Georgia State University Library's Public Interest Data Literacy (PIDLit) Learning Lab Course A two-semester course that connected students with community partners to IDENTIFY DATA-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS FOR TACKLING FOOD INSECURITY in the metro-Atlanta area and other sites in Georgia. Funded by the New America Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN) Challenge Fund. pitcases.org $PARTNER COMPENSATION$ written into grant Develop RQs with Community Partners Survey Development & IRB Protocol Online and In- Person Data Collection with Students Data Cleaning and Prep Students do Data Analysis Present Results to Partners  →→→  →→→ Used both qualitative and quantitative skills to develop research questions (RQs), conduct data analyses, and communicate findings to community partners. ✓5 RQs – Descriptive (2), Inferential (1), and Qualitive (2) ✓Create data product (policy memo, one-pager, infographic) & presentation. Survey Data (MARTA users) ➢% heard of/used Fresh for Less program? ➢% don’t know how to make healthy meals? ➢Association b/t food insecurity and Fresh for Less use? WWG Focus Groups Data ➢Food for Health program changed Ps behaviors or feelings towards food? ➢Barriers Ps experience w/ Food For Health program participation? ➢% receive SNAP benefits? ➢% current MARTA Markets users satisfied with hours? ➢Association b/t receiving SNAP and using MARTA Markets? ➢What food items do MARTA users want Markets to offer? ➢Similarities/differences b/t current Market users and non-users re: desired food items? ➢% MARTA Markets users by gender? ➢Satisfaction with MARTA Markets food quality, variety, display, and operation hours, days, seasons, and locations? ➢Association b/t gender and satisfaction with MARTA Markets? ➢What factors would increase MARTA Markets use? ➢What factors would increase MARTA Markets awareness? ➢% missed/dropped class due to food insecurity? ➢% stressed/low energy due to food insecurity? ➢Association b/t level of food insecurity and health effects of food insecurity? ➢Food sensitivities impact use of Panther’s Pantry? ➢What food items do students want Panther’s Pantry to offer? ➢% food insecure? ➢% households w/ kids + food insecure? ➢Association b/t being food insecure & housing status? ➢What non-food items do students want Panther’s Pantry to offer? ➢To what extent are students asking for non- food items that Panther’s Pantry already offers? SAS 2: Data Analysis (IN-PERSON) Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition - Final Round Introduction to Canva (ONLINE) Panther’s Pantry Tour Canva for Multi-Media Presentations (ONLINE) Intro to Power BI for Data Visualization (IN-PERSON) Public Health Research Day Conference “I think a lot of new possibilities opened up for me. I have always seen myself as a humanities kind of person who ought to be scared of numbers, but the two go hand-in-hand and I am not afraid of pursuing things that require quantitative reasoning. I am excited to keep learning about data because I really can see a future for myself in data science now...I have already brought up this class and the research, qualitative and quantitative data analysis skills, and software program skills I have learned in interviews I had last week.” "We recognize the listening, reflection, and professional skills that are taught to the students that extend beyond the topics that are covered in traditional research courses. At Wholesome Wave Georgia, the practice of these skills makes us feel as if our time is valued and that students are learning the critical skills needed to meaningfully engage with real-world data. This partnership provided a unique opportunity for us as a small organization that cannot currently code our focus groups. Our student partners took the time to meet with our team and then tackle some of the more time-intensive and valuable analyses of our qualitative data, strengthening our understanding of our programming and validating our upcoming programmatic changes." ➢ 2 Outstanding Und