Diabetes Institute Staff and Membership Directory

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Fabian Benencia, PhD

Associate Professor, Immunology

benencia@ohio.edu

740.597.2133

Biomedical Sciences

Diabetes Institute

Academic & Research Center 202C, Athens Campus

Darlene Berryman, PhD, RD, LD

Associate Dean, Research and Innovation; Professor, Biomedical Sciences

berrymad@ohio.edu

740.593.2375

Research and Grants

Diabetes Institute

Irvine 220B, Athens Campus

Expertise: Obesity, Nutrition, Growth hormone, Adipose tissue, Diabetes, Endocrinology

Elizabeth A. Beverly, PhD

Professor; Department of Primary Care

beverle1@ohio.edu

740.593.4616

Primary Care

Diabetes Institute

Irvine Hall 307, Athens Campus

Expertise: Behavioral diabetes, Psychosocial issues, Qualitative research methods, Medical education

Joseph Bianco, PhD

Associate Professor, Chair

bianco@ohio.edu

740.593.2130

Social Medicine

Diabetes Institute

Heritage Hall 367I, Athens Campus

Expertise: Trauma, adversity, and health, Trauma-informed care, Behavioral Health in Primary Care

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Sharon Casapulla, EdD, MPH

Director, Education and Research; Assistant Professor, Family Medicine

casapull@ohio.edu

740.593.2257

Rural and Underserved Programs

Diabetes Institute

Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute

Primary Care

Heritage Hall 283G, Athens Campus

Expertise: Education, Educational research, Health literacy, Asset-based community development, Place-based learning, Qualitative r

Xiaozhuo Chen, PhD

Associate Professor, Transgenic Systems

chenx@ohio.edu

740.593.9699

Biomedical Sciences

Diabetes Institute

Konneker Research Center 109, Athens Campus

Leslie Consitt, PhD

Associate Professor, Microanatomy; Osteopathic Heritage Foundation Ralph S. Licklider, D.O.; Endowed Faculty Fellow in Enhanced Metabolic Aging

consitt@ohio.edu

740.593.2404

Biomedical Sciences

Diabetes Institute

Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute

Academic and Research Center 302E, Athens Campus

Expertise: Metabolism, Aging Systems, Muscle Physiology

Karen Coschigano, PhD

Associate Professor, Molecular/Cellular Biology

coschigk@ohio.edu

740.593.2196

Biomedical Sciences

Diabetes Institute

Academic and Research Center 302D, Athens Campus

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David Drozek, DO

Associate Professor, Lifestyle Medicine

drozek@ohio.edu

678.447.2509

Specialty Medicine

Diabetes Institute

Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute

Parks 151, Athens Campus

Expertise: Lifestyle medicine

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K. Jean Forney, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology

forney@ohio.edu

740.593.1085

Diabetes Institute

Porter 225

Expertise: Risk and maintenance factors for eating disorders across psychological, social and physiological domains.

Berkeley Franz, PhD

Associate Professor: Osteopathic Heritage Foundation Ralph S. Licklider, DO, Endowed Faculty Fellow in Population Health Science; Associate Director, Appalachian Institute to Advance Health Equity Science (ADVANCE)

franzb@ohio.edu

740.593.2137

Social Medicine

Diabetes Institute

Irvine 210, Athens Campus

Expertise: Medical Sociology, Health Disparities, Racism and Health, Addiction, Opioid Use Disorder, Religion and Health

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Hollie Goodell, RN

Diabetes Nurse Navigator

goodellh@ohio.edu

Diabetes Institute

Primary Care

Parks Hall 142, Athens Campus

Emily Guseman, PhD

Assistant Professor

gusemane@ohio.edu

740.593.2263

Primary Care

Diabetes Institute

Irvine Hall 211, Athens Campus

Expertise: Pediatric obesity, Physical activity & physical fitness, Metabolic syndrome, Childhood

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Amber Healy, DO

Associate Clinical Professor; Department of Specialty Medicine

holdera@ohio.edu

740.593.2180

Specialty Medicine

Diabetes Institute

Heritage Hall 348C, Athens Campus

Angela Hillman

Assistant Professor, College of Health Sciences and Professions

hillman@ohio.edu

740-593-0153

Diabetes Institute

Grover Center E158, Athens Campus

Expertise: Sports nutrition and nutraceuticals,

Allyson Hughes, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Primary Care

ashughes@ohio.edu

Primary Care

Diabetes Institute

Irvine Hall 128E, Athens Campus

Expertise: Diabetes, Behavioral Medicine, Disability, Qualitative Methodology, Statistics

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Sharon Inman, PhD

Associate Professor, Renal Physiology

inmans@ohio.edu

740.593.2936

Biomedical Sciences

Diabetes Institute

Heritage Hall 373G, Athens Campus

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John Kopchick, PhD

Goll-Ohio Eminent Scholar; Professor, Molecular Biology

kopchick@ohio.edu

740.593.5434

Biomedical Sciences

Diabetes Institute

Konneker Research Center 206, Athens Campus

Sivarajan Kumarasamy, PhD

Research Assistant Professor

kumarasamy@ohio.edu

740.593.2534

Biomedical Sciences

Diabetes Institute

Academic Research Center 302H, Athens Campus

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Lori Lammert, MA

Outreach Initiatives Manager

lammert@ohio.edu

740.593.4616

Primary Care

Diabetes Institute

Irvine 307, Athens Campus

Kevin Lee, PhD

Associate Professor

leek2@ohio.edu

740.593.2327

Biomedical Sciences

Diabetes Institute

Academic & Research Center 202H, Athens Campus

Expertise: Molecular biology, Adipose tissue, Obesity, Diabetes, Metabolism, and Physiology

