Faculty & Researcher Spotlights

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Portrait of Rebecca Achterman, PhD

Rebecca Achterman , PhD

Faculty
  • School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
  • Department of Basic Sciences
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Lela Altman , ND, MSA, EAMP

Faculty
  • School of Naturopathic Medicine
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Sara Alvarado

Sara Alvarado , MSM, ND

Faculty
  • School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
  • Department of Midwifery
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Nancy Anderson, MD

Nancy Anderson , MD

Faculty
  • School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
  • Department of Midwifery
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Benjamin Apichai, MD, MS, LAc

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

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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Portrait of Debra A. Boutin, MS, RD

Debra A. Boutin , MS, RDN, CD

Faculty
  • School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
  • Department of Nutrition & Exercise Science
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Portrait of Dr. Qiang Cao

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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Phoebe Chan , ND

Faculty
  • School of Naturopathic Medicine
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Shanshan Chen , PhD, MS

Faculty
  • Department of Nutrition & Exercise Science
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Professional headshot of Melissa Conley

Melissa Conley

Faculty
  • Department of Nutrition & Exercise Science
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Tracy Cooper LM

Tracy Cooper , LM, CPM

Faculty
  • School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
  • Department of Midwifery
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Portrait of Paola Costa-Mallen

Paola Costa-Mallen , PhD

Researcher
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Laurie Cullen, ND

Laurie Cullen , ND

Faculty
  • School of Naturopathic Medicine
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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)

Jenn Dazey , ND, RH (AHG)

Faculty
  • School of Naturopathic Medicine
  • Department of Botanical Medicine
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Melanie Dickson , LM, CPM

Faculty
  • School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
  • Department of Midwifery
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Portrait of Weiyi Ding, RN, MD (China), LAc

Weiyi Ding , RN, MD (China), LAc

Faculty
  • School of Traditional World Medicines
  • Department of Acupuncture & East Asian Medicine
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Christian Dodge , ND

Faculty
  • School of Naturopathic Medicine
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Kristin Effland, LM, CPM, MA

Kristin Effland , LM, CPM, MA

Faculty
  • School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
  • Department of Midwifery
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Portrait of Lev Elson-Schwab

Lev Elson-Schwab , PhD

Faculty / Researcher
  • School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
  • Department of Basic Sciences
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Neva Gerke, LM, CPM, MSM

Neva Gerke , LM, CPM, MSM

Faculty
  • School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
  • Department of Midwifery
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Eve German, LM, CPM

Eve German , MSM, LM, CPM

Faculty
  • School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
  • Department of Midwifery
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Headshot of Caitlin Gilson smiling into camera

Caitlin Gilson

Faculty
  • Department of Botanical Medicine
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Portrait of Lynelle Golden, PhD

Lynelle Golden , PhD

Faculty
  • School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
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Wendy Gordon

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

Karen Hays , DNP, CNM, ARNP

Faculty
  • School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
  • Department of Midwifery
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Portrait of John Hibbs, ND

John Hibbs , ND

Faculty
  • School of Naturopathic Medicine
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Cynthia Hope, ND

Cynthia Hope , ND

Faculty
  • School of Naturopathic Medicine
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Jennifer Johnson, ND

Jennifer L. Johnson , ND

Faculty
  • School of Naturopathic Medicine
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Alexandra Kazaks , PhD, RD

Faculty
  • School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
  • Department of Nutrition & Exercise Science
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Portrait of Sheila Kingsbury, ND, RH (AHG)

Sheila Kingsbury , ND, RH (AHG)

Faculty
  • School of Naturopathic Medicine
  • Department of Botanical Medicine
  • School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
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Portrait of June Kloubec, PhD

June Kloubec , PhD

Faculty
  • School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
  • Department of Nutrition & Exercise Science
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Portrait of Cynthia Lair CHN

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

Sarah Lax , CPM, LDM, CHN

Faculty
  • School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
  • Department of Midwifery
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Portrait of Naomi Lester, PhD

Naomi Lester , PhD

Faculty
  • School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
  • Department of Counseling & Health Psychology
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Portrait of Brad S. Lichtenstein, ND, BCB

Brad S. Lichtenstein , ND, BCB

Faculty
  • School of Naturopathic Medicine
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Nan Lin, MD, PhD

Nan Lin , MD, PhD

Faculty
  • School of Naturopathic Medicine
  • Department of Basic Sciences
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Portrait of Kent Littleton, ND

Kent Littleton , ND

Faculty
  • School of Naturopathic Medicine
  • School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
  • Department of Basic Sciences
  • Department of Nutrition & Exercise Science
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Portrait of Chongyun Liu, MD (China), LAc

Chongyun Liu , MD (China), LAc

Faculty
  • School of Traditional World Medicines
  • Department of Acupuncture & East Asian Medicine
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Portrait of Rebecca Love, DVM

