2380 Bisso Lane
Suite B
Concord, CA 94520
(925) 608-6681
mqneelon@ucanr.edu
Also in:
Alameda County
Expanded Food Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
Biography
Marisa Neelon is the Nutrition, Family & Consumer Sciences Advisor for UC Cooperative Extension in Contra Costa County and oversees the EFNEP program in Alameda County. Her education and applied research program focuses on food security and the prevention of childhood obesity and chronic disease in low-income populations. She received a B.S. in Nutrition from UC Berkeley and a M.S. in Nutrition from Tufts University. Marisa is a registered dietitian (R.D.)
Education
Areas of Expertise (click to see all ANR academics with this expertise)
- Human Nutrition, Food Safety, and Human Health and Well-Being
- Food Safety
- Requirements and Function of Nutrients and Other Food Components
- Nutrition Education and Behavior
- Nutrition and Hunger in the Population
- Obesity Prevention
- Individual and Family Resource Management
- Consumer Economics
- Nutrition Education
- Efnep
- Healthy Families and Communities
- Sustainable Food Systems
Bibliography
Peer Reviewed
Yeung, H. F., Bruhn, C., Blackburn, M., Ganthavorn, C., Martin, A., Mendoza, C., Neelon, M.; Smith, D.; Soule, K.; Spezzano, T.; Barrett, T.; Feng, Y. (2019). Evaluation of in-person and on-line food safety education programs for community volunteers. Food Control, 99: 34-39.
Machado, S.; Ritchie, L.; Thompson, H.; Reed, A.; Castro, A.; Neelon, M.; Madsen, K. (2019) Multi-pronged intervention to increase secondary student participation in school lunch: Design and rationale. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 78: 133 - 139
Go, C., Neelon, M., Kok, C., Robinson, D., Wooten-Swanson, P., Soule, K. (2018). In Press. Money Talks Series: Should I Be Living On My Own? Discover Healthy Eating Habits and Stay on Budget. Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Davis, CA: University of California.
Neelon, M., Go, C., Kok, C., Robinson, D., Wooten-Swanson, P., Soule, K. (2018). In Press. Money Talks Series: Should I Be Living On My Own? Eating on a Budget 101. Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Davis, CA: University of California.
Neelon, M.; Brian, K.; Iaccopucci, A.; Lewis, K.; Worker, S. (2017). Development of a Health Instrument for 5- to 8-Year Old Youth. Journal of Extension, 55(1). Article 1TOT9.
Nicoli, A.; Ganthavorn, C.; Mendoza, C.; Martin, A.; Neelon, M.; Kaiser, L. (2016). A qualitative evaluation of UC CalFresh Plan, Shop, Save, Cook. California Agriculture, University of California 70(2): 1-6.
Kaiser, L., Chaidez, V., Algert, S., Horowitz, M., Martin, A., Mendoza, C., Neelon, M., Ginsburg, D. (2015). Food Resource Management Education with SNAP Participation Improves Food Security. J Nutr Educ Behav. 47(4): 374-378.
Jones, A., Lamp, C., Neelon, M. Nicholson, Y., Schneider, C., Wooten Swanson, P., Zidenberg-Cherr, S. (2015). Systematic Development of a Questionnaire to Measure Nutrition Knowledge in Adults. J Nutr Educ Behav. 47(1): 69-74.
Crawford P., Schneider C., Martin A., Spezzano T., Algert S., Ganthavorn C., Nicholson Y., Neelon M., Wooten Swanson P., Donohue S. (2013). Communitywide Strategies Key to Preventing Childhood Obesity. California Agriculture, University of California 67(1): 37-44.
Townsend M.S, Ganthavorn C., Neelon M., Donohue S., Johns M.C. (2013). Improving the Quality of Data From EFNEP Participants With Low Literacy Skills: A Participant-driven Model. Elsevier AudioSlides Authoring Environment.
Townsend, M.S, Ganthavorn, C., Neelon, M., Donohue, S., Johns, M.C. (Published online, 2013; In Print, 2014). Improving the Quality of Data From EFNEP Participants With Low Literacy Skills: A Participant-driven Model. J Nutr Educ Behav. 46(4): 309-314.
Kaiser, L., Schneider, C., Mendoza, C., George, G., Neelon, M., Roche, M., Ginsburg, D. (2012). Development and Use of an Evaluation Tool for Taste Testing Activities in Children. J Acad Nutr Diet. 112(12): 2028-2034.
Kaiser, L., Schneider, C., Neelon, M., Ganthavorn, C., Roche, B., Mendoza, C., Matthiessen, T. (2012). Evaluation of Nutrition Outcomes in Youth: Challenges and Opportunities. Youth: Practices, Perspectives and Challenges, Nova Science Publishers,
Lippitt, N., McMurdo, T., Horowitz, M., Neelon, M., Smith, D., Spezzano, T., Kaiser, L. (2012). Healthalicious Cooking: Learning About Food and Physical Activity. Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Davis, CA: University of California.
Matthiessen, T., Horowitz, M., Neelon, M., Smith, D., & Kaiser, L. (2010). Insights From an Evaluation of a Healthy Living Project. Youth Development, 61.
Donohue, S., Ganthavorn, C., George, J., Hampton, K., Junge, S., Mitchell, R., Neelon, M., Nicholson, Y., Peterson, S., Steinbring, Y., & West, E. (2002). Reading Up the Food Guide Pyramid. Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Davis, CA: University of California.
ANR Workgroup Associations
- Consumer Climate Change Literacy - Chair
- Money Talks - Member