Community nutrition and health

Grace Belt

Assistant Cooperative Extension Area Youth, Families and Communities advisor - Humboldt and Del Norte counties
Food security, nutrition, wellness, youth and community development
kbelt@ucanr.edu

Mary Blackburn

Karina Díaz Rios

Cooperative Extension Specialist in Nutrition, UC Merced
Malnutrition prevention in at-risk populations, culturally relevant community nutrition interventions
Community Nutrition Website: http://faculty.ucmerced.edu/kdiazrios/
(217) 552-6336
kdiazrios@ucmerced.edu

Erin DiCaprio

Specialist in Community Food Safety in the Department of Food Science and Technology, UC Davis
Food safety, food virology, food microbiology, food safety regulation, manufactured cannabis regulation
(530) 752-6594
eldicaprio@ucdavis.edu

Alexa Erickson

Community Nutrition, Health and Food Systems advisor - Contra Costa and Alameda counties
(530) 201-5332
americkson@ucanr.edu 

Janessa Hartmann

Community Health and Nutrition advisor - Shasta, Trinity, and Tehama counties
Food security, community health, youth development and education
jlhartmann@ucanr.edu

Marcel Horowitz

Youth, Families and Communities advisor - Sacramento, Solano & Yolo Counties
Development of health and wellness interventions for youth and adults
mhorowitz@ucanr.edu

Zaw Wai Htoo

Community nutrition and health advisor - Marin, Sonoma and Napa counties
Individual & community/public health and nutrition, food safety/security, chronic diseases, aging, gut-brain-axis, physical and mental health and wellness
zhtoo@ucanr.edu

Carly Hyland

Cooperative Extension Specialist in Environmental Health Sciences, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
Impact of climate change on agricultural and food systems workers, community-engaged intervention research, exposure assessment, pesticides
chyland@berkeley.edu

Danielle Lee

Registered Dietitian and Master of Public Health in Public Health Nutrition, Nutrition Policy Institute
Early childhood nutrition, child care nutrition policy, healthy beverages, retail food environments
(510) 987-0735
dnilee@ucanr.edu

Susana Matias

Cooperative Extension Specialist in the Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology at UC Berkeley
Food access and its connection with dietary patterns and health, maternal and child nutrition, immigrant health, food security, and obesity and diabetes prevention
(510) 642-0980
slmatias@berkeley.edu

Yu Meng

UC Cooperative Extension youth, family, and community advisor - Imperial County
Technology-assisted intervention, childhood obesity prevention, community development
(442) 265-7709
ucmeng@ucanr.edu

Cristina Murillo Barrick

Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) community development advisor - Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco and San Mateo counties
language access, youth engagement, state funding and policy, centering on historically underserved communities
(510) 305-3256
cmurillo@ucanr.edu

Cassandra Nguyen

UC Cooperative Extension Nutrition Specialist, UC Davis
Food insecurity and food systems of Native communities

Lenna Ontai

UC Cooperative Extension Family and Early Childhood Specialist
Intersection between family relationships, with a focus on parenting, and dietary behaviors in young children
(530) 752-6410
lontai@ucdavis.edu 

Kitty Oppliger

Community Health and Nutrition advisor - Central Sierra (Placer, Nevada, El Dorado, Amador, Calaveras and Tuolumne counties)
Food security, sustainable food systems, disability, Indigenous health and food systems
koppliger@ucanr.edu

Irene Padasas

Community Nutrition and Health advisor - Tulare, Kings, Fresno and Madera counties
Social and cultural factors that shape health and wellbeing of underserved and low resourced population, particularly ethnic and migrant families
(559) 684-3300
iopadasas@ucanr.edu

Azin Pourkhalili

Youth, Families and Communities Advisor - Kern, Inyo and Mono counties
Nutrition and physical activity education programs, chronic disease prevention programs and health education programs for different age groups
apourkhalili@ucanr.edu

Natalie Price

Nutrition, Family and Consumer Sciences advisor - Los Angeles & Orange counties
Public health nutrition, food security, social determinants of health
(626) 586-1948
nmprice@ucanr.edu

Lorrene Ritchie

Director, Nutrition Policy Institute
UC Cooperative Extension nutrition specialist
Research to inform policy to reduce food insecurity and improve nutrition and health
(510) 642-3589
lritchie@ucanr.edu

Jennifer Smilowitz

UC Cooperative Extension Nutrition Specialist, UC Davis
Research, outreach and implementation of nutrition and educational interventions that improve breastfeeding outcomes and target health in the first 1,000 days from pregnancy through early childhood
(888) 217-5355
jensm@ucdavis.edu
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Jasmin Smith

Community Nutrition and Health advisor - San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Merced counties
Human behavior and interactions aimed at enhancing overall health and well-being, with a particular emphasis on childhood and familial contexts
jasm@ucanr.edu

Katherine Soule

Youth, Families and Communities advisor - San Luis Obispo & Santa Barbara counties
Increasing access, equity, and inclusion of marginalized populations in local food systems and nutrition education
(805) 781-5940
kesoule@ucanr.edu 

Veronica VanCleave-Hunt

Community nutrition, health and food security advisor - Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Sutter and Yuba counties
Implementation of nutrition education with youth and specialized populations through the development of food-related skills, like cooking and gardening
(530) 552-5812
vvancleavehunt@ucanr.edu

Laurie "Lio" Wayne

Nutrition and food systems advisor - Modoc, Lassen and Siskiyou counties
Healthy lifestyles, nutrition, food access and security, local food production, preservation and availability
(530) 233-6400
lwayne@ucanr.edu 

Miranda Westfall

Academic coordinator - Director, CalFresh Healthy Living Evaluation Unit, Nutrition Policy Institute
Evaluation of community-based nutrition education and health promotion programs, maternal and child nutrition, infant feeding practices
(530) 306-1510
mrwestfall@ucanr.edu

For more contacts, see the UC Nutrition Policy Institute staff list.