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Jennifer J Ravia

  • Associate Professor of Practice, Nutritional Sciences
Contact
  • (520) 621-1980
  • Shantz, Rm. 324
  • Tucson, AZ 85721
  • jravia@arizona.edu
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  • Courses
  • Scholarly Contributions

Awards

  • Inducted as Fellow in the Cardon Academy of Teaching Excellence
    • CATE (Cardon Academy of Teaching Excellence), Spring 2018

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Courses

2025-26 Courses

  • Experiential Learn Nutr. Sci
    NSC 395A (Fall 2025)
  • Nutr. Comm and Sci Lit
    NSC 260 (Fall 2025)
  • Nutrition, Food, and You
    NSC 170C1 (Fall 2025)

2024-25 Courses

  • Diet, Genes and Disease
    NSC 375 (Summer I 2025)
  • Diet, Genes and Disease
    NSC 375 (Spring 2025)
  • Experiential Learn Nutr. Sci
    NSC 395A (Spring 2025)
  • Honors Thesis
    NSC 498H (Spring 2025)
  • Nutr. Comm and Sci Lit
    NSC 260 (Spring 2025)
  • Experiential Learn Nutr. Sci
    NSC 395A (Fall 2024)
  • Honors Thesis
    NSC 498H (Fall 2024)
  • Nutr. Comm and Sci Lit
    NSC 260 (Fall 2024)
  • Nutrition, Food, and You
    NSC 170C1 (Fall 2024)
  • Preceptorship
    NSC 391 (Fall 2024)

2023-24 Courses

  • Diet, Genes and Disease
    NSC 375 (Summer I 2024)
  • Experiential Learn Nutr. Sci
    NSC 395A (Spring 2024)
  • Internship
    NSC 393 (Spring 2024)
  • Nutr. Comm and Sci Lit
    NSC 260 (Spring 2024)
  • Nutrition + Metabolism
    NSC 308 (Spring 2024)
  • Special Topics
    NSC 395B (Spring 2024)
  • Experiential Learn Nutr. Sci
    NSC 395A (Fall 2023)
  • Nutr. Comm and Sci Lit
    NSC 260 (Fall 2023)
  • Preceptorship
    NSC 391 (Fall 2023)

2022-23 Courses

  • Diet, Genes and Disease
    NSC 375 (Summer I 2023)
  • BioAct Comp. & Food Add.
    NSC 376 (Spring 2023)
  • Diet, Genes and Disease
    NSC 375 (Spring 2023)
  • Experiential Learn Nutr. Sci
    NSC 395A (Spring 2023)
  • Independent Study
    NSC 399 (Spring 2023)
  • Nutr. Comm and Sci Lit
    NSC 260 (Spring 2023)
  • Nutrition, Food, and You
    NSC 170C1 (Spring 2023)
  • Preceptorship
    NSC 391 (Spring 2023)
  • Special Topics
    NSC 395B (Spring 2023)
  • Intro Human Nutrition
    NSC 101 (Winter 2022)
  • Nutrition, Food, and You
    NSC 170C1 (Winter 2022)
  • Experiential Learn Nutr. Sci
    NSC 395A (Fall 2022)
  • Intro Human Nutrition
    NSC 101 (Fall 2022)
  • Nutr. Comm and Sci Lit
    NSC 260 (Fall 2022)
  • Preceptorship
    NSC 391 (Fall 2022)
  • Preceptorship
    NSC 491 (Fall 2022)

2021-22 Courses

  • Diet, Genes and Disease
    NSC 375 (Summer I 2022)
  • Nutr. Comm and Sci Lit
    NSC 260 (Summer I 2022)
  • BioAct Comp. & Food Add.
    NSC 376 (Spring 2022)
  • Experiential Learn Nutr. Sci
    NSC 395A (Spring 2022)
  • Nutr. Comm and Sci Lit
    NSC 260 (Spring 2022)
  • Preceptorship
    NSC 391 (Spring 2022)
  • Preceptorship
    NSC 491 (Spring 2022)
  • Special Topics
    NSC 395B (Spring 2022)
  • Intro Human Nutrition
    NSC 101 (Winter 2021)
  • Nutrition, Food and You
    NSC 170C1 (Winter 2021)
  • Experiential Learn Nutr. Sci
    NSC 395A (Fall 2021)
  • Nutr. Comm and Sci Lit
    NSC 260 (Fall 2021)
  • Nutrition + Metabolism
    NSC 308 (Fall 2021)
  • Preceptorship
    NSC 391 (Fall 2021)

