MSCND Faculty

Meet the faculty of JWU’s M.S. in Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics (MSCND).

JWU Providence Nutrition & Dietetics Department

Luciana Soares, DCN, RDN, LDN, FAND
Program Director
Professor
401-598-4724
luciana.soares@jwu.edu

Allison Acquisto, DHSc, MAT, RDN, LDN
Associate Professor
Supervised Experiential Learning (SEL) Coordinator
401-598-2428
allison.acquisto@jwu.edu

Lori J. Bechard, Ph.D., M.Ed., RDN, FASPEN
Associate Professor
401-598-4739
lori.bechard@jwu.edu

Kara Cucinotta, DCN, MS, RDN, LDN, CNSC
Associate Professor
401-598-2727
kara.cucinotta@jwu.edu

Nader (Nick) Hamdi, MS, RDN, LDN
Assistant Professor
nader.hamdi@jwu.edu

Michelle Pearson, MS, RDN, LDN
Instructor
401-598-4732
michelle.pearson@jwu.edu

Kerri Rush, MS, RDN, CDOE, CVDOE
Instructor
401-598-1950
kerri.rush@jwu.edu

Michele Forand
Administrative Coordinator
401-598-4743
michele.forand@jwu.edu