Natalie Morris
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Mail code: 3020Campus: Dtphx
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Natalie Rachel Morris is a food systems instructor, food and culture scholar, and trained culinarian. She is the founder of the award-winning farm and food directory Good Food Finder and serves as faculty at Arizona State University. As an instructor, she primarily teaches courses connecting culture with food and health. Throughout her industry experience, she has worked in the areas of nutrition, food service and hospitality, school food systems, food writing, and documentary film research. Her experience in food systems and food culture have united as she focused on success strategies for the small business food entrepreneur through her own business as well as work in non-profit foundations and higher education. She is an avid international traveler and the author of Beans: A Global History (Reaktion Books: UK, University of Chicago Press: USA, April 2020), which emphasizes the significance of legumes in the health of humans and the earth.
- Ph.D. Comparative Culture and Language, Arizona State University (pending)
- Master's Degree in Food Culture and Communications, Università degli Studi di Scienze Gastronomiche 2011.
- B.A. in Culinary Arts Management, The Art Institute of Phoenix 2008.
food and culture; interdisciplinary Italian studies; humor in use; food and pop culture; business of food; food systems
MANUSCRIPTS
• “Beans: A Global History”. Reaktion Books Ltd. with University of Chicago Press. Release date April 2020.
BOOK REVIEWS
• “Cumin, Camels, and Caravans: A Spice Odyssey”, written by Gary Nabhan. Book Review for Gastronomica: The Journal of Critical Food Studies. Summer 2016, Volume 16, Number 2.
ENCYCLOPEDIA ENTRIES
• “Bean Hole Beans”. We Eat What? A Cultural Encyclopedia of Unusual Foods in the United States. June 2018.
• “Sonoran Hot Dog”. We Eat What? A Cultural Encyclopedia of Unusual Foods in the United States. June 2018.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
• “Giving Thanks to Those Who Came Before: Recognizing Two Decades of Local Food Game Changers and Influencers.” Edible Phoenix. Winter 2015.
• “Bringing Back the Bean” Edible Phoenix. Fall 2015.
• “Food and Equality: Making It Work”, Slow Food USA. 2014.
• “‘Datil Do It’: Where Pride in Authenticity Creates a Sense of Place” Conservation You Can Taste: Best Practices in Heritage Food Recovery and Successes in Restoring Agricultural Biodiversity Over the Last Century (Chef’s Collaborative) Kellogg Program of the Southwest Center of the University of Arizona, 2013.
• “White Sonora Wheat: Adding Heritage Grains to the Local Foods Mix” Conservation You Can Taste: Best Practices in Heritage Food Recovery and Successes in Restoring Agricultural Biodiversity Over the Last Century (Chef’s Collaborative) Kellogg Program of the Southwest Center of the University of Arizona, 2013.
• “Crow’s Dairy: A New Direction for a Family Tradition” AZ WINE Lifestyle Magazine. Spring 2012.
• “Tracy Dempsey: The Sweet Life” AZ WINE Lifestyle Magazine. Fall 2011.
• “Agritopia: A Land of Community” AZ WINE Lifestyle Magazine. Spring 2010.
• “Urban Grocery Celebrates Arizona’s Own” AZ WINE Lifestyle Magazine. Winter 2009.
• Notable Edibles column, Quarterly Issues for Edible Phoenix Magazine. Fall 2009-Spring 2010.
