COLLEEN K. SPEES, Ph.D., M.Ed., R.D.N.

, L.D., FAND is an academic instructor and researcher at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. She earned her Doctorate in Health Sciences at Ohio State with a research focus on Nutritional Genomics and Cancer and her Master's degree in Exercise Science and Health Promotion from Vanderbilt University. Her primary focus of teaching and research involves interventions aimed at providing optimal nutrition for vulnerable populations (http://go.osu.edu/hope). In addition to teaching nutrition at The Ohio State University and Columbus State Community College, Dr.

Spees also developed and teaches a graduate level Nutritional Genomics course. She is the recipient of several national awards from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, including the 2016 Distinguished Practice Award; 2015 Award for Excellence in Oncology Nutrition Research; 2015 Outstanding Dietetic Educator Award; 2013 Nutrition Informatics Video Challenge Teaching Award; 2009 Top Innovator in Education Teaching Award; and has been a Content Expert and Reviewer for the Nutritional Genomics & Food Security Academy Position Papers. Dr. Spees is also a recognized Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.