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    Area Health Education Center Students
    Student Spotlight on Liqaa Essam Naser

    Bastyr ND and AOM student shares her path from studying medicine in Iraq to finding naturopathic medicine through her own health journey.

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    Yelena Novik and Josel Diane Dauz-Brosnan Studying Naturopathic Medicine in Haiti
    Student Clinical Confidence Grows During Naturopaths Without Borders

    Two Bastyr University students spend their spring break volunteering with non-profit organization Naturopaths without Borders.

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    Elly Lieppman in Tanzania with local children
    ND Student's Epic Experience in Tanzania: "Water is Life"

    Bastyr Naturopathic Medicine student spreads holistic message to Tanzanian village.

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    Bastyr University Announces Doctor of Acupuncture Medicine

    Bastyr University introduces its newest program offering, an accredited Doctorate of Acupuncture Medicine program.

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    Rodiek with her partner
    Exercise Grad Mixes Massage with Wellness Counseling

    Kit Rodiek already had a fulfilling career as a massage therapist, but obtaining a degree in exercise science and wellness in 2009 helped her broaden her expertise.

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    Bastyr graduate Dudley
    Exercise Science Graduate Helps Counsel Athletes

    Brandon Dudley's work serves everyone from elite athletes to people wanting to start an exercise program.

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    Alumna Bridges Natural Medicine and Sleep Health

    Interest in sleep medicine first led alumna Catherine Darley, ND ('02), to Bastyr University, and now she has started the Institute of Naturopathic Sleep Medicine to further "bridge the field of sleep health and naturopathy."

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    Michelle Leary Headshot
    Exercise Science Alumna Discovers Passion for Physical Therapy

    Michelle Leary, BS ('09), was an economics major studying abroad in Switzerland when she signed up for a Pilates class that changed her life.

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    Difani
    Herbal Sciences Grad Launches Successful Retail Venture

    A 2009 graduate of the herbal sciences bachelor's program, Difani opened Herbal Wellness, a retail herb store in Kirkland, Wash. She consults on herbs and nutrition and helps formulate custom herbal blends.

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    Ying Yu
    Ying Yu, MS ('07) Pioneers Nutrition-Counseling Clinic

    Ying Yu, MS, a 2007 graduate of the Master of Science in Nutrition and Clinical Health Psychology, uses an integrated approach to mental health counseling and nutritional consultation. She co-owns a full-service nutrition counseling clinic, Green Lake Nutrition, which specializes in whole-foods nutrition, functional medicine and psychotherapy for medical health conditions.

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    Sharon Gray, MS (’06), LAc
    Alumna Combines Acupuncture and Nutrition into a Career and a Cookbook

    Sharon Gray, MS (’06), LAc, is one of many Bastyr graduates whose own health journey inspired her to join a healing profession. Now she's growing a practice and creating a cookbook that draws on crowd-sourced variations of a single simple recipe.

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    Jeungwon Yoon
    DAOM Alumna Pursues Cures at East-West Cancer Center in South Korea

    After guiding a friend through cancer treatment, Jeungwon Yoon devotes herself to researching the disease at an integrative clinic in South Korea.

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    Teri Rose
    Alumna Combines Kraft-Foods Savvy and Whole-Food Nutrition

    Combining a customer-focused attitude from Kraft Foods and a whole-food education from Bastyr helped Teri Rose, MS ('08), earn the title "Best Nutritionist in the Twin Cities."

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    Tarynne Mingione holding infant in Sierra Leone.
    Neonatal Dietitian Alumna Continues Learning Around the World

    Tarynne Mingione has traveled to beachside Thai kitchens, emergency health clinics in Sierra Leone and a surprisingly tasty gas-station buffet in Switzerland ­— all in pursuit of a deeper understanding of what nourishment really means.

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    Emily Colwell
    ND Alumna Describes Building a Practice from Scratch

    Emily Colwell, MSSW, ND, spent a year building a patient base as a resident at Bastyr Center for Natural Health, then launched her own practice, Waterleaf Naturopathic Medicine, right on the Burke-Gilman Trail in Seattle's University District.

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    Bastyr Alumn Alexis Durham Headshot
    Gardener, Teacher, Healer: Herbal Sciences Alumna on Three Jobs she Loves

    Alexis Durham, BS ('08), gardens, teaches and makes herbal medicines in the sun-baked hills of Southern Oregon. She says she's happiest with her hands in her dirt — and teaching her craft to eager students.

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    Bastyr Nutrition Alumn headshot: Jeff Johnson
    Meet Alumnus Jeff Johnson, Kashi's "Surfing Nutritionist at Large"

    Alum Jeff Johnson, MS, BS ('97), talks about working his way from grocery clerk, to Bastyr's nutrition program, to becoming a leader at a natural-foods heavyweight (where he's helping bring whole foods to the masses).

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    Tamara Trebilcock, ND
    5 Questions for Southern California ND Tamara Trebilcock

    Tamara Trebilcock, ND, graduated from Bastyr University in 2005, promptly moved to Santa Monica, California, and established a successful practice. She encountered active, health-minded patients hungry for new approaches to health care and pre-med students eager for a naturopathic medicine school in the area.

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    Geoff Lecovin, ND, LAc ('94), MS, DC, CSCS, CISSN
    ND Alumni Brings a Diverse Tool Kit to Sports Medicine

    Naturopathic doctors have a diverse set of healing tools at their disposal — it's one of the hallmarks of a naturopathic education. Few doctors demonstrate this as well as alumni Geoff Lecovin, ND, LAc ('94), MS, DC, CSCS, CISSN.

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    Bastyr Alumn Headshot of Erin Moran
    Alumna's Cancer Research Builds Case for Acupuncture

    Erin Moran, DAOM, MS, investigates a cure for nerve damage from chemotherapy. Learn about her journey from dental school to integrative research.

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    Alumna Strengthens a Community through Fitness Training

    Exercise science alumna Lisa Brudvik finds unexpected joys teaching fitness at a retirement community.

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    Psych Grad Starts Unique Assistance-Dog Business

    Darcie Boltz opened Heeling Allies, a business that trains assistance dogs and matches them with people with emotional and psychological needs. She calls the dogs "a highly effective type of alternative medicine and a wonderful adjunct to traditional therapies."

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    ND Graduate ('04) Becky Chollet Joins ‘Dream Practice’

    A 2004 graduate of the naturopathic medicine program at Bastyr, Dr. Becky Chollet is merging her love of teaching with medicine and nature at the Champlain Center for Natural Medicine in Shelburne, Vermont.

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    Eliza Carlson, BS ('00), MS ('07)
    Carlson Unites Nutrition and Psychology in Practice

    Eliza Carlson, a 2007 graduate of Bastyr's Master of Science in Nutrition and Clinical Psychology, helps clients improve the mental, emotional and physical aspects of their health.

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    Portrait of Dori Berg, BS ('07)
    Dream Comes True for Health Psychology Graduate

    Dori Berge made mothering the focus of her life for many years. Then, at 47, she went back to school in Bastyr's health psychology program.

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