Daniel A McDonald
- Director, Take Charge America Institute for Consumer Financial Education
- Specialist, Financial Literacy
- Professor, Financial Literacy
- Member of the Graduate Faculty
Contact
- (520) 621-3847
- McClelland Park, Rm. 425G
- Tucson, AZ 85721
- mcdonald@cals.arizona.edu
Awards
- CALS Administrator of the Year Award
- University of Arizona College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Fall 2021
- Dean Don Felker Family Resource Management Award, Western Region Winner
- National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Scientists, Fall 2021
- Family Health and Wellness Award--Western Region 2nd Place
- National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Scientists, Fall 2020
- Western Region School Wellness Team Award (First Place)
- National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, Fall 2016
- YMCA of Southern Arizona Hall of Fame
- YMCA of Southern Arizona, Fall 2014
- Community Leadership Award
- Pima County, Spring 2013
- Professional Achievement Award
- Council of Alumni and Friends of the John and Doris Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences, Spring 2013
- Outstanding Team Award
- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Fall 2011
Interests
No activities entered.
Courses
No activities entered.
Scholarly Contributions
Journals/Publications
- Greenblatt, Y. Y., Gomez, S., Alleman, G., Rico, K., McDonald, D. A., & Hingle, M. M. (2016). Optimizing nutrition education in WIC: Findings from focus groups with Arizona clients and staff. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 48(4), 289-294.
- Watson, R. J., McDonald, D. A., Carter, R. R., & Russo, J. M. (2016). Reducing youth risk behaviors through interactive theater intervention. Journal of Human Science and Extension, 4(1).
- Payne, P. B., & McDonald, D. A. (2015). Common evaluation tools across multi-state programs: A study of parenting education and youth engagement programs in children, youth, and families at-risk. Journal of Extension, 53(3).
- Apel, M. B., Jones, C. K., & McDonald, D. A. (2013). The Accidental Sustainability Agent. Journal of Sustainability Education.
- Schwartz, K. L., Schwartz, K. L., Tessman, D. L., Tessman, D. L., McDonald, D. A., & McDonald, D. A. (2013). The Value of Relevant, Project-Based Learning to Youth Development. Journal of Youth Development, 8(1), 64-70.
- Payne, P., & McDonald, D. (2012). Using common evaluation instruments across multi-state community programs: A pilot study. Journal of Extension, 4IRB2.
Presentations
- McDonald, D. A. (2021). Financial Literacy Education in Arizona: An Overview, Implications, and Next Steps. Exploring an Education Path for Arizona Financial Planners--Overview of TCAI. online: Financial Planners Association of Greater Phoenix.
- McDonald, D. A. (2021, August). Overview of Take Charge America Institute. Financial Wellness Network Meeting. Online: United Way of Southern Arizona.
- McDonald, D. A. (2021, October). Cooperative Extension. Dr. Russ Toomey's Graduate Course. Online: Norton School of FCS.
- Dixon, A. L., Wyatt, M. A., Wilkinson, N., & McDonald, D. A. (2020, October). Financial Literacy Programming in Rural Arizona: Development and Implementation. Arizona Cooperative Extension Virtual Conference. Online: Arizona Cooperative Extension.
- McDonald, D. A., & LeBaron, A. B. (2020, September). Talking with Your Children about Difficult Financial Times. Wellness Wednesdays: A Community Connection. Online: University of Arizona Health Sciences.
- McDonald, D. A., Wilkinson, N., & McBroom, W. (2020, November). Take charge of your cash!. 21st Century Schools Share Fair.
- McDonald, D. A., & Armstrong Florian, T. L. (2018, Aug). New APR Guidelines Starting 2018: How Easy is This Going to Be?. ALVSCE (CALS) Conference. Tucson: ALVSCE.
- Sparks, E. W., Shepp, N. B., & McDonald, D. A. (2017, July). The Science of Whole Grains. 2017 Global 4-H Network Summit. Ottawa, Canada: 4-H Canada.
- Hauser, M. W., Apel, M. B., Gibson, R. D., McDonald, D. A., & Parrott, A. M. (2016, December). Completing Your APR. New Faculty Orientation. Tucson: Cooperative Extension.More infoPresentation new 21 new agents and specialists on completing the APR process. Additional presentation on effectively dealing with a split assignments.
- Hauser, M. W., Apel, M. B., Gibson, R. D., McDonald, D. A., & Parrott, A. M. (2016, December). Completing Your APR. Powerpoint Presentation for All FacultyCooperative Extension.
- McDonald, D. A. (2016, February). Formula funding for the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program. City of Tucson Commission on Food Security, Heritage, and Economy Monthly Meeting. Tucson, AZ.
- McDonald, D. A. (2016, May). Hiking the Grand Canyon. Children, Youth, and Families at Risk Annual Meeting. Oxon Hill, MD.
- Miller, A., & McDonald, D. A. (2016, October). Recipe for a serving mouth watering story. National 4-H Youth Voice:Youth Choice Meeting. Chevy Chase, MD: National 4-H Council.
