Denise Stewardson

Field: Agriculture
Areas of Focus: Agriculture, Nutrition Education

Expertise

• Agricultural Literacy
• Food Literacy

Bio

Denise Stewardson is an Extension Associate Professor and Director of the Utah Agriculture in the Classroom program at Utah State University. As a faculty member in the Applied Sciences, Technology & Education Department, she has taught a social science-based agricultural literacy course on global food production for students of all majors, and University Connections, a first-year experience course. As an agricultural literacy specialist, Denise works with teachers statewide, regionally, and nationally to help them and their students understand the importance of agriculture in our daily lives. In addition to her work in agricultural literacy, she advocates for university students in regards to their academic success and retention—serving as a mentor for the Aggies First Scholars program and as an active member of USU’s Connections Faculty Committee. Denise also serves as adviser for the USU chapter of Days for Girls, a nonprofit organization that prepares and distributes sustainable menstrual health solutions and education throughout the world as a means to enable girls and women to stay in work and school. Denise was born and raised in central Illinois—the Land of Lincoln—amongst the corn and soybean fields. Combining her formal education in technology education and her work experience with Agriculture in the Classroom, it seems only fitting that she is now paying homage to her roots as an advocate for agricultural literacy.