Elise Sum

Elise Sum joined the Cincinnati athletics department in October 2022 and currently serves as Assistant Performance Dietitian. 
 
Sum is a registered and licensed dietitian, who oversees the day-to-day nutrition of women’s basketball, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, men's and women's golf, women's lacrosse, and women's tennis.
 
Prior to her current role at Cincinnati, she was an Olympic sports nutrition intern at Clemson University where she worked primarily with men’s soccer. During her time at Clemson, Sum was also a student-athlete on the varsity rowing team.
  
Sum is a 2021 graduate of Clemson University, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in human nutrition with an emphasis in dietetics with minors in psychology and athletic leadership. In 2022, she completed her dietetic internship and master’s degree in dietetics from Marshall University.  
 
A native of Cincinnati, Sum is a member of the Collegiate and Professional Sports Dietitians Association, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and Ohio Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.