/unprocessed. I explore the relationship between preference and food choice, contributing to existing literature depicting food as a social practice, using participant observation and semi structured interviews at a client choice food pantry. Overall, applying culturally sensitive approaches to food policy models can help us better understand local consumption patterns and strengthen community-based agencies. Presentation Type: Oral Presentation (May 20, 9:30am–5:00pm) Keywords : food pantry, culture, food choice SOURCE Form ID: 264 The Life and Works of Dr. Marco G. Bicchieri: Making an Exhibit About CWU’s First Anthropologist Lee Fraser Project Mentor(s): Hope Amason, PhD This presentation describes the development of an accessible digital exhibit presenting the biography, accomplishments, and works of Dr Marco Bicchieri, founding anthropologist of the CWU anthropology department. The intention of this exhibit is to benefit scholars who want to learn more about Bicchieri's research, his experiences during WWII, the development of anthropological theory and practice in the late 20th century, or the history of CWU. Dr Bicchieri had a storied life even before he turned to academia but became a particularly dedicated and inspiring figure at Central Washington University when the Anthropology department was founded in 1969 and he became its first chair. Upon his passing in 2019 he left a considerable body of work and a rich history of his own exploits that are alone worth sharing with future generations. This project is driven by Bicchieri’s belief that education needs to be meaningful and relevant to the world we live in and that the results should be accessible to the public. A timeline of his life events and major contributions will show how his work spoke to the current issues and concerns of the day. An analysis of archival sources from Bicchieri’s time at CWU will provide insight into the techniques he used to teach anthropology and thus influence a generation of scholars. This project is intended to be both a tool for continued research as well as a memorial to Dr Bicchieri’s legacy and ideals. The digital format provides a high accessibility in the modern digital world. Presentation Type: Poster Presentation (May 21, 9:30am–3:00pm) Keywords: Anthropology, CWU, Bicchieri, Museum of Culture and Environment SOURCE Form ID: 233
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