Paul MacLean, PhD
Director, EBA Core Associate Director
Professor
Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes
CU Anschutz
Meet the Leadership Team
The Colorado NORC is managed by an Executive Committee comprised of the NORC Director, Associate Director, Core Directors, and Regular Members. An External Advisory Board advises our committee on major policy decisions and annually reviews the Colorado NORC's progress.
Directors
Daniel Bessesen, MD
Associate Director, Pilot Program Director
Professor
Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes
CU Anschutz
Edward Melanson, PhD
Enrichment Director, EBA Core Associate Director
Professor
Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes
CU Anschutz
Janine Higgins, PhD
CIT Core Director
Professor
Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes
CU Anschutz
Wendy Kohrt, PhD
EBA Core Director
Distinguished Professor
Medicine - Geriatrics
CU Anschutz
Bryan Bergman, PhD
MCA Core Director
Professor
Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes
CU Anschutz
Associate Directors
Kartik Shankar, PhD
MCA Core Associate Director
Professor
Pediatrics - Nutrition
CU Anschutz
Matthew Jackman, PhD
MCA Core Associate Director
Senior Instructor
Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes
CU Anschutz
Karin Zemski-Berry, PhD
MCA Core Associate Director
Senior Instructor
Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes
CU Anschutz
Victoria Catenacci, MD
CIT Core Associate Director
Associate Professor
Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes
CU Anschutz
Kristen Boyle, PhD
Pilot Program Associate Director
Associate Professor
Pediatrics - Nutrition
CU Anschutz
Seth Creasy, PhD
EBA Core Associate Director
Associate Professor
Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes
CU Anschutz
Christine Swanson, MD, MCR
EBA Core Associate Director
Associate Professor
Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes
CU Anschutz
Key Personnel
Caro Henauw, MS
Grant Manager
Grants and Contracts Professional
Colorado NORC and AHWC
CU Anschutz
Olivia Schmidt, BS
Program Administrator
Administrative Professional
Colorado NORC
CU Anschutz
Maigen Bethea, PhD
NORC DEI Steering Committee Liaison
Research Instructor
Pediatrics - Nutrition
CU Anschutz
Executive Committee Members
Amy Keller, PhD
Executive Committee Member
Assistant Professor
Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes
CU Anschutz and VA
Josiane Broussard, PhD
Executive Committee Member
Associate Professor and Director
Sleep and Metabolism Lab, Health and Exercise Science
Colorado State University
Darleen Sandoval, PhD
Executive Committee Member
Professor
Pediatrics - Nutrition
CU Anschutz
Nancy Krebs, MD, MS
Executive Committee Member
Professor
Pediatrics - Nutrition
CU Anschutz
External Advisory Board
Molly Bray, PhD
University of Texas at Austin
Department Chair, Nutritional Sciences, Professor
College of Natural Sciences, Department of Nutritional Sciences
Jeff Horowitz, PhD
University of Michigan
Professor, Movement Science
Director, Substrate Metabolism Laboratory
School of Kinesiology
James Johnson, PhD
University of British Columbia
Director of the Life Sciences Institute
Professor
Cellular and Physiological Sciences
Suzanne Phelan, PhD
California Polytechnic State University
Professor
Kinesiology and Public Health
John Thyfault, PhD, FACSM, FTOS
University of Kansas
Professor
Director, KU Diabetes Institute
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Clinical Pharmacology
Lori Zeltser, PhD
Columbia University
Associate Professor
Pathology & Cell Biology
Internal Advisory Board
Ronald Sokol, MD
Distinguished Professor
Pediatrics-Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Judith Regensteiner, PhD
Distinguished Professor
Director, Ludeman Family Center for Women's Health Research
School of Medicine
Jane Reusch, MD
Professor
Associate Director, Center of Women's Health Research
Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes
Lori Sussel, PhD
Professor
Pediatrics - Barbara Davis Center
Dana Dabelea, MD, PhD
Professor
Director, LEAD Center
Epidemiology
Paul Rozance, MD
Professor
Pediatrics - Neonatology
Spero Manson, PhD
Distinguished Professor
Director, CAIANH
Community and Behavioral Health
Richard Schulick, MD, MBA
Professor
Chair of Surgery
Director, University of Colorado Cancer Center
Surgery - Surgical Oncology