2020-21 Courses

  • Diet, Genes and Disease
    NSC 375 (Summer I 2021)
  • Nutr. Comm and Sci Lit
    NSC 260 (Summer I 2021)
  • Experiential Learn Nutr. Sci
    NSC 395A (Spring 2021)
  • Honors Thesis
    NSC 498H (Spring 2021)
  • Independent Study
    NSC 399 (Spring 2021)
  • Nutr. Comm and Sci Lit
    NSC 260 (Spring 2021)
  • Special Topics
    NSC 395B (Spring 2021)
  • Experiential Learn Nutr. Sci
    NSC 395A (Fall 2020)
  • Honors Thesis
    NSC 498H (Fall 2020)
  • Independent Study
    NSC 399 (Fall 2020)
  • Intro Human Nutrition
    NSC 101 (Fall 2020)
  • Nutr. Comm and Sci Lit
    NSC 260 (Fall 2020)
  • Preceptorship
    NSC 391 (Fall 2020)

2019-20 Courses

  • BioAct Comp. & Food Add.
    NSC 376 (Summer I 2020)
  • Diet, Genes and Disease
    NSC 375 (Summer I 2020)
  • Intro Human Nutrition
    NSC 101 (Summer I 2020)
  • Nutr. Comm and Sci Lit
    NSC 260 (Summer I 2020)
  • Nutrition, Food and You
    NSC 170C1 (Summer I 2020)
  • BioAct Comp. & Food Add.
    NSC 376 (Spring 2020)
  • Experiential Learn Nutr. Sci
    NSC 395A (Spring 2020)
  • Honors Independent Study
    NSC 399H (Spring 2020)
  • Honors Thesis
    NSC 498H (Spring 2020)
  • Independent Study
    NSC 399 (Spring 2020)
  • Internship
    NSC 393 (Spring 2020)
  • Nutr. Comm and Sci Lit
    NSC 260 (Spring 2020)
  • Preceptorship
    NSC 391 (Spring 2020)
  • Intro Human Nutrition
    NSC 101 (Winter 2019)
  • Nutrition, Food and You
    NSC 170C1 (Winter 2019)
  • Experiential Learn Nutr. Sci
    NSC 395A (Fall 2019)
  • Honors Preceptorship
    NSC 391H (Fall 2019)
  • Honors Thesis
    NSC 498H (Fall 2019)
  • Internship
    NSC 393 (Fall 2019)
  • Nutr. Comm and Sci Lit
    NSC 260 (Fall 2019)
  • Preceptorship
    NSC 391 (Fall 2019)
  • Preceptorship
    NSC 491 (Fall 2019)

2018-19 Courses

  • Diet, Genes and Disease
    NSC 375 (Summer I 2019)
  • Intro Human Nutrition
    NSC 101 (Summer I 2019)
  • Nutrition, Food and You
    NSC 170C1 (Summer I 2019)
  • BioAct Comp. & Food Add.
    NSC 376 (Spring 2019)
  • Experiential Learn Nutr. Sci
    NSC 395A (Spring 2019)
  • Honors Preceptorship
    NSC 391H (Spring 2019)
  • Independent Study
    NSC 399 (Spring 2019)
  • Internship
    NSC 393 (Spring 2019)
  • Nutr. Comm and Sci Lit
    NSC 260 (Spring 2019)
  • Preceptorship
    NSC 391 (Spring 2019)
  • Experiential Learn Nutr. Sci
    NSC 395A (Fall 2018)
  • Honors Independent Study
    NSC 399H (Fall 2018)
  • Internship
    NSC 393 (Fall 2018)
  • Nutr. Comm and Sci Lit
    NSC 260 (Fall 2018)
  • Nutrition, Physical Activity
    NSC 320 (Fall 2018)
  • Preceptorship
    NSC 391 (Fall 2018)

