Dr. Patti C. Wooten Swanson Ph.D.

Nutrition, Family, and Consumer Science Advisor - Emeritus

Cooperative Extension
9335 Hazard Way, Suite 201
Suite 201
San Diego, CA 92123
(858) 822-7719
pwswanson@ucanr.edu

http://cesandiego.ucanr.edu

Also in:
Expanded Food Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)

Education

Ph.D. Consumer Science, Texas Woman's University. 1981

M.Ed. Vocational Education, North Texas State University. 1979

B.S. Home Economics, Texas Christian University. 1975

Specialty

Family Resource Management, Nutrition and Health, Food Safety, Adult Education

Areas of Expertise (click to see all ANR academics with this expertise)

Files

Introduction to Financial Caregiving and Glossary.pdf

Bibliography

Peer Reviewed

Robinson, D.; Wooten Swanson, P.; Soule, K.E.: Varcoe; and Peterson, S. (In Press). Can I Afford to Live on My Own? Curriculum. Money Talks Series: Should I Be Living on My Own? UCANR Publications.

Varcoe, K.; Peterson, S.; Soule, K.E.; Wooten Swanson, P.; and Robinson, D. (In Press). Can I Afford to Live on My Own? Leaders’ Guide. Curriculum. Money Talks Series: Should I Be Living on My Own? UCANR Publications.

Varcoe, K.; Peterson, S.; Soule, K.E.; Wooten Swanson, P.; and Robinson, D. (In Press). Can I Afford to Live on My Own? Leaders’ Guide. Curriculum. Money Talks Series: Should I Be Living on My Own? UCANR Publications.
Go, C.; Neelon, M.; Kok, C.M.; Robinson, D.; Wooten Swanson, P.; Soule, K.E. (In Press). Discover Healthy Eating Habits and Stay on Budget: Participant Guide. Curriculum. Money Talks Series: Should I Be Living on My Own? UCANR Publications.
Neelon, M.; Go, C.; Kok, C.M.; Robinson, D.; Wooten Swanson, P.; and Soule, K.E. (In Press). Eating on a Budget 101: Participant Guide. Curriculum. Money Talks Series: Should I Be Living on My Own? Curriculum. UCANR Publications.

Robinson, D. Wooten Swanson, P., & Soule, K.E. (2017, November). An Interactive Group Approach to Teach Youth about Budgeting [abstract]. Practitioner’s Forum presentation at the 2017 Association of Financial Counseling and Planning Education Symposium, San Diego, CA.

