About Me
More info forAs a member of the Molecular Carcinogenesis and Chemoprevention Program at the OSUCCC – James, I focus on nutritional genomics and cancer. In 2011, I established The Ohio State University’s first nutritional genomics graduate course. I am an RDN, LD and FAND.
My laboratory research involves evaluating biomarkers of nutritional and dietary interventions in experimental and human carcinogenesis. By invitation of the American Dietetic Association, I authored a chapter on nutritional genomics and cancer for one of its books.
Additionally, I have served as a co-author on numerous academic articles and abstracts in scientific publications, including the American Journal of Health Behavior, Journal of the American Dietetic Association, Journal of Primary Care & Communication Health, and the Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research.
As a registered dietitian, I have spent more than two decades taking a transdisciplinary approach to my work in nutrition and health education. I earned a national award for innovation in education from the American Dietetic Association for facilitating a project related to electronic health messages for at-risk and low socioeconomic populations, and I am a member of the Food Innovation Center at Ohio State, a collaboration for a healthier, hunger-free world.
Research Interests
More info for- Obesity
- Pain
- Prostatic Neoplasms
- Neoplasms
- Li-Fraumeni Syndrome
Education & Training
More info forFellowship - Doctoral Fellowship
- NIH TL1/T32 Doctoral Fellowship
Graduate Program - M.Ed
- Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
USA
Undergraduate Degree - BS - Allied Medical Professions - Medical Dietetics
- The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
USA
- NIH TL1/T32 Doctoral Fellowship
Academic Office & Contact Information
More info forAcademic Office:
453 W 10th Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43210-2205Email:
Colleen.Spees@osumc.eduPublications
More info forAugust 24, 2024Cultural Perceptions of Health in Asian Indian Adults.
Sadana S, Spees CK, Ramaswamy B, Taylor CA
J Nutr Educ Behav
June 13, 2024A theoretical explanation for how a nutrition counseling and medically tailored meal delivery program benefitted participants living with lung cancer.
Rothpletz-Puglia P, Smith J, Pavuk C, Leotta J, Pike K, Presley CJ, Krok-Schoen JL, Braun A, Cohen MK, Rogers GT, Chui KKH, Zhang FF, Spees CK
Support Care Cancer
June 8, 2024An Improved Assessment Method to Estimate (Poly)phenol Intake in Adults with Chronic Pancreatitis.
Siprelle K, Kennedy AJ, Hill EB, Hinton A, Shi N, Madril P, Grainger E, Taylor C, Nahikian-Nelms M, Spees C, Tabung FK, Hart PA, Roberts KM
Dig Dis Sci
January 1, 2024E-PROOF: E-intervention for protein intake and resistance training to optimize function: A study protocol.
Krok-Schoen JL, Chaplow ZL, Chase C, Spees C, Rosko A, Naughton MJ, Smith J, Soufi S, Beck M, Focht BC
PLoS One
April 28, 2023Rationale and design of the linking education, produce provision, and community referrals to improve diabetes care (LINK) study.
Walker DM, Garner JA, Hefner JL, Headings A, Jonas DE, Clark A, Bose-Brill S, Nawaz S, Seiber E, McAlearney AS, Brock G, Zhao S, Reopell L, Coovert N, Shrodes JC, Spees C, Sieck CJ, Di Tosto G, DePuccio M, Williams A, Hoseus J, Baker C, Brown MM, Joseph JJ
Contemporary Clinical Trials
March 7, 2023Preliminary Support for the Use of Motivational Interviewing to Improve Parent/Adult Caregiver Behavior for Obesity and Cancer Prevention.
Braun A, Portner J, Xu M, Weaver L, Pratt K, Darragh A, Spees CK
Int J Environ Res Public Health
March 16, 2022American Cancer Society nutrition and physical activity guideline for cancer survivors.
Rock CL, Thomson CA, Sullivan KR, Howe CL, Kushi LH, Caan BJ, Neuhouser ML, Bandera EV, Wang Y, Robien K, Basen-Engquist KM, Brown JC, Courneya KS, Crane TE, Garcia DO, Grant BL, Hamilton KK, Hartman SJ, Kenfield SA, Martinez ME, Meyerhardt JA, Nekhlyudov L, Overholser L, Patel AV, Pinto BM, Platek ME, Rees-Punia E, Spees CK, Gapstur SM, McCullough ML
CA Cancer J Clin
February 3, 2022The Associations between Dietary Supplement Use, Diet Quality, and Health-Related Quality of Life among Older Female Cancer Survivors.
Grieco LP, Brasky TM, Spees CK, Krok-Schoen JL
Nutr Cancer
December 1, 2021Diet Quality and the Number of Comorbidities Are Associated with General Health Among Older Female Cancer Survivors.
Danko A, Naughton M, Spees C, Bittoni AM, Krok-Schoen JL
J Aging Health
March 17, 2021Sensory perceptions of survivors of cancer and their caregivers upon blinded evaluation of produce from two different sources.
Braun A, Simons C, Kilbarger J, Hill EB, Xu M, Cleary D, Spees CK
Support Care Cancer
March 7, 2021Association of Dietary Quality, Inflammatory Markers, and Physical Functioning among Older Female Cancer Survivors.
Schmalenberger M, Spees C, Bittoni AM, Krok-Schoen JL
Nutr Cancer
December 11, 2020Monitoring Rates of Malnutrition Risk in Outpatient Cancer Centers Utilizing the Malnutrition Screening Tool Embedded into the Electronic Health Record.
Trujillo EB, Shapiro AC, Stephens N, Johnson SJ, Mills JB, Zimmerman AR, Spees CK
J Acad Nutr Diet
August 25, 2020Mental health-related quality of life is associated with diet quality among survivors of breast cancer.
Pisegna J, Xu M, Spees C, Krok-Schoen JL
Support Care Cancer
July 1, 2020Diet Quality, Carotenoid Status, and Body Composition in NCAA Division I Athletes.
Jontony N, Hill EB, Taylor CA, Boucher LC, O'Brien V, Weiss R, Spees CK
Am J Health Behav
June 9, 2020American Cancer Society Guideline for Diet and Physical Activity for cancer prevention.
Rock CL, Thomson C, Gansler T, Gapstur SM, McCullough ML, Patel AV, Andrews KS, Bandera EV, Spees CK, Robien K, Hartman S, Sullivan K, Grant BL, Hamilton KK, Kushi LH, Caan BJ, Kibbe D, Black JD, Wiedt TL, McMahon C, Sloan K, Doyle C
CA Cancer J Clin
June 1, 2020Family Meal Practices and Weight Talk Between Adult Weight Management and Weight Loss Surgery Patients and Their Children.
Pratt KJ, Skelton JA, Lewis KH, Taylor CA, Spees C, Brown CL
J Nutr Educ Behav
May 14, 2020Utilization of Current Diagnostic Indicators to Characterize Pediatric Undernutrition among US Children.
Price AA, Williams JA, Estes Doetsch H, Spees CK, Taylor CA
Nutrients