Programs
Cooking Matters
Eating healthy doesn’t have to break the bank. Our Cooking Matters programs teach smart shopping strategies and healthy cooking skills that can help you prepare nutritious, low-cost meals and snacks at home.
Family Nutrition Education Programs (FNEP)
FNEP provides research-based nutrition education to Missouri’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients and those who are eligible. MU Extension nutrition educators work in a variety of settings throughout the state with the goal of helping participants make behavior changes to achieve lifelong health and fitness.
Food Preservation
The Food Preservation program provides up-to-date, research-based procedural recommendations, tested recipes, and hands-on workshops that assist the consumer in safely preserving produce and other products.
Food Safety
The goals of the Food Safety program include educating consumers on safe food handling in food preparation and food preservation, and educating farmers and farmers market vendors on food safety and regulatory compliance. Many topics are highlighted on this site to help you learn how to safely handle food from the farm to your table. The University of Missouri Extension provides food safety resources and training on a variety of topics…
Events
January 8, 2024 - December 9, 2024
Cooking Your Way at the VA
May 6, 2024 - July 5, 2024
Stay Strong, Stay Healthy - Level 1
May 28, 2024 - July 2, 2024
Living a Healthy Life - a Chronic Disease Self-Management Program
June 3, 2024 - July 15, 2024
Living a Healthy Life at Work - Summer 2024
Resources
Meet the experts
Kelsey Weitzel
Associate Extension Professor
Stephen Ball
Professor, State Fitness Specialist
Casey Adkins
Nutrition Program Associate
Amy Albertson
Nutrition Program Associate
Alyssa Alvarado
Nutrition Program Associate
Brittney Ames
Nutrition Program Associate
Alicia Amyx-Winrod
NUTRITION AND HEALTH EDUCATOR
Wendy Atterberg
Nutrition Program Associate
Jan Beazley
Nutrition Program Associate
Teresa Bell
Nutrition Program Associate
Ashley Blain
Nutrition Program Associate
Emily Blaue
Nutrition Program Associate
Ellen Bloomer-Thornton
Nutrition Program Associate
Alyssa Bowyer
Nutrition Program Associate
Sarah Boyer
Youth and Nutrition Program Associate
Kaley Bozarth
Nutrition & Youth Program Associate
Kelley Brent
FIELD SPECIALIST IN NUTRITION AND HEALTH
Melissa Briggs
Nutrition Program Associate
Tyler Burrus
Nutrition Program Associate
Mellissia Butler
Nutrition Program Associate
Chris Cade
Nutrition Program Manager
Paula Cates
Nutrition Program Associate
Barbara Cleaves
Nutrition Program Associate
Jacquelyn Coleman
Nutrition Program Associate
Sherry Combs
Nutrition Program Associate
Christi Crisp
Nutrition Program Associate
Tammy Culpepper
Nutrition Program Associate
Leslie Davis
Nutrition Program Associate
Linda Dawes
Nutrition Program Associate
Katherine Deeken
Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health
Michael Dobbs
Nutrition & Youth Program Associate
Deborah Dody
Nutrition Program Associate
Jamie Eggerman
Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health
Lorin Fahrmeier
PARTNERSHIP & COUNCIL DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
Kevin Faulk
Nutrition Program Associate
Diana Finlay
Nutrition Program Associate
Janet Fox
Nutrition Program Associate
Allicyn Freyer
Nutrition Program Associate
Alexandra Garland-Foster
Nutrition Program Associate
Ashley Garner
Nutrition Program Associate
Caitlin Geller
Nutrition Program Associate
Julie Graue
Nutrition Program Associate
Fanda Green
Nutrition Program Associate
Teresa Green
Nutrition Program Associate
Dalton Guess
Nutrition Program Associate
Monica Haaf
Nutrition Program Associate
JoLynn Hambach
Nutrition Program Associate
Ashley Hamilton
Nutrition Program Associate
Katharine Hanlon
Nutrition Program Associate
Maude Harris
FIELD SPECIALIST IN NUTRITION AND HEALTH
Liz Harrison
Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health Education
Dawn Hicks
Nutrition Program Associate
Loretta Huey
Nutrition Program Associate
Sherri Hull
Nutrition Program Associate
Anthony Jappa
Nutrition Program Associate
Eric Johnson
Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health
Amanda Kiszczak
Nutrition Program Associate
Judith Koehr
Nutrition Program Associate
Cheri Kramme
Nutrition Program Associate
Amanda Lehenbauer
Nutrition Program Associate
Lori Lewis
Nutrition Program Associate
Rachel Livesay
FIELD SPECIALIST IN NUTRITION AND HEALTH
Juana Lopez
Nutrition Program Associate
Neina Martin
Nutrition Program Associate
Charlese McBride
Nutrition Program Associate
Amanda McCormick
Nutrition Program Associate
Elizabeth McGinley
Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health
Dana McGuire
Nutrition Program Associate
Amy McNary
Nutrition Program Associate
Julie Meek
Nutrition Program Associate
Lauren Mendel
Nutrition Program Associate
Jim Meyer
Extension Engagement Specialist
Peggy Milford
Nutrition Program Associate
Kristin Miller
Assistant Director, Health and Human Sciences
Victoria Moffett
Nutrition Program Associate
Maria Montoya De Rivera
Nutrition Program Associate
Jenni Nevatt
Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health
Deborah O'Neal
Nutrition Program Associate
Cassidy Palmer
Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health
Theodore Paradise
Nutrition Program Associate
Lynnlee Parrott
Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health
Sidney Patrick
Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health
Jacqueline Pettit
Nutrition Program Associate
Valerie Pickering
Nutrition Program Associate
Sandra Randle
Nutrition Program Associate
Morgan Ream
Nutrition Program Associate
Reta Reed
FNEP Program Manager
Kelly Rich
Nutrition Program Associate
Lauren Richardson
Nutrition Program Associate
Regina Ripley
Nutrition Program Associate
Larry Roberts
EATING FROM THE GARDEN STATE COORDINATOR
Candace Rodman
Assistant Extension Professor
Betty Roston
Nutrition Program Associate
Sanja Sasvari
Nutrition Program Associate
Heather Scharbach
Nutrition Program Associate
Emalie Schoenbeck
Nutrition Program Associate
Dawn Sebion
Nutrition Program Associate
Vickie Seiler
Nutrition Program Associate
Tarunjot Sethi
Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health
Bridgette Shaiffer
Nutrition Program Associate
Hilliary Shumock
Nutrition Program Associate
Emma Sims
Youth and Nutrition Program Associate
Holly Sinning
Nutrition Program Associate
Ava Smith
Nutrition Program Associate
Rebecca Smith
Nutrition Program Associate
Sharon Sutherland
Nutrition Program Associate
Veronica Taylor
Nutrition Program Associate
Christina Todd
Nutrition Program Associate
Deann Turner
Nutrition Program Manager
Heather Warren
Nutrition Program Associate
Lisa Washburn
Senior Program Director
Carla Wayland White
Nutrition Program Associate
Christy Whittaker
Nutrition Program Associate
Hannah Whittaker
Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health
Barbara Wisdom
Nutrition Program Associate
Stephanie Wofford
Nutrition Program Associate
Sarah Wood
Assistant Extension Professor
Sandra Zapata Arias
Nutrition Program Associate
Tammy Zuzack
Nutrition Program Associate