Robinson, D.; Wooten Swanson, P.; & Soule, K.E. (2017, November). Using a Financial Services Inventory to Improve Programmatic Delivery to Underserved Communities [abstract]. Poster session presentation at meeting of 2017 Association for Financial Counseling and Planning
Education, San Diego, CA.
Soule, Katherine E.; Wooten Swanson, Patti C. (2016). Tackling taxes. Teen guide. Davis, CA, University of Califronia Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. ANR Publication 8557, 7. http://anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/pdf/8557.pdf
Wooten Swanson, Patti C; Soule, Katherine E. (2016). Tackling taxes leaders' guide. Davis, CA, University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources. ANR Publication 8556, 37. http://anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/pdf/8556.pdf
Jones, Anna Marie; Lamp, Catherine; Neelon, Marisa; Nicholson, Yvonne; Schneider, Constance L.; Wooten Swanson, Patti C.; Zidenberg-Cherr, Sheri (2015). Reliability and validity of nutrition knowledge questionnaire for adults. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 47(1): 6. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25242506
Soule, Katherine E.; Wooten Swanson, Patti C. (In-press). Tackling taxes. Teen guide. Making Every Dollar Count...Should I Be Working? Davis, CA: University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Rosales, Drusilla; Stenger, Kristen; Johns, Margaret Curran; Wooten Swanson, Patti C.; Go, Charles; Soule, Katherine E. (2014). Hunger Attack! Feed your appetite-protect your wallet: A nutrition education curriculum for teens. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 46(4, Supplement): S116-S117. Retrieved from http://www.jneb.org/article/S1499-4046%2814%2900235-8/fulltext
Paul, Valeri A; Wooten Swanson, Patti C. (2013). A land grant university community partnerships and social marketing. In T. Bastiaens & G. Marks (Eds.), Proceedings of E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2013 (pp. 927-930). Chesapeake, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved from http://www.editlib.org/p/114970/
Crawford, Patricia B.; Schneider, Constance L., et al. (2013). Communitywide strategies key to preventing childhood obesity. California Agriculture 67(1): 13-20. Retrieved from http://californiaagriculture.ucanr.org/landingpage.cfm?articleid=ca.v067n01p13
Wooten Swanson, Patti C (2013). Information needs and challenges faced by adult child financial caregivers of aging parents. Journal of Extension, 5(2): 12. Retrieved from http://www.joe.org/joe/2013april/a2.php
Jones, Anna Marie; Lamp, Catherine; Neelon, Marisa; Nicholson, Yvonne; Schneider, Constance L.; Wooten Swanson, Patti C.; Zidenberg-Cherr, Sheri. (2012). Development of a questionnaire to measure nutrition knowledge in adults. FASEB Journal 26 (April): 815.3. Retrieved from http://www.fasebj.org/cgi/content/meeting_abstract/26/1_MeetingAbstracts/815.3
Wassenberg, Katherine; Nathaniel, Keith; Varcoe, Karen; Roche, Brenda; Johns, Margaret Curran; Go, Charles; Wooten Swanson, Patti C; Peterson, Shirley; UCCE Money Talks Workgroup,; Decker, Kerry (2010). Job personality. Teen guide. Riverside, CA, University of California Riverside. 12. http://moneytalks4teens.ucanr.edu/Teachers/Teachers_Materials/newsltr_Job_Personality.pdf
Peterson, Shirley; Varcoe, Karen; Nathaniel, Keith; Wooten Swanson, Patti C.; Go, Charles; Johns, Margaret Curran; Roche, Brenda; Cortz, Susan; UCCE, Money Talks Workgroup. (2010). Job personality. Leaders guide. Money Talks...Should I Be Working? Riverside, CA, University of California Riverside: 39. Retrieved from http://moneytalks4teens.ucanr.edu/Teachers/Teachers_Materials/lguide_job_personality.pdf
Roche, Brenda; Nathaniel, Keith; Johns, Margaret Curran; Varcoe, Karen; Wooten Swanson, Patti C.; Peterson, Shirley; Go, Charles; Cortz, Susan; UCCE, Money Talks Workgroup, (2010). Job search. Leaders guide. Money Talks...Should I Be Working? Riverside, CA: University of California Riverside: 8. Retrieved from http://moneytalks4teens.ucanr.edu/Teachers/Teachers_Materials/Job_Search.pdf
Wassenberg, Katherine; Nathaniel, Keith; Varcoe, Karen; Roche, Brenda; Johns, Margaret Curran; Go, Charles; Wooten Swanson, Patti C.; Peterson, Shirley; UCCE, Money Talks Workgroup,; Decker, Kerry (2010). Job search. Teen guide. Money Talks...Should I Be Working? Riverside, CA, University of California Riverside. 8. Retrieved from http://moneytalks4teens.ucanr.edu/newsltr_Job_Search.pdf
