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Cooperative Extension Specialist Department of Nutrition Office: 3150D Meyer Hall Phone: (530) 754-9222 e-mail: mstownsend@ucdavis.edu |
| Ph.D., Nutrition, Pennsylvania State University M.S., Nutrition Science, Universityof London (Kings College) R.D., Registered Dietitian, American Dietetic Association B.A., Molecular Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara Marilyn Townsend's work centers on nutrition education (research and programs) with an emphasis on children and adolescents. She is involved in theory-driven program development and implementation, nutrition educational methodologies and program evaluation. Her work also involves health behavior change strategies. |
Townsend
MS, Love B, Achterberg C, Murphy S. Food Insecurity is Positively Related
to Overweight in Women. J. Nutrition, 131:1738-1745, 2001. Horowitz M, Shilts MK, Townsend MS. EatFit: a goal-oriented intervention that challenges adolescents to improve their eating and fitness choices. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2004 Jan-Feb;36(1):43-4. Kaiser L, Martin
A, Metz D, Nicholson Y, Fujii M, Lamp C, Townsend M, Crawford P, Melgar-Quinonez
H. Food insecurity among Latinos in California: Implications for food
assistance programs and nutrition educators. California Agriculture
2004;58:18-23. Shilts M, Horowitz
M, Townsend MS. Goal Setting as a Strategy for Dietary and Physical
Activity Behavior Change: A Review of the Literature. American Journal
Health Promotion 2004; 19:81-93. Blackburn ML, Townsend MS, Kaiser LL, Martin AC, West EA, Turner B, Joy AB. Food behavior checklist effectively evaluates nutrition education. California Agriculture 2006; 60(1): 20-24. Townsend MS. Evaluating
Food Stamp Nutrition Education: Process for development and validation
of evaluation measures. J Nutrition and Behavior. 2006; 38 (1):18-24. |
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Department of Nutrition | 3135 Meyer Hall | University of California | One Shields Avenue Davis, CA 95616-5270 Phone: (530) 752-4630 | Fax: (530) 752-8966 Please send comments to: nutrition@ucdavis.edu |