2017-18 Courses

  • BioAct Comp. & Food Add.
    NSC 376 (Summer I 2018)
  • Diet, Genes and Disease
    NSC 375 (Summer I 2018)
  • Intro Human Nutrition
    NSC 101 (Summer I 2018)
  • Nutrition, Food and You
    NSC 170C1 (Summer I 2018)
  • Experiential Learn Nutr. Sci
    NSC 395A (Spring 2018)
  • Independent Study
    NSC 399 (Spring 2018)
  • Internship
    NSC 393 (Spring 2018)
  • Nutr. Comm and Sci Lit
    NSC 260 (Spring 2018)
  • Preceptorship
    NSC 391 (Spring 2018)
  • Directed Research
    NSC 392 (Fall 2017)
  • Experiential Learn Nutr. Sci
    NSC 395A (Fall 2017)
  • Independent Study
    NSC 399 (Fall 2017)
  • Internship
    NSC 393 (Fall 2017)
  • Nutr. Comm and Sci Lit
    NSC 260 (Fall 2017)
  • Nutrition, Food and You
    NSC 170C1 (Fall 2017)
  • Preceptorship
    NSC 391 (Fall 2017)

2016-17 Courses

  • BioAct Comp. & Food Add.
    NSC 376 (Summer I 2017)
  • Diet, Genes and Disease
    NSC 375 (Summer I 2017)
  • Intro Human Nutrition
    NSC 101 (Summer I 2017)
  • Nutrition, Food and You
    NSC 170C1 (Summer I 2017)
  • Experiential Learn Nutr. Sci
    NSC 395A (Spring 2017)
  • Independent Study
    NSC 399 (Spring 2017)
  • Internship
    NSC 393 (Spring 2017)
  • Nutrition, Food and You
    NSC 170C1 (Spring 2017)
  • Preceptorship
    NSC 391 (Spring 2017)
  • Special Topics
    NSC 395B (Spring 2017)
  • Experiential Learn Nutr. Sci
    NSC 395A (Fall 2016)
  • Independent Study
    NSC 399 (Fall 2016)
  • Internship
    NSC 393 (Fall 2016)
  • Nutrition, Food and You
    NSC 170C1 (Fall 2016)
  • Preceptorship
    NSC 391 (Fall 2016)
  • Scientific Literacy
    NSC 396B (Fall 2016)

2015-16 Courses

  • BioAct Comp. & Food Add.
    NSC 376 (Summer I 2016)
  • Diet, Genes and Disease
    NSC 375 (Summer I 2016)
  • Nutrition, Food and You
    NSC 170C1 (Summer I 2016)
  • Experiential Learn Nutr. Sci
    NSC 395A (Spring 2016)
  • Honors Independent Study
    NSC 399H (Spring 2016)
  • Independent Study
    NSC 399 (Spring 2016)
  • Internship
    NSC 393 (Spring 2016)
  • Nutrition, Food and You
    NSC 170C1 (Spring 2016)
  • Preceptorship
    NSC 391 (Spring 2016)
  • Scientific Literacy
    NSC 396B (Spring 2016)

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Journals/Publications

  • Ravia, J., Thomson, C. A., & Ravia, J. J. (2011). A systematic review of behavioral interventions to promote intake of fruit and vegetables. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 111(10).
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    Fruit and vegetable (F/V) intake in the United States remains below recommended levels despite evidence of the health benefits of regular consumption. Efforts to increase F/V intake include behavior-based interventions. A systematic review of MEDLINE PubMed and PsycINFO databases (2005-2010) was conducted to identify behavior-based intervention trials designed to promote F/V intake. Using predetermined limits and selection criteria, 34 studies were identified for inclusion. Behavior-based interventions resulted in an average increase in F/V intake of +1.13 and +0.39 servings per day in adults and children, respectively. Interventions involving minority adults or low-income participants demonstrated average increases in daily F/V consumption of +0.97 servings/day, whereas worksite interventions averaged +0.8 servings/day. Achieving and sustaining F/V intake at recommended levels of intake across the population cannot be achieved through behavior-based interventions alone. Thus, efforts to combine these interventions with other approaches including social marketing, behavioral economics approaches, and technology-based behavior change models should be tested to ensure goals are met and sustained.

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