Kristy Townsend, PhD

Dr. Kristy Townsend received a PhD in Neuroscience from Boston University and then completed postdoctoral training at King’s College London, and Joslin Diabetes Center at Harvard Medical School, where she was promoted to Instructor in Medicine. In 2014, Townsend joined the faculty at University of Maine and was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in 2019. In 2020, Townsend was recruited to The Ohio State University where she is now Professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery and runs the Neurobiology & Energy Balance lab, focused on investigating brain and peripheral nerve remodeling in the regulation of metabolic health. Townsend is also Associate Dean for Research Operations and Compliance.