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
  • Department of Nutrition & Exercise Science
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Portrait of Kathleen Lumiere, DAOM, MAc, LAc

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

Kaleb C. Lund , PhD

Faculty / Researcher
  • School of Naturopathic Medicine
  • Department of Botanical Medicine
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Richard Mann, ND

Richard Mann , ND

Faculty
  • School of Naturopathic Medicine
  • Department of Homeopathy
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Portrait of Mark Martzen, PhD, CIP

Mark Martzen , PhD, CIP

Faculty / Researcher
  • School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
  • Department of Basic Sciences
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Jing Meng, MD, PhD

Jing Meng , MD, PhD

Faculty / Researcher
  • School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
  • Department of Basic Sciences
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Dr. Don Messner

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

Laurie Mischley , ND, PhD, MPH

Researcher
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Portrait of Kelly Morrow, MS, RD, CD

Kelly Morrow , MS, RD, CD

Faculty
  • School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
  • Department of Nutrition & Exercise Science
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Headshot of Melissa Murphy

Melissa Murphy , PhD

Faculty
  • School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
  • Department of Basic Sciences
  • Department of Nutrition & Exercise Science
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Portrait of Dean E. Neary, Jr., ND

Dean E. Neary , ND

Faculty
  • School of Naturopathic Medicine
  • Department of Physical Medicine
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Emma Norton, ND

Emma Norton , ND

Faculty
  • School of Naturopathic Medicine
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Andrew J. Parkinson, ND

Andrew J. Parkinson , ND

Faculty
  • School of Naturopathic Medicine
  • Department of Physical Medicine
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Paula Pelletier-Butler, DM, MSM, LM, CPM

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

Faculty
  • School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
  • Department of Midwifery
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Nancy Perlot

Nancy Perlot

Faculty
  • Department of Nutrition & Exercise Science
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Hazel Philp, ND, MS, LAc

Hazel Philp , ND, MS, LAc

Faculty
  • School of Naturopathic Medicine
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Dan Rosen, PhD

Daniel C. Rosen , PhD

Faculty
  • School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
  • Department of Counseling & Health Psychology
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Joshua Rubinstein, ND

Joshua Rubinstein , ND

Faculty
  • School of Naturopathic Medicine
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Steven Rude, PhD

Steven Rude , PhD

Faculty
  • School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
  • Department of Basic Sciences
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Barbara Sarter, PhD, RN

Barbara Sarter , PhD, RN

Faculty
  • School of Naturopathic Medicine
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Portrait of Masa Sasagawa

Masa Sasagawa , ND, PhD

Researcher
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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

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

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

Faculty / Researcher
  • School of Naturopathic Medicine
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Arianna Staruch , ND

Faculty
  • School of Naturopathic Medicine
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Jessica Swan, LM, CPM, MSM

Jessica Swan , LM, CPM, MSM

Faculty
  • School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
  • Department of Midwifery
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Tanya Khemet Taiwo, MPH, LM, PhD

Tanya Taiwo , LM, CPM, MPH, PhD

Faculty
  • School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
  • Department of Midwifery
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Ali Tromblay, LM, CPM

Ali Tromblay , LM, CPM

Faculty
  • School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
  • Department of Midwifery
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Angela Tseng, DAOM, LAc

Angela Tseng , DAOM, LAc

Faculty
  • School of Traditional World Medicines
  • Department of Acupuncture & East Asian Medicine
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Nazanin Vassighi, ND

Nazanin Vassighi, , ND

Faculty
  • School of Naturopathic Medicine
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Portrait of Jamey Wallace, ND

Jamey Wallace , ND

Faculty
  • School of Naturopathic Medicine
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Portrait of Ying Wang, MS, MD (China), LAc

Ying Wang , MS, MD (China), LAc

Faculty
  • School of Traditional World Medicines
  • Department of Acupuncture & East Asian Medicine
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Dr. Weeks

Sunshine Weeks

Faculty
  • Department of Botanical Medicine
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Portrait of Cynthia A. Wenner, PhD

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

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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Portrait of Eric Yarnell, ND

Eric Yarnell , ND

Faculty
  • School of Naturopathic Medicine
  • Department of Botanical Medicine
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Gregory Yasuda, ND

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

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
textbook

November 20 — Black naturopathic doctors introduce alternative health guide:

ND student Erin Arney co-authored a textbook, Eliminating Race-Based Mental Health Disparities.
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Faculty Spotlight

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Dr. Melissa A Murphy, PhD

Current Roles Assistant professor, Nutrition and Basic Sciences Education  

Researcher Spotlight

Laurie Mischley, ND, PhD, MPH

Laurie Mischley, ND, PhD, MPH

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

Sharon Gray

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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