Varcoe, Karen; Go, Charles; Johns, Margaret Curran; Peterson, Shirley; Nathaniel, Keith; Roche, Brenda; Wooten Swanson, Patti C.; Cortz, Susan; UCCE, Money Talks Workgroup, (2010). Making my own job. Leaders guide. Money Talks...Should I Be Working? Riverside, CA, University of California Riverside. 33. Retrieved from http://moneytalks4teens.ucanr.edu/Teachers/Teachers_Materials/Making_My_Own_Job.pdf
Wassenberg, Katherine; Nathaniel, Keith; Varcoe, Karen; Roche, Brenda; Johns, Margaret Curran; Go, Charles; Wooten Swanson, Patti C.; Peterson, Shirley; UCCE, Money Talks Workgroup,; Decker, Kerry (2010) Making my own job. Teen guide. Money Talks...Should I Be Working? Riverside, CA: University of California Riverside. 12. Retrieved from http://moneytalks4teens.ucdavis.edu/newsltr_My_Own_Job.pdf
Wooten Swanson, Patti C.; Roche, Brenda; Varcoe, Karen; Peterson, Shirley; Nathaniel, Keith; Johns, Margaret Curran; Go, Charles; Cortz, Susan; UCCE, Money Talks Workgroup, (2010). On the job. Leaders guide. Riverside, CA: University of California Riverside. 51. Retrieved from http://moneytalks4teens.ucanr.edu/Teachers/Teachers_Materials/On_the_Job.pdf
Wassenberg, Katherine; Nathaniel, Keith; Varcoe, Karen; Roche, Brenda; Johns, Margaret Curran; Go, Charles; Wooten Swanson, Patti C.; Peterson, Shirley; UCCE Money Talks Workgroup,; Decker, Kerry (2010). On the job. Teen guide. Riverside, CA, University of California Riverside. 8. http://moneytalks4teens.ucanr.edu/Teachers/Teachers_Materials/On_the_Job_1.pdf
Wooten Swanson, Patti C.; Schindler, Nancilynne; Tran, Thom T. (2009). Communicating with your parents about finances. Financial Caregiving Series for Adult Children of Aging Parents. Oakland, CA, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources. 2: 12. Retrieved from http://anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/pdf/8380.pdf
Wooten Swanson, Patti C.; Schindler, Nancilynne; Tran, Thom T. (2009). Estate planning. Financial Caregiving for Adult Children of Aging Parents.Oakland, CA, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources. 6: 12. Retrieved from http://ucanr.edu/sites/FinancialCareforAgingParents/files/190017.pdf
Wooten Swanson, Patti C.; Schindler, Nancilynne; Tran, Thom T. (2009). Financial fraud and abuse. Finanicial Caregiving Series for Adult Children of Aging Parents. Oakland, CA, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources. 7: 14. Retrieved from http://ucanr.edu/sites/FinancialCareforAgingParents/files/190018.pdf
Wooten Swanson, Patti C.; Schindler, Nancilynne; Tran, Thom T. (2009). Getting organized: Bill paying and record keeping. Financial Caregiving Series for Adult Children of Aging Parents. Oakland, CA, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources. 3: 12. Retrieved from http://anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/pdf/8381.pdf
Wooten Swanson, Patti C.; Schindler, Nancilynne; Tran, Thom T. (2009) Introduction to financial caregiving and glossary. Financial Caregiving Series for Adult Children of Aging Parents:1, 14
Wooten Swanson, Patti C.; Schindler, Nancilynne; Tran, Thom T. (2009). Planning and paying for long-term care. Financial Caregiving series for Adult Children of Aging Parents. Oakland, CA: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources. 5: 25. Retrieved from http://ucanr.edu/sites/FinancialCareforAgingParents/files/190015.pdf
Wooten Swanson, Patti C.; Johns, Margaret Curran; Nathaniel, Keith; Go, Charles; Roche, Brenda; Peterson, Shirley; Varcoe, Karen; UCCE, Money Talks Workgroup, (2009). Privacy, please! Leaders Guide. Oakland, CA: University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources: 47. Retrieved from http://moneytalks4teens.ucanr.edu/Teachers/Teachers_Materials/MT_Privacy_10-9-09.pdf
Wassenberg, Katherine; Peterson, Shirley; Varcoe, Karen; Wooten Swanson, Patti C.; Nathaniel, Keith; Johns, Margaret Curran; Go, Charles; Roche, Brenda; UCCE, Money Talks Workgroup,; Decker, Kerry (2009). Privacy, please! Teen guide. Money Talks...Should I Be Banking? Riverside, CA: University of California Riverside: 8. Retrieved from http://moneytalks4teens.ucanr.edu/Teachers/Teachers_Materials/newsltr_privacy.pdf
