Faculty & Researcher Spotlights

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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Danelle Aurilio , MSM, LM, CPM

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Midwifery

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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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Debra A. Boutin , MS, RD

Faculty

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

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Yi-An Burleson , PhD

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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Sheila Capestany , MSW, MPH

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Midwifery

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Kristina Chamberlain , CNM, ARNP, IBCLC

Faculty

Department of Midwifery

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Shanshan Chen , PhD, MS

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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Weiyi Ding , RN, MD (China), LAc

Faculty

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

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Marcy Dorsey , MS, RDN, CD

Faculty

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

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Kristin Effland , LM, CPM

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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Thomas Farmer , PsyD

Faculty

Department of Counseling & Health Psychology

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Tonya Floria , LM, CPM

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Midwifery

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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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Lynelle Golden , PhD

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences

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Barbara Goldoftas , PhD, MS

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Public Health

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Wendy Gordon , CPM, LM, MPH

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Midwifery

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Shumaila Hanif , PhD

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Basic Sciences

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Cristen L. Harris , PhD, RD

Faculty

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

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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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Tanya Khemet , LM, CPM, MPH

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Midwifery

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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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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
Department of Nutrition & Exercise Science

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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
Department of Nutrition & Exercise Science

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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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Neal Malik , DrPH, MPH, RDN, CHES, EP-C

Faculty

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

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Richard Mann , ND

Faculty

School of Naturopathic Medicine
Department of Homeopathy

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Marge Mansfield , LM, CPM

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Midwifery

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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, RD, CD

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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Traci Palagi , LM, CPM

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Midwifery

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Andrew J. Parkinson , ND

Faculty

School of Naturopathic Medicine
Department of Physical Medicine

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Paula Pelletier- Butler , MSM, LM, CPM

Faculty

Department of Midwifery

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Nancy Perlot

Faculty

Department of Nutrition & Exercise Science

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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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Michelle Sarju , MSW, MWcert

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

Faculty / Researcher

School of Naturopathic Medicine

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Tracy Stewart , MA, LMHCA, CDPT

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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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 Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Basic Sciences

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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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Ou Zhang , MD, PhD

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Basic Sciences

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Rebecca Zollinger , LM CPM MSM

Faculty

School of Natural Health Arts & Sciences
Department of Midwifery

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Faculty Spotlight

Dr. Melissa A Murphy, PhD

Current Roles Assistant professor, Nutrition and Basic Sciences Education

Faculty Spotlight

Ou Zhang, MD, PhD

Current Roles Core faculty member: Department of Basic Sciences School of Naturopathic Medicine Bastyr university San Diego

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.