Yang Li, PhD

Professor, Neuroscience

liy1@ohio.edu

740.593.2384

Biomedical Sciences

Diabetes Institute

Irvine 346, Athens Campus

Chunmin Lo, PhD

Associate Professor of Neurophysiology, Obesity and Diabetes

loc1@ohio.edu

740.593.2328

Biomedical Sciences

Diabetes Institute

Academic & Research Center 302A, Athens Campus

Expertise: Obesity, Diabetes, Cardiovascular disease, Behavioral neuroscience, Energy/lipid/glucose homeostasis

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Ramiro Malgor, MD

Associate Professor, Pathology; Director, Histology Core Facility

malgor@ohio.edu

740.593.2324

Biomedical Sciences

Diabetes Institute

Academic and Research Center 202B, Athens Campus

Yuanjie Mao, MD, PhD

Assistant Clinical Professor, Endocrinology

ymao@ohio.edu

740.593.2396

Specialty Medicine

Diabetes Institute

Specialty Medicine

Parks 148, Athens Campus

Expertise: Diabetes, Insulin Resistance, Obesity, Metabolic syndrome, Cardiovascular complications, Thyroid diseases

Kelly McCall, PhD

Professor

mccallk@ohio.edu

740.593.0926

Specialty Medicine

Diabetes Institute

Academic and Research Center 302B, Athens Campus

Expertise: Role of chronic inflammation in autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, and novel therapeutic development

Carole Merckle, MSN, RN, DTR, CDCES

Director of Clinical Operations

mercklec@ohio.edu

740.597.1212

Community Health Programs and Area Health Education Center

Diabetes Institute

Grosvenor West 033, Athens Campus

Nicholas Mezitis, MD

Clinical Professor

mezitis@ohio.edu

740.593.0791

Specialty Medicine

Diabetes Institute

Parks Hall 147, Athens Campus

Molly R. Morris, PhD

Professor, Biology

morrism@ohio.edu

740.593.0337

Diabetes Institute

Life Science Bldg 243

Expertise: Sexual selection, variation in female mate preferences and the evolution of alternative reproductive strategies.

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Sonia Michael Najjar, MS, PhD

Professor, Osteopathic Heritage Foundation John J. Kopchick, Ph.D., Endowed Eminent Research Chair

najjar@ohio.edu

740.593.2376

Biomedical Sciences

Diabetes Institute

Academic & Research Center 331, Athens Campus

Expertise: Insulin signaling, insulin clearance/metabolism, insulin resistance, lipid metabolism, obesity, Type 2 diabetes

Tobie Newberry, DNP, APRN, CNP

Certified Nurse Practitioner

newberry@ohio.edu

740.593.2272

Community Health Programs and Area Health Education Center

Diabetes Institute

Grosvenor West 031, Athens Campus

Craig Nunemaker, PhD

Associate Professor

nunemake@ohio.edu

740.593.2387

Biomedical Sciences

Diabetes Institute

Academic & Research Center 302C, Athens Campus

Expertise: Expertise: Diabetes, Islets, Low-grade inflammation, Beta-cell failure, Metabolism, Drug discovery

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Nick Okada, PhD

Associate Professor of Instruction

okada@ohio.edu

740.593.9656

Specialty Medicine

Diabetes Institute

Konneker Research Center 206C, Athens Campus

Sherri Oliver, MPA

Executive Director, Community Health Programs and Area Health Education Center

olivers@ohio.edu

740.593.9364

Community Health Programs and Area Health Education Center

Diabetes Institute

Grosvenor West 035, Athens Campus

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Lynn Petrik, BSN, RN

Senior Research Nurse

petrikl@ohio.edu

740.593.2242

Research and Grants

Clinical and Translational Research Unit

Diabetes Institute

Irvine 246, Athens Campus

Vishwajeet Puri, PhD, MS

Osteopathic Heritage Foundation Ralph S. Licklider, D.O. Endowed Professor in Diabetes; Co-Director, Diabetes Institute

puri@ohio.edu

740.593.2326

Biomedical Sciences

Diabetes Institute

Academic & Research Center 202D, Athens Campus

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Frank Schwartz, MD

Professor Emeritus of Specialty Medicine

schwartf@ohio.edu

740.593.2180

Specialty Medicine

Diabetes Institute

Academic & Research Center 331, Athens Campus

Vishva Sharma, PhD

Assistant Research Professor

sharmav@ohio.edu

740.593.2227

Biomedical Sciences

Diabetes Institute

Academic & Research Center 267, Athens Campus

Schaumleffel

Assistant Professor; Licensed School Nurse College of Health Sciences and Professions

schaumle@ohio.edu

740.593.4434

Diabetes Institute

Affiliated Member

Grover Center E336

Yuriy Slyvka, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Instruction

slyvka@ohio.edu

740.593.2226

Biomedical Sciences

Diabetes Institute

Heritage Hall 373R, Athens Campus

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Frances Wymbs, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Primary Care

wymbsf@ohio.edu

740.593.2289

Primary Care

Diabetes Institute

Irvine Hall 212, Athens Campus

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Shouan Zhu, PhD

Assistant Professor; Investigator of the Ohio Musculoskeletal & Neurological Institute

zhus1@ohio.edu

Biomedical Sciences

Diabetes Institute

Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute

Life Science Building 135, Athens Campus

Expertise: Cartilage biology, Aging and Metabolism, Osteoarthritis

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