Research Committee
Paul S. Amieux, Ph.D
Research Administrative Director
Bastyr University Research Institute
Paul spent a few decades in the Basic Sciences at the University of Washington studying the molecular and cellular basis of complex physiological systems and processes. He then went onto teach Molecular and Cellular Biology full time at Western Washington University. Paul took on the role of Administrative Director of the Bastyr University Research Institute in 2015, where he oversees a diverse array of student, faculty and scientist research projects in Complementary and Integrative Health and Medicine.
Serena Bezdjian, PhD
Associate Research Director
Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCUHS)
Erika Cappelluti, MD, PhD, MA, FCCP, ABOIM
Fellowship Director
Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine (AIHM)
Heather Carrie, MAS
Director of Global Engagement
Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine (AIHM)
S. Prasad Vinjamury, MD (Ayurveda), DACM, MPH
Professor and Director of Capstone Projects
Southern California University Of Health Sciences (SCUHS)
James Whedon DC, MS
Director of Health Services Research
Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCUHS)
Richard Hammerschlag, PhD
Co-Director of Research & Innovation
Consciousness and Healing Initiative
Mary Hardy, MD
Fellowship
Faculty Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine (AIHM)
Founder, Wellness
Dr. Arvin Jenab, ND
Medical Director of Naturopathic Medicine
Director of Naturopathic Residency Program
Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute
University of California Irvine (UCI)
Louis A. Kazal, Jr., MD, FAAFP
Associate Professor and Director of Integrative Medicine
Department of Community and Family Medicine
Geisel School of Medicine
Anupama Kizhakkeveettil, BAMS, MAOM, LAc., CMT, PhD
Program Director Ayurvedic Medicine, Professor
Southern California University Of Health Sciences (SCUHS)
Bill Meeker, DC, MPH
President, Palmer College of Chiropractic West
Incoming Chair, Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine (AIHM)
John S Finnell ND, MPH, LAc
Program Manager
Whole Health South Texas Veterans Health Care System
Traci Pantuso, ND, MS
Adjunct Clinical Faculty, Research Investigator
Bastyr University
Tabatha Parker, ND
Executive Director
Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine (AIHM)
Katherine A. Pohlman, DC, MS, PhD
Director of Research
CARL Fellow (Chiropractic Academy for Research Leadership)
Parker University
Guillermo Ruiz, NMD
Board Member, Ric Scalzo Institute for Botanical Research
Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine
Erin Sweet, ND, MPH
Assistant Clinical Scientist, Adjunct Clinical Faculty
Bastyr University
Heather Tick, MD, MA
Gunn-Loke Endowed Professor of Integrative Pain Medicine
University of Washington
Kieran Cooley BSc, ND
Director, Research
The Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine
Visiting Research Fellow
ARCCIM, Faculty of Health, UTS
Adjunct Fellow
National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine at Southern Cross University
Adjunct Faculty
Pacific College of Health and Science
Chair
Canadian Interdisciplinary Network of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research (INCAM)
Darshan Mehta, MD MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Medical Director
Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital
Interim Director
Office for Well-Being, Center for Faculty Development at Massachusetts General Hospital
Education Director
Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
