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  • Image of headshot of Hope Barkoukis

    Hope Barkoukis, PhD, RDN, LD, FAND

    Chair
    Department of Nutrition
    School of Medicine
    Associate Professor
    Department of Nutrition
    School of Medicine
    Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Professor of Wellness and Preventive Care
    School of Medicine
    Faculty Co-Lead
    Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Wellness and Preventive Care Pathway
    School of Medicine

    Email: Hope.Barkoukis@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.2441

  • Gurkan Bebek

    Gürkan Bebek, PhD, MS

    Assistant Professor
    Department of Nutrition
    School of Medicine
    Assistant Professor
    Center for Proteomics and Bioinformatics
    School of Medicine
    Assistant Professor
    Computer and Data Sciences Department
    Case School of Engineering

    Email: gurkan.bebek@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.4541

  • Portrait of Elaine Borawski

    Elaine A. Borawski, PhD

    Angela Bowen Williamson Professor of Community Nutrition
    Department of Nutrition
    Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods
    School of Medicine
    Vice Chair for Applied Research
    Department of Nutrition
    School of Medicine
    Member
    Population and Cancer Prevention Program
    Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Email: elaine.borawski@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.1024

  • Portrait of a smiling woman with shoulder-length blonde hair

    Cheryl Cameron, PhD

    Assistant Professor
    Department of Nutrition
    School of Medicine

    Email: cheryl.cameron@case.edu

  • Profile of David Cavallo

    David Cavallo, MPH, PhD, RDN

    Assistant Professor
    Department of Nutrition
    School of Medicine
    Member
    Population and Cancer Prevention Program
    Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Email: david.cavallo@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.6627

  • portrait of Mark Chance

    Mark Chance, PhD

    Professor
    Department of Nutrition
    School of Medicine
    Director
    Center for Proteomics and Bioinformatics
    School of Medicine
    Charles W. and Iona A. Mathias Professor of Cancer Research
    School of Medicine
    Professor
    Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences
    School of Medicine
    Member
    Developmental Therapeutics Program
    Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Member
    Cleveland Center for Membrane & Structural Biology

    Email: mark.chance@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.4406

  • Portrait of Colleen Croniger

    Colleen Croniger, PhD

    Associate Professor
    Department of Nutrition
    School of Medicine
    Assistant Dean
    Basic Science Education
    School of Medicine
    Associate Professor
    Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences
    School of Medicine

    Email: colleen.croniger@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.4967

  • Image of headshot of Rosa K. Hand

    Rosa K. Hand, PhD, RDN, LD, FAND

    Associate Professor
    Department of Nutrition
    School of Medicine
    CWRU Director
    Combined Dietetic Internship/Master's Degree Program
    School of Medicine
    Director
    Medical Student Research & Scholarship
    Center for Medical Education
    School of Medicine

    Email: rosa.hand@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.3231

  • Image of headshot of Stephanie Harris

    Stephanie Harris, PhD, RDN, LD

    Associate Professor
    Department of Nutrition
    School of Medicine
    Schoff Family Professorship in Integrative Oncology
    Helen Moss Foundation
    Faculty Lead
    Jack
    Joseph and Morton Mandel Wellness and Preventive Care Pathway
    School of Medicine

    Email: stephanie.harris@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.2443

  • A portrait of a smiling woman with shoulder-length brown hair wearing a tan blazer.

    Janna Kiselar, PhD

    Assistant Professor
    Department of Nutrition
    School of Medicine
    Associate Director
    Proteomics Shared Resource
    Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
    School of Medicine

    Email: janna.kiselar@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.0979

  • David T. Lodowski 2022

    David T. Lodowski, PhD

    Director
    Biomedical Sciences Training Program
    School of Medicine
    Assistant Professor
    Department of Nutrition
    School of Medicine
    Assistant Professor
    Center for Proteomics and Bioinformatics
    School of Medicine
    Assistant Professor
    Department of Pharmacology
    School of Medicine

    Email: dtl10@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.6971

  • Portrait of Peder Lund in a lab setting.

    Peder Lund, PhD

    Assistant Professor
    Department of Nutrition
    School of Medicine
    Member
    Molecular Oncology Program
    Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Assistant Professor
    Department of Pharmacology
    School of Medicine

    Email: peder.lund@case.edu

  • portrait of Lindsay Malone

    Lindsay Malone, MS, RDN, LD

    Instructor
    Department of Nutrition
    School of Medicine

    Email: Lindsay.Malone@case.edu

    Phone: 216.650.4072

  • Portrait of Danny Manor

    Danny Manor, PhD

    Professor
    Department of Nutrition
    School of Medicine
    Vice Chair
    Department of Nutrition
    School of Medicine
    Professor
    Department of Pharmacology
    School of Medicine
    Member
    Molecular Oncology Program
    Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Email: dxm178@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.6230

  • Head shot of Catherine McManus smiling while standing outdoors.

