Michelle Pecchenino, MA, R.D., Professor

Coordinator, Foods and Nutrition

Contact Information:

• E-mail: pecchenino.m@mccd.edu
• Phone: (209) 384-6056 
• Office: LRC-127
• Web: http://www.mccd.edu/faculty/peccheninom/

Education:

• Master of Arts (M.A) in Education,
  emphasis Curriculum and Instruction, Chapman University, Orange, CA
• Dietetic Internship, Community Hospitals of Central California, Fresno, CA
• Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Dietetics and Food Administration
  California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA
• Associate of Arts in General Education, Merced College, Merced, CA

Courses Taught:

• (CLDV 05) Health, Safety and Nutrition
• (NUTR 10) Nutrition traditional, online
• (NUTR 39) Nutrition for the Young Child
• (NUTR 44) Food Safety and Sanitation
• (NUTR 43) Children and Weight Concerns
• (NUTR 41) Infant and Toddler Feeding
• (NUTR 36) Supervised Field Experience Foods and Nutrition

Noteworthy Accomplishments:

• Grant Recipient, Family and Consumer Sciences Statewide Discipline Collaborative, project: garden at the Merced College Child Development Center
• Grant Recipient, Catholic Healthcare West, project: hand washing and hand sanitizer program at local Catholic School
• Author and designer of Kids Pick Me Ups, a video and healthy snack curriculum for 9-12 year olds through Merced County Department of Public Health
• Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year, American Dietetic Association 1994