Dean Chiarelli (MA, RDN, CEP, CHES, REHS) is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing and Health Innovation at Arizona State University. His research interests include environmental health, food safety & protection, nutrition, physical activity, and healthy aging. Dean's main focus is teaching.  In addition, he reviews Federal grants, textbooks, publishers’ instructional resources, and academic programs within the discipline of health sciences.  Dean is a published co-author of the book entitled “Achieve Your Best Self: Strategies to Live Long & Well” published by Shandong Science and Technology University Press in Jinan, China.  Prior to ASU, Dean was the Director of Health Promotion in Student Health Services at both Tulane University in New Orleans, and University of Nevada Las Vegas.  He worked in the private sector as a Food Safety and Brand Standard Specialist for Ecosure™, a Division of Ecolab®.  Within this capacity, he performed Quality Assurance Audits, for over 40 different national restaurant/ hotel corporations, across North America, and French Polynesia.  In addition, he coached Managers on the latest food safety & sanitation practices, and facilitated ServSafe® and ServSafe Alcohol® training classes for management and staff.