
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 22, 2025 - April 2, 2025
Stay Strong, Stay Healthy - Level 1 - Owensville, MO

January 22, 2025 - April 2, 2025
Stay Strong, Stay Healthy - Level 2 - Owensville, MO

January 23, 2025 - March 24, 2025
Stay Strong, Stay Healthy - Level 3 - Online - Jan 23rd - March 24th

January 23, 2025 - March 25, 2025
Stay Strong, Stay Healthy - Level 2
Resources
Office of HOPE
The Office of HOPE is a consortium between MU Extension, School of Medicine, Sinclair School of Nursing, and College of Health Sciences focused on improving healthcare outcomes in rural communities across the State of Missouri.
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Provides consumers with a broad range of nutrition information, including tips, videos, articles and recipes.
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Foodborne Outbreaks
During a multistate foodborne disease outbreak, CDC serves as lead coordinator between public health partners to detect the outbreak, define its size and extent, and to identify the source. The goal is to investigate and control outbreaks, and to learn how to prevent similar outbreaks from happening in the future.
Centers for Disease Control, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obes…
Provides resources and strategies for reducing obesity as well as access to published research on the issue.
Meet the experts

Kelsey Weitzel
Associate Extension Professor

Stephen Ball
Professor, State Fitness Specialist

Casey Adkins
Nutrition Program Associate

Trisha Agueros
Nutrition Program Associate

Amy Albertson
Nutrition Program Associate

Alyssa Alvarado
Nutrition Program Associate

Brittney Ames
Nutrition Program Associate

Alicia Amyx-Winrod
Field Educator in Nutrition and Health

Wendy Atterberg
Nutrition Program Associate

Bethany Bachmann
Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health

Bonnie Banion
Nutrition Program Associate

Emily Barbee
Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health

Jan Beazley
Nutrition Program Associate

Teresa Bell
Nutrition Program Associate

Ashley Blain
Nutrition Program Associate

Karissa Blake
Nutrition Program Associate

Elizabeth Blankenship
Nutrition Program Associate

Emily Blaue
Nutrition Program Associate

Ellen Bloomer-Thornton
Nutrition Program Associate

Jennifer Bowman
Nutrition Program Associate

Alyssa Bowyer
Nutrition Program Associate

Sarah Boyer
Youth and Nutrition Program Associate

Kaley Bozarth
Nutrition & Youth Program Associate

Margaret Brandel
Nutrition Program Associate

Kelley Brent
Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health

Jo Britt Rankin
Extension Professor

Mellissia Butler
Nutrition Program Associate

Paula Cates
Nutrition Program Associate

Arihus Coleman
Nutrition Program Associate

Jacquelyn Coleman
Nutrition Program Associate

Sherry Combs
Nutrition Program Associate

Melissa Cotton
Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health

Christi Crisp
Nutrition Program Associate

Tammy Culpepper
Nutrition Program Associate

Samantha Cypret
Nutrition Program Associate

Leslie Davis
Nutrition Program Associate

Linda Dawes
Nutrition Program Associate

Katherine Deeken
Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health

Deborah Dody
Nutrition Program Associate

Lakeisha Dugan
Nutrition Program Associate

Jamie Eggerman
Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health

Jennifer Elms
Double Up Food Bucks Project Coordinator

Kaylee Farris
Nutrition Program Associate

Kevin Faulk
Nutrition Program Associate

Diana Finlay
Nutrition Program Associate

Theresa Fossett
FNEP Associate Director, SW and SE Regions

Janet Fox
Nutrition Program Associate

Allicyn Freyer
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

Tyler Hall
Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health

Ashley Hamilton
Nutrition Program Associate

Katharine Hanlon
Nutrition Program Associate

Mia Harris
Nutrition Program Associate

Liz Harrison
Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health Education

Dawn Hicks
Nutrition Program Associate

Sherri Hull
Nutrition Program Associate

Anthony Jappa
Nutrition Program Associate

Eric Johnson
Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health

Nancy Keim
FNEP Associate Director, East

Amanda Kiszczak
Nutrition Program Associate

Judith Koehr
Nutrition Program Associate

Bethany Kolb
Nutrition Program Associate

Cheri Kramme
Nutrition Program Associate

Laurie Kurre
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

Tennille Manson
Nutrition Program Associate

Neina Martin
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

Kristin Miller
Assistant Director, Health and Human Sciences

Sarah Misenhelter
Nutrition Program Associate

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

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

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

Heather Scharbach
Nutrition Program Associate

Emalie Schoenbeck
Nutrition Program Associate

Kayla Scobee
Nutrition Program Associate

Dawn Sebion
Nutrition Program Associate

Vickie Seiler
Nutrition Program Associate

Tarunjot Sethi
Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health

Kenlyn Shettlesworth
Nutrition Program Associate

Hilliary Shumock
Nutrition Program Associate

Barbara Simmons
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

Ariel Sparks
Nutrition Program Associate

Jessie Stewart
Nutrition Program Associate

Veronica Taylor
Nutrition Program Associate

Vonicia Teerlink
Nutrition Program Associate

Christina Todd
Nutrition Program Associate

Deann Turner
Nutrition Program Manager

Andrea Walsh
Nutrition Program Associate

Heather Warren
Nutrition Program Associate

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

Maegan Wood
Nutrition Program Associate

Sarah Wood
Assistant Extension Professor

Sandra Zapata Arias
Nutrition Program Associate

Tammy Zuzack
Nutrition Program Associate