- McDonald, D. A. (2014, May). Join Us at The Garden Kitchen. CALS Spring Luncheaon. Tucson, AZ: CALS.
- McDonald, D. A. (2013, January). Evaluation of Nutrition Education Intervention. Western Evaluation Capacity Training. Tucson: Western Extension.
- McDonald, D. A. (2013, November). Early Childhood Brain Development and Attachment. Raising Up Grandchildren. Flagstaff: Coconino County Cooperative Extension.
- McDonald, D. A. (2013, September). Pima County Cooperative Extension Family and Consumer Health Sciences Highlight. Pima County Parenting Coalition. Tucson: PCPC.
- McDonald, D. A., Reeves, J., & Jahnke, M. (2013, April). University of Arizona CYFAR Project: Teens Advocating Sustainable Change. Children, Youth, and Families Extension Research Network (CYFERNet) WebinarUSDA/NIFA CyFERNet.
- McDonald, D., & Carter, R. (2011, September). Reducing risk behaviors through Teen Interactive Theater Education Program. National Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Conference. Albuquerque, NM: National Association of Family and Consumer Sciences.
Poster Presentations
- McDonald, D. A. (2021, February). Take Charge America Institute Overview. FMI Data Blitz. Online: Frances McClelland Institute.
- McDonald, D. A. (2021, October). Financial Literacy Working Group: Working together and getting things done!. Arizona Cooperative Extension Conference. Online: Arizona Cooperative Extension.
- Lipin, C., & McDonald, D. A. (2020, October). AmeriCorps -- Wildcat Corps. Arizona Cooperative Extension Virtual Conference. Online: Arizona Cooperative Extension.
- Regals, C., McBroom, W., Freeh, M., Calles, K., Wilkinson, N., & McDonald, D. A. (2020, October). Improving Communities through Near-Peer Education. Arizona Cooperative Extension Virtual Conference. Online: Arizona Cooperative Extension.
- Whitmer, E. B., Martinez, C. L., Dixon, A. L., Wilson, H., Stuth, C. L., McDonald, D. A., Wyatt, M. A., Wilkinson, N., Gore, C., Peters, S., & Uebergang, J. (2020, October). Delivering Financial Education in Five Rural Counties in Arizona and Beyond Geographic Borders. Arizona Cooperative Extension Virtual Conference. Online: Arizona Cooperative Extension.
- Dixon, A. L., Wyatt, M. A., McDonald, D. A., Whitmer, E. B., Martinez, C. L., & Wilkinson, N. (2019, August). Helping AZ Families Through Financial Literacy Education. Extension Conference. Tucson, Arizona: Arizona Extension.
- McDonald, D. A., Ligon, V. K., Wilkinson, N., Dixon, A. L., Wyatt, M. A., Wilson, H., Martinez, C. L., Armstrong Florian, T. L., Sekaquaptewa, S. K., & Ortega, D. (2019, August). Connecting Cooperative Extension, Take Charge America Institute through Financial Education Programming. Extension Conference. Tucson, Arizona: Arizona Extension.
- Misner, S. L., Martinez, C. L., Zilliox, P., McDonald, D. A., Armstrong Florian, T. L., Farrell, V., Orzech, K., Jacobs, L., & McCullough, L. (2017, April). Using the Wilder Collaboration Factors Inventory to Assess SNAP-Ed Coalitions in Arizona: Results from Four Counties. American Society for Nutrition. Chicago, IL: Environmental Biology.
- Orzech, K., Farrell, V., McCullough, L., Misner, S. L., Zilliox, P., Martinez, C. L., Armstrong Florian, T. L., McDonald, D. A., & Jacobs, L. E. (2017, April). Using the Wilder Collaboration Factors Inventory to Assess SNAP-Ed Coalitions in Arizona: Results from Four Counties. Experimental Biology Conference. Chicago: American Society for Nutrition.
- Zamudio, A., Hauser, M. W., Sparks, E. W., & McDonald, D. A. (2016, October). Arizona 4-H Youth Conquer One of Nature`s Biggest Obstacles. National Association of Extension 4-H Agents Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA.More infoThe acceptance rate for poster presentations at the 2016 NAE4-HA Conference was 75 percent.
- Armstrong Florian, T. L., Whitmer, E. B., Dixon, D. L., McDonald, D. A., & Martinez, C. L. (2015, Nov). Making EFNEP Work: From Rural to Urban Communities. National Extension Association of Family Consumer Sciences. White Sulphur Springs, WV.
- Armstrong Florian, T. L., Whitmer, E. B., Dixon, D. L., McDonald, D. A., Martinez, C. L., Armstrong Florian, T. L., Whitmer, E. B., Dixon, D. L., McDonald, D. A., Martinez, C. L., Armstrong Florian, T. L., Whitmer, E. B., Dixon, D. L., McDonald, D. A., Martinez, C. L., Armstrong Florian, T. L., Whitmer, E. B., Dixon, D. L., McDonald, D. A., & Martinez, C. L. (2015, July). Making EFNEP Work: From Rural to Urban Communities, Staff Perceptions. Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior. Pittsburgh, PA.
