How To? With Health and Human Sciences

In this episode, you will hear from Rachel O'Halloran, MU Extension Nutrition and Health field specialist.  Rachel shares her experience leading the development of the brand new Freeze It curriculum with the goal of engaging Missourian households to cook healthier meals and reduce food waste. 

Get to know Dr. Aileen Garcia and her work on how culture influences parenting and caregiving, early childhood education and care, and quality of life among ethnic minority immigrants in the United States. 
 

Are you interested in becoming a mentor? In this episode, you hear from Human Development and Family Science field specialists Amber Allen and Jessica Trussell. Both share their experience as peer mentors and advice on essential qualities for successful and effective peer mentoring. 

In this episode, we meet Sarah Davis - a Midwife and a Public Health Practitioner - and explore her significant impact since joining the University of Missouri. Sarah shares insights into her work addressing critical issues in perinatal health, focusing on understanding and solving key challenges in the field.

Do you wish to learn how collaboration can impact your work and the work of others? In this episode, MU Extension Nutrition and Health field specialists Kelley Brent and nutrition program associate Judith Koehr discuss successful collaborations between NPAs and Specialists and the impact of their collaborations. 

Get to know one of our newer campus specialists, Dr. Naomi Meinertz. Dr. Meinertz is an Assistant Professor in Human Development and Family Science at MU. She is also our Extension State Specialist in Aging. Join us to learn more about Dr. Meinertz's passions and her work to better prepare older adults and their families for later life caregiving. 

In this episode, MU Extension field specialists Carrie Elsen and Jeremiah Terrell talk about their successful partnership between MU Extension and Missouri Treatment Courts. Join us to learn more about this programming and the impact they are having on the lives of Missourians. 
- Link to full access to the letter: Treatment Court Testimonial.

Dive into this episode and explore different aspects of professionalism as an extension faculty member. Mindy McCauley, an Extension Specialist for Instructional Support at the University of Kentucky, shares her insights with MU Extension's Health and Human Sciences assistant director Kristin Miller.