COLLEEN K. SPEES, PhD, MEd, RDN, LD, FAND is an instructor and researcher at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. She has a Doctorate in Health Sciences from Ohio State with a research focus on Nutritional Genomics and Cancer and a Master's degree in Exercise Science and Health Promotion from Vanderbilt University. Her teaching and research focus involves interventions to provide optimal nutrition for vulnerable populations. She also developed and teaches a graduate-level Nutritional Genomics course. Dr. Spees has received several awards from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: the Distinguished Practice Award; Award for Excellence in Oncology Nutrition Research; Outstanding Dietetic Educator Award; Nutrition Informatics Video Challenge Teaching Award; and Top Innovator in Education Teaching Award. She has been a Content Expert and Reviewer for the Academy's Nutritional Genomics & Food Security Position Papers and is a Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.