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Jeanna T. Ryan

Jeanna T. Ryan, MPAS, PA-C, MSCIS, MS, RDN

Languages spoken: English

Academic Office Information

jeanna.ryan@utah.edu

Board Certification

  • Commission on Dietetic Registration
  • National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants

Jeanna Tachiki Ryan, PhD Candidate, MPAS, PA-C, MSCIS, MS, RDN, is an Assistant Professor (Research) in the Division of Physician Assistant Education and Sciences. Her research focuses on health informatics, nutrition, reproductive health, sleep, and weight management.

Previously, Ryan worked as a Certified Physician Assistant (PA-C) in Allergy & Immunology at University of Utah Health. She also has experience in entrepreneurship in medical device (hardware and software) development, patent filing, and early-stage startup fundraising. Prior to becoming a PA, she worked as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) for 8 years in a variety of clinical, education, and public health settings in Salt Lake City, Chicago, and Boston.

Ryan is earning her PhD in Health & Kinesiology from the University of Utah. She received her Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) from the University of Utah, Master of Science in Computer Information Systems (MSCIS) from Boston University, and Master of Science (MS) in Nutrition from Boston University.

Education History

Graduate Training University of Utah
PhD
University of Utah
MPAS
Graduate Training Boston University
MSCIS
Boston University
MS
Undergraduate Boston University
BS

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Ryan JT, Day H, Egger MJ, Wu J, Depner CM, Shaw JM (2023). Night-time sleep duration and postpartum weight retention in primiparous women. Sleep Adv, 5(1), zpad056. (Read full article)
  2. Ryan, Jeanna T and de Jesus Perez, Vinicio A and Ryan, John J (2021). Health Disparities in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Advances in Pulmonary Hypertension, 20(1), 6-15.

Book Chapter

  1. Kubicki M, Ryan JT, Shaw JM, Depner CM (2023). Overview: wearable devices for monitoring sleep and circadian physiology. In Encyclopedia of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms (Second Edition) (6, pp. 1-5). Kushida, CA: Academic Press.

Editorial

  1. Ryan John J, Ryan Jeanna T (2022). Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: An Explanation for Unexplained Dyspnea. JACC Heart Fail, 11(2), 250-251. (Read full article)