Marissa Duswalt

Teaching Statement

Marissa N. Duswalt teaches Food Innovation and Entrepreneurship, a course focusing on the nutrition-related market opportunities across the food and health industries for entrepreneurs.

Bio

Marissa N. Duswalt is a registered dietitian nutritionist and Lecturer at the Graduate School of Business, where she teaches a course examining the intersection of policy, consumer attitudes, and nutritional science. Her major areas of interest are health literacy, behavioral science, and population health. Marissa is the Administrative Director for Patient and Family Education at Stanford Health Care. She served at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and on The White House staff of First Lady Michelle Obama as Associate Director of the Let’s Move! initiative. She is a Truman Scholar, recognized nationally for her policy innovation, public service commitment and leadership in health education and childhood obesity. Marissa received her BS in Nutrition with Special Honors from The University of Texas at Austin, where she also earned a BA in Plan II Honors Liberal Arts, graduating Phi Beta Kappa and as a Dean’s Honors Graduate. She earned her MBA from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business.

Academic Degrees

• MBA, Stanford GSB
• Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, The University of Texas at Austin
• BA in Plan II Honors, The University of Texas at Austin
• BS in Nutrition with Honors, The University of Texas at Austin

Professional Experience

• Administrative Director of Patient and Family Education, Stanford Health Care
• Project Management Consultant, Nielsen
• Associate Director, Let's Move!, The White House
• Truman Albright Fellow, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
• Dietitian, Coordinated Program In Dietetics, University of Texas at Austin

Awards and Honors

• Emerging Leader Award, The University of Texas at Austin
• Dean's Distinguished Graduate in Nutrition Honors, University of Texas at Austin, College of Natural Sciences
• Truman Scholar, Harry S. Truman Foundation

Teaching

Degree Courses

2018-19

STRAMGT 306: Food, Health & Nutrition Entrepreneurship

Americans spend nearly 7% of their income on food items and another 5% on food services annually (US Census). Food spend is at the intersection of two of the most important industries in the US: health care and agriculture. Food production today...

2017-18

STRAMGT 306: Food, Health & Nutrition Entrepreneurship

Americans spend nearly 7% of their income on food items and another 5% on food services annually (US Census). Food spend is at the intersection of two of the most important industries in the US: health care and agriculture. Food production today...

2016-17

STRAMGT 306: Food, Health & Nutrition Entrepreneurship

Americans spend nearly 7% of their income on food items and another 5% on food services annually (US Census). Food spend is at the intersection of two of the most important industries in the US: health care and agriculture. Food production today...

In the Media

Session Two: Behavior Design

Stanford University, November 25, 2015

The Power of Conscious Eating

Stanford GSB, April 15, 2014