Jana Ponce, PhD, RD, LMNT | Allied Health | University of Nebraska Medical Center

Assistant Professor

Medical Nutrition
984045 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198- 4045
402.559.3628
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Academic Appointments:
2020-Present: Assistant Professor, Medical Nutrition Education Division, College of Allied Health Professions, University of Nebraska Medical Center
2017-2020: Adjunct Professor, Medical Nutrition Education Division, College of Allied Health Professions, University of Nebraska Medical Center

Degrees/Certifications:
PhD University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE; 2021, Program: Patient Oriented Research
MS University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE; 2017, Program: Medical Nutrition
Certified Nutrition Support Clinician; 2016
Certificate of Dietetic Internship Completion, Mayo School of Health Sciences, Rochester, MN; 2012
BS University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; 2011, Major: Dietetics

Primary Teaching Responsibilities:

Prepares and delivers class lectures and activities for courses for the UNMC Master of Medical Nutrition students
Coordinate class lectures provided by clinicians/preceptors/adjunct instructors and incorporates teaching strategies that maximize learning impact and accommodate increases in class sizes
Develops and implements evaluation tools and strategies aligned with the learning objectives for all courses
Coordinates clinical experiences for Medical Nutrition students at Nebraska Medicine and Other Clinical sites
Assist primary MNED faculty as an advisor to students enrolled in the Master of Medical Nutrition degree program, including planning and developing student capstone projects and supervision of capstone research

Scholarly Activity:
Speaker, 13th Annual Fall Midwest Thoracic and GI Oncology Conference: 10/2018

Publications: (last 5 years)
Articles published in scholarly journals:
Wells J, Swaminathan A, Paseka J, Hanson C. Efficacy and Safety of a Ketogenic Diet in Children and Adolescents with Refractory Epilepsy-A Review. Nutrients. 2020 Jun 17;12(6):1809. doi: 10.3390/nu12061809. PMID: 32560503; PMCID: PMC7353240.

Ased S, Wells J, Morrow LE, Malesker MA. Clinically Significant Food-Drug Interactions. Consult Pharm. 2018 Nov 1;33(11):649-657. PubMed PMID: 30458907

Ongoing Research Support:
Title: Precision Nutrition to Enhance and Preserve Motor Function in People with Parkinson's Disease
Agency: University of Nebraska
Dates: July 2021-July 2022
Role: PI

Service:
Member, American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
Member, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Member, Nebraska Medicine Skin Action Wound Team: 2018-2020

Clinical Experience:
2017-2020, Medical Nutrition Therapist Specialist, Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
2014-2017, Clinical Dietitian, CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha NE
2012-2014, Clinical Dietitian, Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE