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Fabian Benencia
Fabian Benencia, PhD
Associate Professor, Immunology
benencia@ohio.edu
740.597.2133
Biomedical Sciences
Diabetes Institute
Academic & Research Center 202C, Athens Campus
Darlene Berryman
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 Beverly
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

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Xiaozhuo Chen
Xiaozhuo Chen, PhD
Associate Professor, Transgenic Systems
chenx@ohio.edu
740.593.9699
Biomedical Sciences
Diabetes Institute
Konneker Research Center 109, Athens Campus
Chertok
Ilana Chertok, PhD
Professor, Associate Director of Nursing Research and Scholarship, College of Health Sciences and Professions
chertok@ohio.edu
740.593.4492
Diabetes Institute
Grover Center E365, Athens Campus
Expertise: Maternal-infant health, lactation, women's health, culture and health
Leslie Consitt
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
Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute
Diabetes Institute
Academic and Research Center 302E, Athens Campus
Expertise: Metabolism, Aging Systems, Muscle Physiology
Karen Coschigano
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 2022
David Drozek, DO
Assistant Professor, Surgery
drozek@ohio.edu
678.447.2509
Specialty Medicine
Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute
Diabetes Institute
Parks 151, Athens Campus
Expertise: Dr. Drozek is Investigator in Diabetes Institute and Collaborator in Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute.

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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
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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Alexander O. Govorov, PhD
Distinguished Professor, Ohio University, Department of Physics and Astronomy; Fellow of the American Physical Society
govorov@ohio.edu
740.593.9430
Diabetes Institute
Clippinger Research Labs 251
Expertise: Theoretical condensed-matter physics.
Emily Guseman 2022
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
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
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Angela Hillman
Assistant Professor, College of Health Sciences and Professions
hillman@ohio.edu
740-593-0153
Diabetes Institute
Grover Center E158, Athens Campus
Cheryl Howe
Cheryl Howe, PhD
Associate Professor, College of Health Sciences and Professions
howec@ohio.edu
740.593.2888
Diabetes Institute
Grover Center E154, Athens Campus
Expertise: Child activity and energy expenditure; prevention and treatment of pediatric obesity
Allyson Hughes 2021
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
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
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 2022
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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Kevin Lee 2022
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
Yang Li, PhD
Professor, Neuroscience
liy1@ohio.edu
740.593.2384
Biomedical Sciences
Diabetes Institute
Irvine 346, Athens Campus
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Edward List, PhD
Associate Investigator, Edison Biotechnology Institute
list@ohio.edu
740.593.4620
Diabetes Institute
Konneker Research Center 218B
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Jundong Liu, PhD
Associate Professor, Boimedical Engineering
liuj1@ohio.edu
740.593.1603
Diabetes Institute
Stocker 321A
Expertise: Medical image analysis, machine learning, computer vision, human motion detection and classification and shape modeling.
Chunmin Lo
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
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
Yuanjie Mao, MD, PhD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Endocrinology
ymao@ohio.edu
740.593.2396
Specialty Medicine
Diabetes Institute
Parks 148, Athens Campus
Kelly McCall
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
Nicholas Mezitis
Nicholas Mezitis, MD
Clinical Professor
mezitis@ohio.edu
740.593.0791
Specialty Medicine
Diabetes Institute
Parks Hall 147, Athens Campus
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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
Craig Nunemaker
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
Nick Okada, PhD
Associate Professor of Instruction
okada@ohio.edu
740.593.9656
Specialty Medicine
Diabetes Institute
Konneker Research Center 206C, Athens Campus

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Vishwajeet Puri
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
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
Vishva Sharma, PhD
Assistant Research Professor
sharmav@ohio.edu
740.593.2227
Biomedical Sciences
Diabetes Institute
Academic & Research Center 267, Athens Campus
Yuriy Slyvka
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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Shouan Zhu 8-2020
Shouan Zhu, PhD
Assistant Professor; Investigator of the Ohio Musculoskeletal & Neurological Institute
zhus1@ohio.edu
Biomedical Sciences
Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute
Diabetes Institute
Life Science Building 135, Athens Campus
Expertise: Cartilage biology, Aging and Metabolism, Osteoarthritis