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Montana State University

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4.08/20/2025

Makes learning interactive and fun.

5.04/30/2025

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About Michelle

Michelle Grocke is an Associate Professor and Department Head of Human Development and Community Health in the College of Education, Health and Human Development at Montana State University, where she also serves as Health and Wellness Specialist for MSU Extension. She earned her Ph.D. in Medical Anthropology from the University of Montana in 2016 and a B.A. from Hobart and William Smith Colleges. As a medical anthropologist, Grocke's research focuses on health disparities, food security, subjective well-being, nutrition assessment, chronic disease prevention and management, stress, socio-economic determinants of health, and rural development. Her ethnographic fieldwork spans Nepal, the Philippines, Peru, and Montana, investigating diet transitions, malnutrition linked to infrastructure changes like road development, microlending impacts on nutrition, and social aspects of collegiate drinking via mobile technology.