Peer reviewers play an essential role in advancing nutrition science. Together with editors and editorial board members, they help ensure the quality, rigor, and integrity of the research published across the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) journals.
Every paper published in an ASN journal benefits from the collective expertise of these volunteers and scientific leaders, who work closely with authors to strengthen manuscripts and help ensure readers can trust the science published across ASN’s portfolio of journals.
ASN is grateful to every reviewer who contributed during the past year and is pleased to recognize a select group of Top Reviewers selected based on a combination of factors, including:
- Number of completed reviews
- Timeliness of review completion
- Feedback from journal editors
This year’s honorees completed multiple reviews while maintaining exceptionally prompt turnaround times and providing thoughtful, constructive feedback that helped authors improve their manuscripts.
Top Reviewers for ASN Journals
Advances in Nutrition: An International Review Journal
Kripa Raghavan, DrPH, MPH, MSc, USDA
Lauren O’Connor, PhD, Agriculture, Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Kristen Finn, PhD, DSM-Firmenich AG
Amita Bhadkaria, PhD, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Christopher Gardner, PhD, Stanford University
Maya Vadiveloo, PhD, RD, The University of Rhode Island
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Tor Strand, PhD, University of Bergen
Ranadip Chowdhury, PhD, MD, Centre for Health and Research Development
Tyler Churchward-Venne, PhD, MSc, McGill University
Russell de Souza, PhD, McMaster University
Linda Van Horn, PhD, Northwestern University
Current Developments in Nutrition
Kevin Maki, PhD, Midwest Biomedical Research
Christopher P.F. Marinangeli, PhD, RD, Protein Industries Canada
Kim Stote, PhD, MPH, RDN, Health Science, SUNY
Sahar Golpour-Hamedani, PhD, Isfahan University of Medical Science
Tong Xia, PhD, Harvard Medical School
The Journal of Nutrition
Samantha Huey, PhD, Cornell University
Tamás Decsi, MD, University of Pecs Medical School
Daniel Moore, PhD, University of Toronto
Joshua W. Miller, PhD, Rutgers University
Anne Lise Brantsæter, PhD, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Why Peer Review Matters
Peer review is one of the foundations of scientific publishing. It helps improve the quality of individual papers while strengthening confidence in the research that informs health care, public policy, education, and discovery.
Peer review is also a collaborative process. Editors, editorial board members, and reviewers each play an important role in evaluating research and helping authors strengthen their work. Together, they help ensure that published studies meet high scientific standards.
Through the peer review process, reviewers evaluate the quality of the research, determine if conclusions are supported by the data, identify potential limitations, and provide constructive feedback to authors. Their insights often lead to stronger analyses, clearer communication, and more rigorous research.
The value of this work is reflected in feedback from authors themselves. In a recent survey of authors who published in ASN journals, many highlighted both the quality and timeliness of the peer review process.
“Very quick review; the feedback from reviewers was very helpful, relevant, and written in a sympathetic manner. The reviewers’ suggestions improved the quality of my scientific article. Thank you.”
-2025 The Journal of Nutrition author, aged 46-55
The individuals recognized above represent just a portion of the reviewer community that supports ASN’s journals. ASN extends its sincere appreciation to the hundreds of experts who contributed reviews during the past year, as well as the editors and editorial board members whose leadership helps make the peer review process possible.
Join us at NUTRITION 2026
ASN looks forward to recognizing its Top Reviewers at NUTRITION 2026 and celebrating the many contributions reviewers make to the scientific publishing process.
Become a Reviewer
Interested in becoming a reviewer? ASN welcomes new reviewers who are interested in contributing their time and expertise to the peer review process. Learn more or sign up to become a reviewer through Reviewer Hub.
Thank you to all who contribute their time and expertise in service of nutrition science.