    Catherine Rogers McManus, PhD, RDN, LD

    Assistant Professor
    Department of Nutrition
    School of Medicine
    Vice Chair for Education
    Department of Nutrition
    School of Medicine

    Email: catherine.rogers@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.2501

  • portrait of Melissa Prescott

    Melissa Pflugh Prescott, PhD, RDN

    Assistant Professor
    Department of Nutrition
    School of Medicine

    Email: melissa.prescott@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.4699

  • Portrait of Abigail Basson

    Abigail Raffner (formerly Basson), PhD, RD, LD

    Assistant Professor
    Department of Nutrition
    School of Medicine
    Assistant Professor
    Digestive Health Research Institute

    Email: Abigail.Basson@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.0756

  • Portrait of Tammy Randall wearing a red shirt and red glasses sitting in front of a book case.

    Tamara Randall, MS, RDN, LD, CDE, FAND

    Instructor
    Department of Nutrition
    School of Medicine
    Director of the MS Public Health Nutrition Internship
    Department of Nutrition
    School of Medicine

    Email: tamara.randall@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.6630

  • Image of headshot of James H. Swain

    James H. Swain, PhD, RDN, LD, FAND

    Associate Professor
    Department of Nutrition
    School of Medicine
    Director
    Didactic Program in Dietetics
    Department of Nutrition
    School of Medicine
    Secondary Faculty Appointments in Department of Environmental Health Sciences and Center for Global Health and Disease
    School of Medicine
    Member
    Center for Global Health and Diseases
    School of Medicine

    Email: james.swain@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.8554

  • Image of headshot of John Tilton

    John Tilton, MD

    Associate Professor
    Department of Nutrition
    School of Medicine
    Vice Chair, Research
    Department of Nutrition
    School of Medicine
    Assistant Professor
    Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology
    School of Medicine
    Assistant Professor
    Center for Proteomics and Bioinformatics
    School of Medicine

    Email: john.c.tilton@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.3360

  • portrait of Kristyen Tomcik

    Kristyen Tomcik, PhD

    Assistant Professor
    Department of Nutrition
    School of Medicine

    Email: kristyen.tomcik@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.0708

  • Portrait of Rosanna Watowicz

    Rosanna P. Watowicz, PhD, RDN, LD

    Assistant Professor
    Department of Nutrition
    School of Medicine
    Director of Online Programs
    Department of Nutrition
    School of Medicine

    Email: Rosanna.Watowicz@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.8875

  • Portrait of Sichun Yang wearing a gray blazer with light pink shirt.

    Sichun Yang, PhD

    Professor
    Department of Nutrition
    School of Medicine
    Professor
    Center for Proteomics and Bioinformatics
    School of Medicine
    Professor
    Department of Pharmacology
    School of Medicine
    Professor
    Department of Physiology and Biophysics
    School of Medicine
    Member
    Molecular Oncology Program
    Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Email: sichun.yang@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.5793

  • portrait of Jiujiu Yu

    Jiujiu Yu, PhD

    Associate Professor
    Department of Nutrition
    School of Medicine

    Email: jxy1189@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.3956

Secondary Faculty

Name Title Primary Department
Jonathan Mark Brown, PhD Assistant Professor Molecular Medicine CCLCM
Darcy Freedman, PhD, MPH Professor Population & Quantitative Health Sciences
Sanjay Gupta, PhD Professor Urology UH
Maria Hatzoglou, PhD Professor Genetics
Laura Nagy, PhD Professor Molecular Medicine CCLCM
Juan Sanabria, MD Adjunct Assistant Professor Family Medicine
Erika S. Trapl, PhD Associate Professor Population & Quantitative Health Sciences

Emeritus Faculty

Name Title
Henri Brunengraber, MD, PhD Professor Emeritus
Karen Fiedler, PhD, RD Associate Professor Emeritus
Edith Lerner, PhD Associate Professor Emerita
Isabel Parraga, PhD, RD, LD Associate Professor Emeritus

Adjunct Faculty

Name Title Email
Jessica Barbieri Instructor jessica.mertens@case.edu
Ilya Bederman Instructor ilya@case.edu
Helen Dumski PHN Adjunct helen.dumski@case.edu
Ariana Fiorita Instructor ariana.fiorita@case.edu
Justin Fiutem Instructor justin.fiutem@case.edu
Abigail Grimm Instructor abigail.vichill@case.edu
Ryanne Lachman Instructor ryanne.gallagher@case.edu
Brittany Liberatore Instructor brittany.cermak@case.edu
Katie Nabors Instructor katie.nabors@case.edu
Abigail Opher Instructor abigail.opher@case.edu
Michelle Puchowicz Professor michelle.puchowicz@case.edu
Najeebah Shine Instructor najeebah.shine@case.edu
Allison Thirion-Blasius Instructor allison.thirion@case.edu
Brenda Walsh Instructor brenda.lauer@case.edu
Nicole Ward Professor nicole.ward@case.edu
Hadassah Wengert Instructor hadassah.wengert@case.edu