Wooten Swanson, Patti C.; Schindler, Nancilynne; Tran, Thom T. (2009). Understanding long-term care. Oakland, CA, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources. 4:ANR Publication #8382, 31. http://anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/pdf/8382.pdf
Cena, Emily R.; Block Joy, A.; Heneman, K.; Espinosa-Hall, Gloria; Garcia, Linda; Schneider, Constance L.; Wooten Swanson, Patti C.; Hudes, M.; Zidenberg-Cherr, Sheri. (2008). Folate intake and food-related behaviors in nonpregnant, low-income women of childbearing age. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 108(8): 1364-1368. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18656578
Townsend, Marilyn S; Sylva, K.; Martin, Anna C.; Metz, Diane; Wooten Swanson, Patti C. (2008). Improving readability of an evaluation tool for low-income clients using visual information processing theories. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 4(3): 181-186. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18457787
Cena, Emily R.; Block Joy, Amy; Heneman, K.; Espinosa-Hall, Gloria; Garcia, Linda; Schneider, Constance L.; Wooten Swanson, Patti C.; Hudes, M.; Zidenberg-Cherr, Sheri. (2008). Learner-centered nutrition education improves folate intake and food-related behaviors in nonpregnant, low-income women of childbearing age. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 108(10): 1627-1635. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18656578
Wassenberg, Katherine; Go, Charles; Johns, Margaret Curran; Wooten Swanson, Patti C.; Nathaniel, Keith; Peterson, Shirley; UCCE, Money Talks Workgroup; Decker, Kerry (2008). Savings account strategies. Teen guide. Money Talks...Should I Be Banking? Riverside, CA: University of California Riverside: 8. Retrieved from http://moneytalks4teens.ucdavis.edu/newsltr_savings_account.pd
Gonzales, Chanda; Cortz, Susan; Go, Charles; Johns, Margaret Curran; Wooten Swanson, Patti C.; Nathaniel, Keith; Peterson, Shirley; Wooten Swanson, Patti C.; and UCCE Money Talks Workgroup. (2008) Savings account strategies. Leaders guide. Money Talks...Should I Be Banking (33). Retrieved from http://moneytalks4teens.ucanr.edu/Teachers/Teachers_Materials/Savings-Account-Strategies-LG.pdf
Gonzales, Chanda; Cortz, Susan; Go, Charles; Johns, Margaret Curran; Wooten Swanson, Patti C.; Nathaniel, Keith; Peterson, Shirley; UCCE Money Talks Workgroup. (2008). Taking charge of your own checking account. Leaders guide. Riverside, CA: University of California Riverside.: 50. Retrieved from http://moneytalks4teens.ucanr.edu/Teachers/Teachers_Materials/Checking-Account-LG.pdf
Wassenberg, Katherine; Go, Charles; Johns, Margaret Curran; Peterson, Shirley; Wooten Swanson, Patti C.; Nathaniel, Keith; Peterson, Shirley; UCCE, Money Talks Workgroup; Decker, Kerry (2008). Taking charge of your own checking account. Teen guide. Riverside, CA, University of California Riverside: 12. Retrieved from http://moneytalks4teens.ucanr.edu/Teachers/Teachers_Materials/newsltr_checking_account.pdf
Wassenberg, Katherine; Go, Charles; Johns, Margaret Curran; Peterson, Shirley; Wooten Swanson, Patti C.; Nathaniel, Keith; UCCE, Money Talks Workgroup; Decker, Kerry (2008). The e-banking experience. Teen guide. Money Talks...Should I Be Banking? Riverside, CA: University of California Riverside: 12. Retrieved from http://moneytalks4teens.ucanr.edu/Teachers/Teachers_Materials/newsltr_ebanking.pdf
Townsend, Marilyn S.; Sylva, K.; Martin, Anna C.; Metz, Diane; Wooten-Swanson, Patti C. (2005). Assessing face validity of photographs to enhance comprehension of the EFNEP Food Behavior Checklist. Proceedings of Food and Nutrition Extension Educators Preconference, Society for Nutrition Education:16.
Barrett, Gloria J.; Wooten Swanson, Patti C.; Song, A.V. (2005). Evaluation of a training program for caregivers to aging adults. Journal of Extension, 43(3).
Townsend, Marilyn S.; Sylva, K.; Martin, Anna C.; Metz, Diane; Wooten Swanson, Patti C. (2005). Using cognitive testing procedures to improve the readability of the EFNEP Food Behavior Checklist. Proceedings of the Food and Nutrition Extension Educators Preconference, Society for Nutrition Education:15.
Townsend, Marilyn S; Sylva, K.; Martin, Anna C.; Metz, Diane; Wooten Swanson, Patti C.; Follett, J.; Keim, Nancy; Sugerman, Sharon (2005). Visually enhanced evaluation for low-income clients. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 37(S49): 1.

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