Macy Helm

Nutrition Education Programs Sr. Coordinator

she/her/hers

Office: (702) 257-5592
Email: mhelm@unr.edu
Address: 8050 Paradise Road, Suite 100, Las Vegas, Nevada 89123
Representing: Clark County - Las Vegas, Nevada
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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

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.

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
Fall-Grazing and Grazing-Exclusion Effects on Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) Seed Bank Assays in Nevada, United States Assessment of cheatgrass seed bank characteristics under fall-grazing by cattle and grazing exclusion treatments BL Perryman, BW Schultz, M Burrows, T Shenkorua, J Wilker 2020, Rangeland Ecology & Management
Effect of replacing calcium salts of palm oil with camelina seed at 2 dietary ether extract levels on digestion, ruminal fermentation, and nutrient flow in a dual-flow continuous culture system Brandao, V.L.N., X. Dai, E.M. Paula, L. G. Silva, M.I. Marcondes, T. Shenkoru, S.R.Poulson, and A.P. Faciola. 2018, Journal of Dairy science 101:1-14
Frothy bloat (primary ruminal tympany) potential and nutrient content of Forage Kochia (Bassia prostrata L.) Shenkoru, T., Faciola, A. P., Schultz, B. W., Perryman, B. L. 2015, Journal of Arid Land Studies, 25(3), 177-180
Nutritional properties of windrowed and standing basin wild rye over time., B.Bruce, B.Perryman T.Shenkoru K.Conley J.Wilker 2012, Professional Animal Scientist, 28, 284-291.
Age and growing season nutritional value relationships of three Artemisia tridentata subspecies Perryman, B. L., Shenkoru, T., Bruce, L. B., Hussein, H. S. 2011, Rangeland Ecology and Management Perryman, B. L., Shenkoru, T., Bruce, L. B., Hussein, H. S 2011, Rangeland Ecology and Management