Jen Maguire, MSW, Ph.D.

Jen Maguire, MSW, Ph.D., is Professor and Chair of the Department of Social Work at Cal Poly Humboldt. A founding member of Humboldt’s Oh SNAP! Student Food Programs, she has helped develop campus and community partnerships that address food insecurity and connect students with essential resources. As co-principal investigator for phases two and three of the CSU Study of Student Basic Needs, she helped examine the relationships among food and housing insecurity, student health, academic performance, and college persistence.

Dr. Maguire’s community-engaged research focuses on sustainable, systemic solutions that strengthen college students’ basic-needs security. She is co-author of Addressing Homelessness and Housing Insecurity in Higher Education: Strategies for Educational Leaders and contributed a chapter on research as a catalyst for systemic change to Food Insecurity on Campus: Action and Intervention. Her teaching, research, and policy advocacy have been recognized with a CSU Faculty Innovation and Leadership Award for her commitment to student success.