Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
This panel will explore the origin, evolution, and ongoing success of the weekly food distribution program run by the Root Causes Fresh Produce Program, a Duke student run group. The program expanded during COVID in response to the increased urgent need to address food insecurity among the Hispanic/LatinX population in Durham through a collaboration between Root Causes Fresh Produce Program, El Centro Hispano and food distribution partners such as Duke Campus Farm, among many others. This panel aims to highlight the “community” aspect of the concept of “community-engaged research” and illustrate how community organizations, Duke institutions, and students come together to confront the challenges that arise when COVID and food insecurity reinforce underlying inequities.
Panelists:
Elaijah Lapay
Undergrad Student
Duke University
Scott “Esko” Brummel
Interim Assistant Director of Education
Duke Initiative for Science and Society
Saskia Cornes
Director of Duke Campus Farm and Assistant Professor of the Practice, Duke Franklin Humanities Institute
Duke University
Rubi Morales
Community Health Manager
El Centro Hispano
This panel is moderated by Elizabeth Brown, Ph.D. Candidate in Art History, and Miguel Martinez, Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, Global Justice and Equity Fellows 2023-2024 at John Hope Franklin Center, Duke University.
Video by Devon Henry with Academic Media Production at Duke University
Visit our Website: https://jhfc.duke.edu/academics/gjefellows/
This panel will explore the origin, evolution, and ongoing success of the weekly food distribution program run by the Root Causes Fresh Produce Program, a Duke student run group. The program expanded during COVID in response to the increased urgent need to address food insecurity among the Hispanic/LatinX population in Durham through a collaboration between Root Causes Fresh Produce Program, El Centro Hispano and food distribution partners such as Duke Campus Farm, among many others. This panel aims to highlight the “community” aspect of the concept of “community-engaged research” and illustrate how community organizations, Duke institutions, and students come together to confront the challenges that arise when COVID and food insecurity reinforce underlying inequities.
Panelists:
Elaijah Lapay
Undergrad Student
Duke University
Scott “Esko” Brummel
Interim Assistant Director of Education
Duke Initiative for Science and Society
Saskia Cornes
Director of Duke Campus Farm and Assistant Professor of the Practice, Duke Franklin Humanities Institute
Duke University
Rubi Morales
Community Health Manager
El Centro Hispano
This panel is moderated by Elizabeth Brown, Ph.D. Candidate in Art History, and Miguel Martinez, Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, Global Justice and Equity Fellows 2023-2024 at John Hope Franklin Center, Duke University.
Video by Devon Henry with Academic Media Production at Duke University
Visit our Website: https://jhfc.duke.edu/academics/gjefellows/
