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Workgroup Information Body Weight and Health
Summary	Research and Extension of topic areas related to body weight, its relationship to health and promotion of a healthful lifestyle.
Website:	http://groups.ucanr.org/bdh/
Workgroup Chair Information
Name	Margaret Johns (Chair)
Phone
E-Mail	mcjohns@ucanr.edu
Unit:	Kern County
Location:	Cooperative Extension Kern County 1031 South Mount Vernon Avenue Bakersfield, 93307

Membership List
AES Scientist
Stern, Judith		Nutrition
	Professor	Interactions of adipose cellularity and metabolism, food intake, diet, exercise, hyperinsulinemia and energetics in genetically obese rats; obesity and aging on obese rodents, alternative medicine research in asthma, allergy, and immunology
CE Advisor
Donohue, Susan		Butte County
	Nutrition, Family & Consumer Sciences Advisor, Emeritus	Nutrition, Family & Consumer Sciences, Food Safety
Giovanni, Maria		Santa Clara County
	Nutrition Family & Consumer Science Advisor	Nutrition and Food (Science, Safety and Security)
Johns, Margaret		Kern County
	Nutrition Family Consumer Science Advisor, Emeritus (Retired)
Lamp, Cathi		Tulare County
	Nutrition, Family, and Consumer Sciences Advisor, Emeritus	Nutrition, food safety, food access, nutrition education, nutrition monitoring
Martin, Anna		San Joaquin County
	Nutrition   Family   Consumer Sciences Advisor	Community Nutrition Education
Metz, Diane		Capitol Corridor MCP Cooperative Extension
	Emeritus Nutrition, Family and Consumer Science Advisor, Yolo and Solano Counties	Administration, human nutrition general, childhood obesity and health promotion, food security, food safety and home Food Preservation, Human and Family Relationships and Consumer Science. Also, Community Development and Leader Development.
Nicholson, Yvonne		Sacramento County
	Nutrition, Family, & Consumer Sciences Advisor and Interim County Director - University	Multicultural dietary food practices, resource management
Schneider, Constance		Nutrition
	UC Cooperative Extension Academic Emeritus	Nutrition, Social Marketing, Obesity, Marketing, Administration, Evaluation
Smith, Dorothy		Tuolumne County
	Nutrition Family and Consumer Science Advisor El Dorado/Amador /Calaveras /Tuolumne Counties	Nutrition
CE Specialist
Crawford, Pat		Nutrition
	Cooperative Extension Specialist
Kaiser, Lucia		Nutrition
	CE Nutrition Specialist	Acculturation and dietary changes; ethnic food habits (particularly Latino); child feeding practices; evaluation of nutrition education
Ritchie, Lorrene		Nutrition Policy Institute (NPI)
	Director of the Nutrition Policy Institute and Cooperative Extension Nutrition Specialist	Childhood, Food Security, Obesity Prevention, Public health
Townsend, Marilyn		Nutrition
	Nutrition Education Specialist	Overweight and food insecurity relationship; nutrition education research; theory driven intervention design, implementation and evaluation
Other ANR
Ginsburg, David		CalFresh Healthy Living, UC
	Director, UC CalFresh Nutrition Education Program (formerly known as UC-FSNEP)
Mitchell, Rita		Nutrition
	Staff Research Associate	Curriculum development and staff training
Sutherland, Barbara		Expanded Food Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
	Program Director Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
Non-UC
Keim, Nancy		WHNRC, USDA
	USDA Researcher	dieting, metabolism and appetite in women
Other UC
Gosliner, Wendi		Nutrition Policy Institute (NPI)
	Project scientist	Food policies and programs, health equity, food systems, children's nutrition
Membership Totals
Number of Members		19
ANR Members		18
Non-ANR		1
Info Only		0