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Macy Helm

Nutrition Education Programs Sr. Coordinator
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Education

B.A. University of Chicago, 2017; B.S. University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2022
Ph.D. University of Nevada, Las Vegas, expected 2027

Programs

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Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)

Many Nevadans suffer from heart problems, are obese or have diabetes. In Nevada, the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program is administered by University of Nevada, Reno to engage adults and youth to boost nutrition through building basic skills. Participants learn how to read food labels, save money on groceries, plan meals, safely handle food, make healthy food choices, and be more active.

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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education - Nevada

Improve the nutritional well-being of people who receive SNAP benefits and other Nevadans with a low income through community based education, programs and needs assessments.

News & Journal Articles, Fact Sheets, Reports...

Journals
Phenologically targeted grazing: A potential sustainable strategy for native bees in semiarid rangelands Mitchell, Scott R.; DeBano, Sandra J.; Rowland, Mary M.; Morris, Lesley R.; Schmalz, Heidi; Burrows, Skyler; Lukas, Scott B. 2023, Rangeland Ecology & Management. 90(2): 78-91
Ventenata (Ventenata dubia) Response to Grazing and Prescribed Fire on the Pacific Northwest Bunchgrass Prairie Luke W. Ridder, Lesley Morris, Michelle A. Day, Becky Kerns 2022, Rangeland Ecology & Management 80(1):1-9
Historical Fire and Ventenata dubia Invasion in a Temperate Grassland
Ventenata is an invasive annual grass that has rapidly expanded its range across temperate grassland and shrub-steppe ecosystems in western North America.
 Luke W. Ridder, JoAnna M.Perrena, Lesley R.Morris, Bryan A.Endress, Robert V.Taylord, Bridgett J.Naylore 2021, Rangeland Ecology & Management, Vol 75, March 2021, Pg. 35-40
Forb community response to prescribed fire, livestock grazing, and an invasive annual grass in the Pacific Northwest Bunchgrass Prairie. Watson, B. L., Lukas, S. B., Morris, L. R., DeBano, S. J., Schmalz, H. J., & Leffler, A. J. 2021, Applied Vegetation Science
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Low Soil-Disturbance Treatments for Improving Native Plant Establishment in Stable Crested Wheatgrass Stands C. Morris, L.R.Morris, T. A.Monaco 2019, Rangeland Ecology & Management Volume 72, Issue 2, Pages 237-248
Variation in Sagebrush Communities Historically Seeded with Crested Wheatgrass in the Eastern Great Basin Justin R.Williams, Lesley R.Morris, Kevin L.Gunnell, Jamin K.Johanson, Thomas A.Monacoa 2017, Rangeland Ecology & Management Volume 70, Issue 6, Pages 683-690
Cultivation legacies in soils after rehabilitation seeding in the Great Basin, USA L. R. Morris,T. A. Monaco,R. Blank, R. L. Sheley 2016, Arid Land Research and Management Vol. 30, Iss. 4
Special Publications
Ventenata (ventenata dubia (Leers) Coss.): A New Invasive Annual Grass Threatens Northern Nevada. Morris, L. R., Schultz, B. & Meiman, P. 2023, Extension, University of Nevada, Reno, Special Publication 23-08-15