Faculty and Researcher Database

Departments

Rebecca Achterman , PhD

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Basic Sciences

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Sara Alvarado , MSM, ND

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Midwifery

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Nancy Anderson , MD

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Midwifery

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Benjamin Apichai , MD, MS, LAc

Faculty

School of Traditional World Medicines
Department of Acupuncture & East Asian Medicine

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Cynthia Bartok , PhD, RD

Faculty

Department of Nutrition & Exercise Science

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Sara Johanna Bayer

Faculty

School of Traditional World Medicines
Department of Acupuncture & East Asian Medicine

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Sondra Beres , Ph.D.

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Counseling & Health Psychology

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Qiang Cao , ND, MD (China), LAc

Faculty

School of Naturopathic Medicine
School of Traditional World Medicines
Department of Acupuncture & East Asian Medicine

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Shanshan Chen , PhD, MS

Faculty

Department of Nutrition & Exercise Science

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Melissa Conley

Faculty

Department of Nutrition & Exercise Science

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Tracy Cooper , LM, CPM

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Midwifery

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Anna Davis

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Basic Sciences

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Jenn Dazey , ND, RH (AHG)

Faculty

School of Naturopathic Medicine
Department of Botanical Medicine

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Kory DeAngelo , MS, RDN, CD

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Nutrition & Exercise Science

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Melanie Dickson , LM, CPM

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Midwifery

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Weiyi Ding , RN, MD (China), LAc

Faculty

School of Traditional World Medicines
Department of Acupuncture & East Asian Medicine

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Kristin Effland , LM, CPM, MA

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Midwifery

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Lev Elson-Schwab , PhD

Faculty / Researcher

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Basic Sciences

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Maribeth Evezich , MS, RD, MBA

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Nutrition & Exercise Science

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Neva Gerke , LM, CPM, MSM

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Midwifery

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Eve German , MSM, LM, CPM

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Midwifery

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Caitlin Gilson

Faculty

Department of Botanical Medicine

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Lynelle Golden , PhD

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences

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Wendy Gordon , DM, MPH, CPM, LM

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Midwifery

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Karen Hays , DNP, CNM, ARNP

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Midwifery

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Alexandra Kazaks , PhD, RD

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Nutrition & Exercise Science

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Alexandra Kazaks , PhD, RDN, CDCES

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Nutrition & Exercise Science

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Sheila Kingsbury , ND, RH (AHG)

Faculty

School of Naturopathic Medicine
Department of Botanical Medicine
School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences

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June Kloubec , PhD

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Nutrition & Exercise Science

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Cynthia Lair , CHN

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Nutrition & Exercise Science

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Fernanda Larson , MS

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Nutrition & Exercise Science

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Sarah Lax , CPM, LDM, CHN

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Midwifery

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Naomi Lester , PhD

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Counseling & Health Psychology

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Brad S. Lichtenstein , ND, BCB

Faculty

School of Naturopathic Medicine

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Nan Lin , MD, PhD

Faculty

School of Naturopathic Medicine
Department of Basic Sciences

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Kent Littleton , ND

Faculty

School of Naturopathic Medicine
School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Basic Sciences

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Chongyun Liu , MD (China), LAc

Faculty

School of Traditional World Medicines
Department of Acupuncture & East Asian Medicine

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Rebecca Love , DVM

Faculty

School of Traditional World Medicines
Department of Acupuncture & East Asian Medicine
School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Basic Sciences

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Kathleen Lumiere , DAOM, MAc, LAc

Faculty

School of Traditional World Medicines
Department of Acupuncture & East Asian Medicine

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Kaleb C. Lund , PhD

Faculty / Researcher

School of Naturopathic Medicine
Department of Botanical Medicine

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Richard Mann , ND

Faculty

School of Naturopathic Medicine
Department of Homeopathy

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Mark Martzen , PhD, CIP

Faculty / Researcher

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Basic Sciences

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Jing Meng , MD, PhD

Faculty / Researcher

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Basic Sciences

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Donald J. Messner , PhD

Faculty / Researcher

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Basic Sciences

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Laurie Mischley , ND, PhD, MPH

Researcher

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Kelly Morrow , MS, RDN, FAND

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Nutrition & Exercise Science

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Melissa Murphy , PhD

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Basic Sciences
Department of Nutrition & Exercise Science

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Dean E. Neary , ND

Faculty

School of Naturopathic Medicine
Department of Physical Medicine

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Andrew J. Parkinson , ND

Faculty

School of Naturopathic Medicine
Department of Physical Medicine

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Paula Pelletier- Butler , DM, MSM, LM, CPM

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Midwifery

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Nancy Perlot

Faculty

Department of Nutrition & Exercise Science

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Jennifer Pfeuffer

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Counseling & Health Psychology

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Daniel C. Rosen , PhD

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Counseling & Health Psychology

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Steven Rude , PhD

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Basic Sciences

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Valerie Sasson , LM, CPM

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Midwifery

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Katherine Sauerlender , LM, CPM, MSM

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Midwifery

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Jen Segadelli , JD, MSM

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Midwifery

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Sylvie P. Shuttleworth , PhD

Faculty

School of Naturopathic Medicine
School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Counseling & Health Psychology

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Max Sizemore

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Basic Sciences

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Leanna J. Standish , PhD, ND, LAc, FABNO

Faculty / Researcher

School of Naturopathic Medicine

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Jessica Swan , LM, CPM, MSM

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Midwifery

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Tanya Taiwo , LM, CPM, MPH, PhD

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Midwifery

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Ali Tromblay , LM, CPM

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Midwifery

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Angela Tseng , DAOM, LAc

Faculty

School of Traditional World Medicines
Department of Acupuncture & East Asian Medicine

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Kate Ueland , MS, RD

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Nutrition & Exercise Science

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Danielle Ung

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Counseling & Health Psychology

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Matthieu Villatte , Ph.D

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Counseling & Health Psychology

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Ying Wang , MS, MD (China), LAc

Faculty

School of Traditional World Medicines
Department of Acupuncture & East Asian Medicine

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Sunshine Weeks

Faculty

Department of Botanical Medicine

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Cynthia A. Wenner , PhD

Faculty / Researcher

School of Naturopathic Medicine
Department of Homeopathy
School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Basic Sciences

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Kate West , PhD, MS

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Midwifery

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Tucker Winship , Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine, 2016

Faculty

School of Naturopathic Medicine

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Eric Yarnell , ND

Faculty

School of Naturopathic Medicine
Department of Botanical Medicine

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Gregory Yasuda , ND

Faculty

School of Naturopathic Medicine
Department of Physical Medicine

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Rebecca Zollinger , LM CPM MSM

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Midwifery

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In the Media

September 8 — Natural Benefits of Eucalyptus:

Jenn Dazey, ND discusses the natural benefits of eucalyptus on page 24 of the April 2020 edition of Prevention Magazine.

Pacific County Program Manager — March 5 — Health Department Expands Services, brings new People Aboard:

Stephanie Michael, a registered dietician nutritionist, was hired as the county’s Health Services Program manager, and is on the front lines of the COVID-19 response in Pacific County

February 27 — Seattle Based Organization Expands Awareness About Naturopathic Medicine: Welcomes Dr. Joe Pizzorno To Board Of Directors:

The Institute of Natural Medicine announces that Dr. Joe Pizzorno has joined their Board of Directors

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Faculty Spotlight

Dr. Melissa A Murphy, PhD

Current Roles Assistant professor, Nutrition and Basic Sciences Education

Researcher Spotlight

Dr. Mischley is an Associate Clinical Investigator at the Bastyr University Research Institute. She is the primary investigator on a study investigating intranasal Glutathione in Parkinson's Disease as well as several studies exploring complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) treatments for Parkinson's disease, MS, and other neurological conditions.

Alumni Spotlight

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.