- Hingle, M. D., McDonald, D. A., Greenblatt, Y., Rico, K., Gomez, S., & Alleman, G. (2015, June). Formative Research to Understand Promoters and Barriers to Participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. Edinburgh, Scotland.More infoHingle M, McDonald D, Greenblatt Y, Rico K, Gomez S and Alleman G. Formative Research to Understand Promoters and Barriers to Participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Presented at the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Edinburgh, Scotland.
- McDonald, D. A., McDonald, D. A., Armstrong Florian, T. L., Armstrong Florian, T. L., Schmidt, C., Schmidt, C., Parlin, J., & Parlin, J. (2015, November). The Garden Kitchen Concept for Expanded Nutrition Education. National Extension Association of Family Consumer Sciences. White Sulphur Springs, WV.
- McDonald, D. A. (2014, October). Practical Applications of Program Impacts in Extension: A Case Study. American Evaluation Association Conference. Denver, CO: American Evaluation Association.
- McDonald, D. A., Tessman, D. L., & Sparks, E. W. (2014, June). Teens Advocating Sustainable Change. Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR) annual meeting. Arlington, VA: USDA/NIFA.
- Martinez, S. H., Misner, S. L., Dixon, D. L., Armstrong Florian, T. L., Whitmer, E. B., Farrell, V., Martinez, C. L., McDonald, D. A., Hartz, V., & Bea, J. (2013, September). Nutrition and Physical Activity Knowledge of UANN Participating 4th/5th grade students. Galaxy IV. Pittsburgh, PA: JCEP.More infoDescriptive statistics for student demographics and knowledge questions related to food as well as levels of physical activity displayed.
- McDonald, D. A., Schwartz, K. L., Tessman, D. L., & Apel, M. B. (2013, September). Project-based Learning Models: An Evaluation of the Externships in Sustainability. Galaxy IV. Pittsburgh, PA: JCEP.More infoSeptember 18, 2013. Pittsburgh, PA
- McDonald, D. A., Tessman, D. L., & Sparks, E. W. (2013, May). Teens Advocating Sustainable Change. Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR) annual meeting. Arlington, VA: USDA/NIFA.
- Armstrong-Florian, T., Whitmer, E., McDonald, D., & Winham, D. (2012, September). Healthy homes--healthy kids: Parenting practices that help promote healthy eating. National Extension Association of Family Consumer Sciences. Columbus, OH.
- McDonald, D., Tessman, D., Schwartz, K., & Apel, M. (2012, August). Analyzing qualitative data from evaluation of sustainability externship program. 2012 CALS Extension Conference. Tucson, AZ.
- McDonald, D., & Payne, P. (2011, October). Identifying common evaluation measures for multi-site use. National Extension Association for Family and Consumer Sciences Conference. Albuquerque, NM.
- Payne, P., & McDonald, D. (2011, November). Using common measures: Understanding the importance of dosage.. American Evaluatino Association Conference. Anaheim, CA.
Creative Productions
- McDonald, D., Merrigan, S., & del Carmen Aranguren, M. (2015. Healthy Eating Messages for Families. Facebook/Social Media. Tucson, AZ: Arizona Extension.
- Schmidt, C., Houtkooper, L., & McDonald, D. A. (2015. The Garden Kitchen: Food Safety. Web Site. Tucson, AZ: Arizona Extension. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46f6BGtHHQg
- Schmidt, C., Houtkooper, L., & McDonald, D. A. (2015. The Garden Kitchen: Knife Safety. Web Site. Tucson, AZ: Arizona Extension. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46f6BGtHHQg
- McDonald, D. A., Misner, S., & Schmidt, C. (2013. Pima County Extension's Garden Kitchen. Internet. South Tucson: Nutritional Sciences. http://nutrition.cals.arizona.edu/outreach-programs
Others
- Parlin, J. M., Filer, P., McDonald, D. A., Stork, J., & Parker, J. (2020, August). Growing Herbs for the Health of It!. Extension Publication (EC1).
- McDonald, D. A., Stuth, C., Curley, D., & Stewart, R. (2021, October). Lending Library: Helping Young Children Develop Early Financial Literacy Building Blocks. Arizona Cooperative Extension Conference.
- Parlin, J. M., Filer, P., McDonald, D. A., Stork, J., & Parker, J. (2021, June). Growing Herbs for the Health of It!. https://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/pubs/az1922-2021.pdf
- Sparks, E. W., Shepp, N., Hauser, M. W., & McDonald, D. A. (2021, August). Hiking the Grand Canyon with 4-H Healthy Living Ambassadors: The What, How, and Why of Taking Youth on a Challenging Adventure. Extension Publication (EC1). https://extension.arizona.edu/pubs/hiking-grand-canyon
- Robbins, N., McDonald, D. A., & Rivadeneira, P. (2015, December). Steps to Becoming a Certified School Garden. Extension Publication.