Matthew Black MS,RDN,LD
BS: Dietetics, Marshall University
MS: Dietetics, Marshall University Graduate College
Experience and Interests: After serving in the US Army, Matt decided to explore careers in healthcare and saw dietetics as the best fit. Throughout his career, Matt has worked in several areas of Dietetics including acute care, long-term care, pre-natal, and outpatient counseling. Originally from Southern Ohio, Matt has seen the impact of obesity and nutrition on the development of comorbidities such as heart disease, diabetes, and hypertension. Being a total “foodie” Matt enjoys finding new places and menus to explore and understands the difficulty of finding the balance between enjoying food and still maintaining a healthy weight.
Practice Locations:
Outpatient Care New Albany
Outpatient Care Worthington
Primary Care Westerville
Angela Blackstone, RDN, LD
BS: Allied Health Professions, Medical Dietetics, The Ohio State University
Experience and Interests: Angela Blackstone is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist who has worked for The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center for over 24 years. She spent 22 years working with The OSUWMC Comprehensive Weight Management programs. There she enjoyed working with a multi-disciplinary team facilitating group and individual sessions helping people work on lifestyle changes to support weight loss. In her current role with Family Medicine at OSUWMC, she sees people with a variety of diagnoses and continues to use her experience and counseling skills to help them reach their health goals.
Angela knows there is no one-size-fits-all approach to making lifestyle changes regardless of the diagnosis or overall goals. Her experience with identifying the individual's stage of change and use of Motivational Interviewing techniques allows her to personalize sessions and help people set realistic goals. She enjoys helping people find that missing puzzle piece, that once in place, helps them gain “wins” in their health journey.
In her time away from work, you can find her cheering on the sidelines at her kid's sporting events, spending time with family and friends or curled up with a good book.
Practice Locations:
Primary Care | Outpatient Care Gahanna
Total Health and Wellness
Erin Holley, MS, RDN, LD
BS: Health and Sport Studies, Miami University
MS: Food and Nutrition, Bowling Green State University
Experience and Interests: During grad school and her dietetic internship, Erin developed a passion to help others struggling with eating disorders, poor body image, and a disordered relationship with food. Her first job took her to Phoenix Arizona where she worked at a Residential treatment center for women and girls with eating disorders. During her time there her passion for this population only grew stronger. Erin had the opportunity to work with and learn from some of the leading clinicians in the field of eating disorders. She stayed in Arizona for 7 years before moving back to Ohio. Erin has nearly 18 years of experience working with children, adolescents, and adults with eating disorders. She is fortunate to be able to continue that work here at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. In addition to her work here in Family Medicine, she also works with the James Cancer Hospital helping patients as they approach all aspects of cancer treatment. Erin loves to help others find simple solutions to make nutrition easy and fun.
Practice Locations:
Primary Care – Family Medicine | Ohio State Outpatient Care Dublin
Siera Holley, MS, RDN, LD
BS: Human Ecology, The Ohio State University
MS: Nutrition & Dietetics, Kent State University
Experience and Interests: Siera is a registered and licensed dietitian nutritionist. She has experience working within the nutrition industry, as well as corporate health and wellness. She enjoys guiding patients towards a healthy, balanced lifestyle and assisting them in reaching their nutrition-related goals. Siera is a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Ohio Dietetic Association, Columbus Dietetic Association, and Weight Management Dietetics Practice Group.
Practice Locations:
Primary Care - Family Medicine | Outpatient Care East
Total Health and Wellness
Candace Pumper, MS, RDN, CSOWM, LD
BS: Nutrition & Dietetics, Kent State University
MS: Nutrition & Dietetics, Kent State University
Board Certification: Certified Specialist in Obesity and Weight Management
Experience and Interests: For four years, Candace served as a dietitian in the Comprehensive Weight Management, Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Program at The Ohio State University Wexner Medicine Center before joining the Department of Family and Community Medicine in August of 2022.
As a dietitian in the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Candace focuses on preventative nutrition and chronic disease management. She is passionate about delivering patient-centered, team-based care to improve quality of life and health outcomes and is dedicated to evidence-based nutrition. She enjoys building rapport with patients and working together to develop individualized nutrition care plans. Candace strives to guide, educate, and empower patients to make informed decisions.
In her spare time, Candace enjoys relaxing, listening to music, and playing basketball. She volunteers with Special Olympics Ohio Basketball. She also enjoys visiting her family and dogs in Northeast Ohio as often as she can.
Practice Locations:
Primary Care – Family Medicine | Ohio State Outpatient Care Dublin
Primary Care - Family Medicine | Ohio State Medical Center
Primary Care - Outpatient Care Gahanna | Ohio State Medical Center
Mary Mosquera Cochran, RDN, LD, IFNCP
BS: Human Nutrition and Dietetics, The Ohio State University
Experience and Interests: Mary is a registered dietitian who values pursuing a holistic, personalized approach to health and healing. She also holds a specialty certification in integrative and functional nutrition. She strives to optimize her patients’ health by implementing personalized recommendations for a whole foods anti-inflammatory diet, incorporating medicinal herbs and spices, and utilizing mind-body therapies. She is also interested in Ayurveda, mindful eating, and intuitive eating as healing modalities. She is a certified breathwork and meditation instructor through IAHV. In her spare time, Mary enjoys baking, Zumba, reading, and spending time with her husband, son, and dog.
Practice Locations:
Integrative Health | Ohio State Wexner Medical Center
Kathleen (Kathy) Moore RDN, LD
BS: Nutrition and Dietetics, Bowling Green State University
Experience and Interests: Kathy’s interests led her to a variety of experiences. Before starting her position at OSU Center for Integrated Health, she worked in Marion County as a Women Infant and Children’s Nutritionist. Most of her dietetics career, she has been a diabetes educator in both rural and large teaching hospital settings from Indiana to Michigan. In her nutrition therapy encounters, she takes the “food first approach” knowing that “food is medicine.” (Hippocrates 400 BC). This guiding principle fuels her interests in cooking, experimenting with recipe substitutions, and growing interesting plants. When not thinking about and preparing food, Kathy is practicing yoga, walking, meditating, visiting family, talking about books with friends or playing with art. Kathy is a mother of two adult children who live too far away.
Practice Locations:
Integrative Health | Ohio State Wexner Medical Center