FIM @ Tufts
Our Institute brings together researchers, clinicians, policy experts, and trainees dedicated to the advancement and expansion of Food is Medicine.
Core Faculty
Dariush Mozaffarian
Director
Food is Medicine Institute, Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy
Christina Economos
Dean, New Balance Chair in Childhood Nutrition
Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy
Kelseanna Hollis-Hansen
Research Assistant Professor
Food is Medicine Institute, Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy
Ryan Kane
Assistant Professor
Food is Medicine Institute, Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy; Tufts University School of Medicine
Ronit Ridberg
Research Assistant Professor
Food is Medicine Institute, Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy
Lu Wang
Research Assistant Professor
Food is Medicine Institute, Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy
Meng Wang
Research Assistant Professor
Food is Medicine Institute, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Fang Fang Zhang
The Neely Family Professor and Chair of the Division of Nutrition Epidemiology and Data Science
Food is Medicine Institute, Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy
Staff and Support
Rachel Bleiweiss-Sande
Director of Clinical Research
Food is Medicine Institute, Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy
Emily Callahan
Director of Policy Strategy
Food is Medicine Institute, Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy
Danisha Charles
Project Manager
Food is Medicine Institute, Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy
Mary Kathryn Cohen
Project Manager
Food is Medicine Institute, Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy
Lexi Cole
Manager for Partnerships and Events
Food is Medicine Institute, Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy
Fred Cudhea
Biostatistician
Food is Medicine Institute, Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy
Kirsten Deuman
Manager, Research Translation & Content Development
Food is Medicine Institute, Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy
Cecilia Gerard
Managing Director
Food is Medicine Institute, Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy
Riti Sarangi
Research Assistant
Food is Medicine Institute, Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy
Daniel Schultz
Senior Program Manager
Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy
Julia Sharib
Manager of Research & Communications
Food is Medicine Institute, Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy
Peilin Shi
Biostatistician
Food is Medicine Institute, Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy
Shannon Timlin
Executive Administrative Assistant
Food is Medicine Institute, Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy
Scholars and Students
Caitlin Cala
Student Research Assistant
Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy
Shuyue (Amy) Deng
Doctoral student
Food is Medicine Institute, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Bingbing Fan
Postdoctoral Fellow
Food is Medicine Institute, Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy
Sydney Grob
Doctoral Candidate
Food is Medicine Institute, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Juna Hatta-Langedyk
Undergraduate Student
Tufts University
Alexander Vonderschmidt
Postdoctoral Researcher
Food is Medicine Institute, Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy
Olivia Wu
Doctoral student
Food is Medicine Institute, Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy