Claire Cimino joined the Vanderbilt Athletics staff as a sports dietician in June 2024.

She came to Nashville after working as a sports nutrition graduate assistant at TCU for two years, where she was the team dietician for the Horned Frogs’ women’s basketball, women’s soccer, men’s and women’s golf, and equestrian programs while working toward her master’s degree in higher education administration/leadership. During that time Cimino also served as a football performance nutrition intern for a semester. Prior to TCU, she was also a sports nutrition coordinator at Tennessee during the 2021-22 season.

Originally from the Bay Area in California, Cimino is a 2021 graduate of TCU with a degree in nutritional sciences. She is a registered dietitian, board-certified specialist in sports dietetics (CSSD) and a member of the American Sports and Performance Dietitians Association (ASDPA).