About
Dr. Shari M. Youngblood, DCN, CNS, LDN, CCMS is an Associate Professor of Nutrition and Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist (2026) at Saybrook University, Pasadena, CA, United States. Her clinical and research work centers on hematology and oncology, with a particular focus on food-as-medicine interventions for patients undergoing cancer treatment. Dr. Youngblood has served as a Nutrition Research Coordinator and Clinical Research Nutritionist on multiple NIH-funded oncology trials at the University of Maryland Baltimore, and has published in Nutrition and Cancer, Supportive Care in Cancer, European Journal of Cancer Care, and JMIR Research Protocols, among others. She integrates functional and clinical nutrition approaches in both research and practice to improve treatment tolerance, reduce side effects, and enhance quality of life for individuals with cancer.
