Dr. Patricia Sheean is a registered dietitian and a nutrition scientist. She is a tenured associate professor at the Loyola University Chicago. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Arizona, and her master’s degree and PhD from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her research involves the evaluation of how medical nutrition therapies (e.g., plant-based eating, tube, or vein feedings) impact outcomes in clinical populations. Specifically, she has worked with patients in intensive care units, patients with blood cancers requiring stem cell transplant, and, more recently, with patients treated for breast (early- and late-stage) and prostate cancer (early- and late-stage).