Nini Peterson, PhD FTOS FASMBS-IH

Ninoska "Nini" Peterson, PhD is a Staff Psychologist with the Cleveland Clinic’s Bariatric & Metabolic Institute (BMI) and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. She earned a master’s degree in exercise sport sciences and doctorate in clinical and health psychology from the University of Florida. She completed her fellowship in Behavioral Medicine at the University of Virginia's Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences. Her clinical and research interests include evaluation and treatment of patients seeking MBS, lifestyle treatment of obesity, binge eating treatment, and group treatment. She is the current IH-Director Elect (2025-2026) and member of the Board of Directors, having completed a term as a Member-at-Large on the IH Executive Council (2021-2024). Nini is also a current member (2017-present) and Immediate Past Chair (2023-2024) of the IH Support Group Committee, and member of the Health Equity Committee (2023-present). She is a proud member of the inaugural 2024 ASMBS-IH Fellowship class (FASMBS-IH). She is also a member of The Obesity Society (TOS), past member of the TOS Education Committee, and current Chair of the TOS Ethics Committee.