Leadership and Administration
Christina Sax, PhD
Dean
Email: csax@muih.ndm.edu
Deneb Falabella, DOM
Associate Dean
Email: dfalabella@muih.ndm.edu
Gregory Ochoa, EdD
Associate Dean
Email: gochoa@muih.ndm.edu
Faculty
Atiera Abatemarco, MPH, CHES, RYT-200
Associate Professor
Department: Health Promotion
Teaching Areas: Health Promotion, Health and Wellness Coaching, Integrative Health Studies, Nutrition, Research
Email: aabatemarco@muih.ndm.edu
Elizabeth Ahmann, ScD, RN, PCC, NBC-HWC
Professor
Curriculum Manager, Health and Wellness Coaching
Department: Health and Wellness Coaching
Teaching Areas: Health and Wellness Coaching
Email: eahmann@muih.ndm.edu
Bevin Clare, MSc, LDN, Clinical Herbalist
Professor
Program Director, Clinical Herbal Medicine
Department: Nutrition and Herbal Medicine
Teaching Areas: Herbal Medicine, Nutrition
Email: bclare@muih.ndm.edu
Oscar Coetzee, DCN, MS, LDN
Professor
Department: Nutrition and Herbal Medicine
Teaching Areas: Nutrition
Email: ocoetzee@muih.ndm.edu
John Courie, MS
Associate Professor
Department: Nutrition and Herbal Medicine
Teaching Areas: Herbal Medicine, Cannabis Science
Email: jcourie@muih.ndm.edu
Eleonora N. Gafton, DCN, CNS, LDN, CHHC
Professor
Program Director, Culinary Health and Healing
Department: Nutrition and Herbal Medicine
Teaching Areas: Nutrition
Email: egafton@muih.ndm.edu
Stephanie Lanham, DCN, CNS, NBHWC
Assistant Professor
Department: Nutrition and Herbal Medicine
Teaching Areas: Nutrition
Email: slanham@muih.ndm.edu
Sherry Leikin, MA, ACC, NBC-HWC
Associate Professor
Credentialing Manager and Departmental Advisor, Health and Wellness Coaching
Department: Health and Wellness Coaching
Teaching Areas: Health Wellness Coaching
Email: sleikin@muih.ndm.edu
Marybeth Missenda, MS, RPh
Associate Professor
Program Director, Integrative Health Studies
Faculty Fellow, Technology
Department: Integrative Health Studies
Teaching Areas: Integrative Health Studies, Health and Wellness Coaching, Nutrition
Email: mmissenda@muih.ndm.edu
Duston Morris, PhD, MS, CHES, ACE-HWC
Associate Professor
Department Chair, Health and Wellness Coaching
Department: Health and Wellness Coaching
Teaching Areas: Health Promotion, Health and Wellness Coaching, Nutrition
Email: dmorris@muih.ndm.edu
Daryl Nault, MS
Associate Professor
Department: Integrative Health Studies
Teaching Areas: Research, Herbal Medicine, Health and Wellness Coaching, Acupuncture, Integrative Health Studies, Nutrition
Email: dnault@muih.ndm.edu
Elizabeth Owens, MS, CNS, LDN
Adjunct Faculty
Director, Nutrition Experiential Programs
Program Director, Applied Integrative Health and Health Management
Department: Nutrition and Herbal Medicine
Teaching Areas: Nutrition, Integrative Health Management
Email: eowens@muih.ndm.edu
Janet Padgett, Ph D, MAc, Dipl. Ac. (NCCAOM), L. Ac.
Adjunct Faculty
Director, Acupuncture Programs
Department: Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine
Teaching Areas: Acupuncture
Email: jpadgett@muih.ndm.edu
Marilyn Peppers-Citizen, PhD, MBA, NBC-HWC, C-IAYT
Assistant Professor
Department: Yoga Therapy and Ayurveda
Teaching Areas: Yoga Therapy
Email: mpepperscitizen@muih.ndm.edu
Denyse Peterson, MA, MS, C-IAYT
Adjunct Faculty
Director, Yoga Therapy Experiential Learning
Department: Yoga Therapy and Ayurveda
Teaching Areas: Yoga Therapy
Email: dpeterson@muih.ndm.edu
Jessica Pizano, DCN, CNS
Assistant Professor
Department: Nutrition and Herbal Medicine
Teaching Areas: Nutrition
Email: jpizano@muih.ndm.edu
Katherine Smith, MPH, NBC-HWC, ACC
Professor
Department: Health and Wellness Coaching
Teaching Areas: Health and Wellness Coaching
Email: ksmith50@muih.ndm.edu
James Snow, DCN
Professor
Department Chair, Nutrition and Herbal Medicine
Teaching Areas: Herbal Medicine, Nutrition
Email: jsnow@muih.ndm.edu
Shea Hunter Thompson, DOM, Dipl.Ac. (NCCAOM), LAc ADS
Associate Professor
Director, Acupuncture & Chinese Herbal Medicine Clinical Experience
Department: Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine
Teaching Areas: Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Integrative Health Studies
Email: sthompson@muih.ndm.edu
Bhodi (Michael) Tims, PhD
Professor
Program Director, Herbal Product Design and Manufacture, and Cannabis Science
Department: Nutrition and Herbal Medicine
Teaching Areas: Herbal Medicine
Email: mtims@muih.ndm.edu
Amy Wheeler, PhD, C-IAYT
Professor
Department: Yoga Therapy and Ayurveda
Teaching Areas: Yoga Therapy, Research
Email: awheelermantoan@muih.ndm.edu
Claudia Joy Wingo, MPH, RN, FNHAA
Professor
Department Chair, Health Promotion
Department: Health Promotion
Teaching Areas: Health Promotion, Herbal Medicine, Nutrition, Acupuncture
Email: cwingo@muih.ndm.edu
Academic Advisors
Caressa Olivo, M.A.
Director, Academic Advising
Email: colivo@muih.ndm.edu
Crystal Hoyte, M.S.
Associate Director, Academic Advising & Student Orientation Specialist
Email: choyte@muih.ndm.edu
Casey Opperman, M.S.
Senior Academic Advisor
Email: copperman@muih.ndm.edu
Clinic and Herbal Dispensary Leaders
Michelle McNear, PhD
Director, Natural Care Center
Email: mmcnear@muih.ndm.edu
Pam Godfrey, MA, MS, NBCHWC
Manager, Western Herbal Dispensary
Email: pgodfrey@muih.ndm.edu
Hee Seung, MAc
Chinese Herbal Dispensary Administrator
Email: hseung@muih.ndm.edu