The American Diabetes Association recently announced the appointments of its 2026 elected officers, including two women professors who will serve in president-elect positions. They will serve in this capacity for a one-year term before assuming their presidential roles in 2027.
Jennifer Green has been named president-elect of medicine and science. Dr. Green is a professor of medicine in the division of endocrinology, metabolism, and nutrition at Duke University and a faculty member of the Duke Clinical Research Institute. Previously, she spent 14 years as chief of the endocrinology section at the Durham VA Medical Center. Her clinical and research interests focus on strategies to predict, prevent, and treat diabetes mellitus and its complications. She also studies kidney complications and cardiovascular outcomes.
Dr. Greene earned her medical degree from the University of Virginia. She completed a residency in internal medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a fellowship in endocrinology at Duke University.
Elizabeth Beverly has been named president-elect of health care and education. Dr. Beverley currently serves as the Osteopathic Heritage Foundation Ralph S. Licklider, D.O. Endowed Professor in Behavioral Diabetes at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine. She also co-directs the Southeastern Ohio Regional Quality Improvement Hub and the Diabetes Institute Summer Interprofessional Research Experience, an apprentice-based program to educate and engage undergraduates in diabetes research. In her research, Dr. Beverly studies the psychological aspects of diabetes, rural health disparities, and health care professional education.
Dr. Beverly received her Ph.D. in biobehavioral health from Pennsylvania State University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Joslin Diabetes Center and Harvard Medical School.