Courses
2025 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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ITA 420 | Italian Cinema |
ITA 420 | Italian Cinema |
2024 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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HCR 230 | Culture and Health |
HCR 230 | Culture and Health |
HCR 230 | Culture and Health |
HCR 230 | Culture and Health |
ITA 420 | Italian Cinema |
ITA 420 | Italian Cinema |
ITA 423 | Mafia and Film |
ITA 423 | Mafia and Film |
SLC 423 | Mafia and Film |
2024 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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ITA 423 | Mafia and Film |
ITA 423 | Mafia and Film |
ITA 423 | Mafia and Film |
ITA 423 | Mafia and Film |
2024 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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HCR 230 | Culture and Health |
HCR 230 | Culture and Health |
HCR 230 | Culture and Health |
ITA 423 | Mafia and Film |
ITA 423 | Mafia and Film |
ITA 423 | Mafia and Film |
ITA 423 | Mafia and Film |
HCR 230 | Culture and Health |
2023 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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HCR 230 | Culture and Health |
HCR 230 | Culture and Health |
HCR 230 | Culture and Health |
HCR 230 | Culture and Health |
ITA 423 | Mafia and Film |
SLC 423 | Mafia and Film |
ITA 423 | Mafia and Film |
ITA 423 | Mafia and Film |
ITA 423 | Mafia and Film |
SLC 423 | Mafia and Film |
HCR 230 | Culture and Health |
2023 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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HCR 230 | Culture and Health |
HCR 230 | Culture and Health |
ITA 423 | Mafia and Film |
ITA 423 | Mafia and Film |
ITA 423 | Mafia and Film |
ITA 423 | Mafia and Film |
2023 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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HCR 230 | Culture and Health |
HCR 230 | Culture and Health |
HCR 230 | Culture and Health |
2022 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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HCR 230 | Culture and Health |
HCR 230 | Culture and Health |
HCR 230 | Culture and Health |
ITA 350 | Mediterranean Lifestyle/Italy |
ITA 350 | Mediterranean Lifestyle/Italy |
ITA 423 | Mafia and Film |
SLC 423 | Mafia and Film |
ITA 423 | Mafia and Film |
HCR 230 | Culture and Health |
SLC 350 | Mediterranean Lifestyle/Italy |
2022 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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HCR 230 | Culture and Health |
ITA 423 | Mafia and Film |
ITA 423 | Mafia and Film |
2022 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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HCR 230 | Culture and Health |
HCR 230 | Culture and Health |
HCR 230 | Culture and Health |
ITA 350 | Mediterranean Lifestyle/Italy |
ITA 350 | Mediterranean Lifestyle/Italy |
HCR 230 | Culture and Health |
ITA 423 | Mafia and Film |
ITA 423 | Mafia and Film |
2021 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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HCR 230 | Culture and Health |
HCR 230 | Culture and Health |
ITA 350 | Mediterranean Lifestyle/Italy |
ITA 350 | Mediterranean Lifestyle/Italy |
ITA 350 | Mediterranean Lifestyle/Italy |
ITA 350 | Mediterranean Lifestyle/Italy |
HCR 230 | Culture and Health |
HCR 230 | Culture and Health |
2021 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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HCR 230 | Culture and Health |
ITA 350 | Mediterranean Lifestyle/Italy |
ITA 350 | Mediterranean Lifestyle/Italy |
2021 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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HCR 230 | Culture and Health |
HCR 230 | Culture and Health |
HCR 230 | Culture and Health |
HCR 406 | Hlth Litrcy for Hlth Cr Prof |
ITA 350 | Mediterranean Lifestyle/Italy |
ITA 350 | Mediterranean Lifestyle/Italy |
HCR 406 | Hlth Litrcy for Hlth Cr Prof |
ITA 350 | Mediterranean Lifestyle/Italy |
HCR 230 | Culture and Health |
ITA 350 | Mediterranean Lifestyle/Italy |
2020 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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HCR 230 | Culture and Health |
HCR 406 | Hlth Litrcy for Hlth Cr Prof |
HCR 221 | Fndntl Cncpts Hlth Care Cord |
HCR 221 | Fndntl Cncpts Hlth Care Cord |
ITA 350 | Mediterranean Lifestyle/Italy |
ITA 350 | Mediterranean Lifestyle/Italy |
HCR 230 | Culture and Health |
2020 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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HCR 230 | Culture and Health |
2019 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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HCR 422 | Plcy Fincl Princpl Hlth Cr Cor |
HCR 422 | Plcy Fincl Princpl Hlth Cr Cor |