2026 Travel Award and Abstract Winners

ASPEN congratulates our 2026 abstract award winners and travel awardees!

Travel awards provide clinicians with educational opportunities to further their knowledge of nutrition support, enhance their skills, and network with colleagues and experts from around the world. Abstract and poster winners have submitted top-scoring original abstracts to this year’s conference.

Neonatal Fellows Travel Award

Sponsored by

Mead Johnson Nutrition
Andrew Parsons
Andrew Parsons MD
Megan Carney
Megan Carney MD
Rutvi Shah-Jani
Rutvi Shah-Jani MD
Brandon Trandai
Brandon Trandai MD

Pediatric GI Fellows Travel Award

Sponsored by

Mead Johnson Nutrition
Saskia D'sa
Saskia D’Sa MD, FAAP
Toshifumi Yodoshi
Toshifumi Yodoshi MD, PhD
Brandon Perumpail
Brandon Perumpail MD
Snigdha Raja
Snigdha Raja MD, FAAP

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Dietitians Travel Award

Sponsored by

Mead Johnson Nutrition
Brianna Higgins O'Donnell
Brianna Higgins O’Donnell MS, RD, LDN, CNSC
Melissa Thoene
Melissa Thoene MS, PhD, RD
Bethany Liedike
Bethany Liedike MS, RD
Molly Potter
Molly Potter MS, RD, CSPCC, LDN, CNSC
Judy Milliano
Judy Milliano MS, RD, LD, CNSC

Pediatric GI Dietitians Travel Award

Sponsored by

Mead Johnson Nutrition
Brittany DePaula
Brittany DePaula RD, LDN, CNSC
Florencia Brioni
Florencia Brioni MS, RD, LDN, CNSC
Ashley Pena Elsbernd
Ashley Peña Elsbernd MS, RD, LD, CNSC
Cassie Brown
Cassie Brown MS, RD, LD, CNSC
Jessica Wu
Jessica Wu RD

Travel Award for Pharmacists

Sponsored by

Fresenius Kabi
Mamta Naik
Mamta Naik PharmD, RD, BCPPS
David Seto
David H. Seto PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS, CNSC
Anna Cosnahan
Anna Cosnahan PharmD
Emma Ross
Emma L. Ross PharmD, BCPPS

Travel Award for Home Infusion Dietitians

Sponsored by

Fresenius Kabi
Jillian Palmer
Jillian Palmer RD, CNSC
Courtney Pelitera
Courtney Pelitera MS, RDN, CNSC
Melissa Poindexter
Melissa Poindexter MS, RDN, LD, CNSC
Virginia Weber
Virginia S. Weber RD, CD

Best of ASPEN Abstracts

Best International Abstract: Lizl Veldsman, RD, M Nutr Sc, BSc

Best of ASPEN – Parenteral Nutrition Topics: Nima Aghaeepour, PhD

Best of ASPEN – Enteral Nutrition Topics: Nikki Spurgeon, MS, RD

Best of ASPEN – Malnutrition Topics: Amanda Bode, MC, RD, CSO, LD

Best of ASPEN – Critical Care Topics: Emily L. Brumsted, MS, RD, CNSC

Best of ASPEN – GI Topics: Jordan D. Philpott, PhD

Best of ASPEN – Pediatric and Neonatal Topics: Jeremiah C. Torrico, RND, MD, FPPS

Abstracts of Distinction

Nima Aghaeepour, PhD
Ashlesha Bagwe, MD
Regina Barrera Flores, MS
Emily L. Brumsted, MS, RD, CNSC
Eloisa EG Garcia Velasquez, MD
Shanti L. Narasimhan, MD
Nikki Spurgeon, MS, RD
Trevor Sytsma, MD
Andrea M. Tou, MBBCh, BAO

International Abstracts of Distinction

Suzan Assfour, Msc, BCNSP, BCPPS
Selma Maria Boltz-Jensen
Xin Chen, MD Candidate
Mette Holst, RN, PhD
Kulapong Jayanama, MD
Ricardo A. Merchán-Chaverra
Fiorella X. Palmas, MD, PhD
Jeremiah C. Torrico, RND, MD, FPPS
Otilda M. Valderrama, MD
Lizl Veldsman, RD, M Nutr Sc, BSc

Posters of Distinction

Sirine Belaid, MBBS, MPH, MS
Michael Ivey, BS
Danelle A. Johnson, MS, RD-AP, LDN, CNSC
Ana T. Limon-Miro, PhD
Jemima Meyer, RD, BSc
Ciana Scalia, RD, CNSC, CCTD, CDCES, CDN
Courtney Svenstrup, MD

International Posters of Distinction

Kaitlin Berris, RD
Eleonora Castellana, PharmD
Nicole M. Gilbert, RD
Pavel Tesinsky, MD
Astrid Verbiest, PhD

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