{"id":75286,"date":"2023-02-08T20:55:54","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T20:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/02\/08\/new-military-hunger-data-and-how-a-popular-comedian-is-helping\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:18:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:18:49","slug":"new-military-hunger-data-and-how-a-popular-comedian-is-helping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/opinion\/commentary\/2023\/02\/08\/new-military-hunger-data-and-how-a-popular-comedian-is-helping\/","title":{"rendered":"New military hunger data \u2013 and how a popular comedian is helping"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New data sheds light on the problem of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2023\/01\/19\/troops-earn-more-than-civilians-but-are-more-likely-to-go-hungry\/\" target=\"_blank\">food insecurity among military families<\/a>. Syracuse University researcher provides some insight, and military spouse comedian Ashley Gutermuth shares how she\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2023\/01\/17\/how-a-comedian-and-air-force-spouse-are-helping-feed-hungry-families\/\" target=\"_blank\">using her platform to help<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe id=\"embedPlayer\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/new-military-hunger-data-and-what-a-popular-comedian\/id1484913342?i=1000598632594&amp;itsct=podcast_box_player&amp;itscg=30200&amp;ls=1&amp;theme=auto\" height=\"175px\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *; clipboard-write\" style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 660px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 10px; transform: translateZ(0px); animation: 2s ease 0s 6 normal none running loading-indicator; background-color: rgb(228, 228, 228);\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the guests:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colleen Heflin is the chair and professor of public administration and international affairs and associate dean of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. She is also a faculty affiliate at the Center for Policy Research and the Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion. As a research and policy scholar for nearly 20 years, Heflin is regarded as a national expert on food insecurity, nutrition and welfare policy, and the well-being of vulnerable populations. Heflin\u2019s research has helped document the causes and consequences of food insecurity, identify the barriers and consequences of participation in nutrition programs and understand the changing role of the public safety net in the lives of low-income Americans. Heflin has published over 70 research articles and her work has appeared in leading journals. Her research is regularly funded by the National Institutes for Health, U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Russell Sage Foundation. From 2012-2017, Heflin was supported by a five-year award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service as Family Self-Sufficiency and Stability Research Scholar to explore how multiple program participation affects vulnerable families\u2019 well-being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ashley Gutermuth is a New Jersey-based stand-up comedian and actor. She appeared on \u201cThe Tonight Show\u201d with Jimmy Fallon, where she was chosen by Jerry Seinfeld to win the Seinfeld Challenge. In 2021, she won the headliner category of the U.S. Comedy Contest. Gutermuth has performed for The World Series of Comedy, The New York Underground Comedy Festival and The North Carolina Comedy Festival. She has also appeared on shows with Chris Kattan (SNL), Steve Hytner (Seinfeld) and Michael Winslow (Police Academy, America\u2019s Got Talent), among many others. Gutermuth regularly posts on social media, and her hilarious videos of her stand-up and life as a military spouse have exploded to over 50 million views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the podcast:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Spouse Angle is a podcast breaking down the news for military spouses and their families. Each episode features subject-matter experts and military guests who dive into current events from a military perspective \u2014 everything from new policy changes to research on family lifestyle challenges. 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