Faculty Leadership

Marissa Love, M.D., Program Director

Dr. Marissa Love is an assistant professor of allergy, clinical immunology and rheumatology at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Her work bridges clinical care, education and research with a focus on food allergy, food insecurity and culinary medicine. She has developed interprofessional programming in culinary medicine and serves as the Program Director for the Certificate of Distinction in Lifestyle Medicine for medical students. Nationally, she is the Vice Chair of the New Members Committee for American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and contributes to the advisory board for the American College of Culinary Medicine.

Advisors

• Debra Sullivan, Ph.D., RD
• Margaret Smith, M.D., MPH, CCMS

Program Partners

Sarah Norris, MPA, M.S.
Program Manager and Therapeutic Horticulturist — Sarah directs garden-based education programs that integrate health and community engagement.

Rachel Ciordas, MBA
Chef Educator — Chef Ciordas is the core chef educator for the Culinary Medicine program.

Campus and Community Partners

• University of Kansas School of Medicine
• University of Kansas School of Health Professions
• KU Medical Center Botanic Gardens
• Kanbe’s Markets
• The University of Kansas Health System
• Cray Diabetes Self-Management Center

National and Funding Partners

• FARE Neighborhoods Initiative
• Sunflower Foundation
• Academy of Medical Educators - Medical Education Innovations Mentored Award