Programs I Teach
MS Clinical Herbal Medicine, MS Nutrition
Education
MSc, Infectious Disease 2008 London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine London, UK . BS, Contemporary Ethnobotany 2005 Lesley University Cambridge, MA
Certifications: • Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist (LDN) (2008 – To date) • Registered Herbalist AHG (2008 – To date) • Quality Matters Course Reviewer • Advanced Herbal Medicine Training Program, Sage Mountain, Barre, VT • Clinical Herbal Medicine Advanced Studies Certificate, Sage Mountain, Barre, VT • Certificate in Botanical Medicine, Northeast School of Botanical Medicine, Ithaca, NY • Ethnobotany & Medical Anthropology Coursework, Harvard University, UMass Boston, AHSU, BHCC
Biography
I blended herbal medicines in the sandbox as a child and spent my teen years wondering at the vast possibilities of using plants as medicines. As a young adult, I was told that it was good work, but it would never financially sustain me, and I was puzzled over the injustice of one of the oldest professions in the world being so undervalued. My life's work has been to make clinical herbal medicine a viable career path through integration into the conventional healthcare environment while retaining cultural relevance. As a practitioner, President of our national organization for clinical herbalists, global speaker, author, or Program Director of the first MS in Clinical Herbal Medicine program in the world my role has been to bring the field of contemporary herbal medicine into greater visibility, integrity, and relevant as a medical science and art in today's world. I have created new systems for the integration of herbal medicine into mainstream healthcare and coached graduate students to answer some of the impossible problems we must face before it can be as envisioned. I have brought non-profits into their current thriving state by inspiring board members, enticing donors, and catching the eye of the public with mission-driven programs and focus. As an academic, my style has always been to engage the student using active learning, innovative pedagogy, and real-world application and to lead the charge in best practices for online healthcare education.
Research Interests
Clinical Herbal Medicine Public Health Whole Food Nutrition
Publications and Presentations
PUBLICATIONS Peer-Reviewed Publications; • Clare, Bevin, Missenda, M., & Courie, J. (2018). Adding a Narrative Practitioner Perspective Section to Case Report Publications. Advances in Integrative Medicine. • Clare, Bevin (2017). Delicious Medicines: Using Herbal Powders in Clinical Practice. Journal of Clinical Aromatherapy. • Snow, J., Clare, Bevin, & Leach, M. (2017). Attitudes, Skill, and Use of Evidence-Based Practice Among US Western Herbal Medicine Providers: A National Survey. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. • Clare, Bevin (2020). Blending and Using Common Spices to Bolster Immune Protection and Defense. International Journal of Professional Holistic Aromatherapy, 9(3). • Clare, Bevin (2022). Aromatic Herbal Medicine and Diabetes. PHYTOAROM European Scientific Committee on Aromatherapy Proceedings (Published in formal French scientific journal). • Clare, Bevin (2023). Herbal Medicine in a Wellness Model Framework. Journal of Clinical Aromatherapy. • Clare, Bevin (2019). Launching a (Popular!) Peer Review Program: Fast, Fun, and Formative. TOPKit. • Clare, Bevin (2017). Effective Practices: Critical Thinking Engagement Through Collaborative Assessment of Your Solutions to Impossible Real-World Scenarios. Effective Practices for Online Learning. Submitted to the Online Learning Consortium (OLC). Non-Peer-Reviewed Contributions • Clare, Bevin (2018). Staying Healthy While Traveling (Cover article). Mother Earth Living. • Clare, Bevin (2021). Cinnamon Has Some Surprises in Store for You – And Some Cautions. GRIT Magazine. • Clare, Bevin (2022). Clinical Herbalism | Spices, Herbs, & Everyday Health. GWU Integrative Medicine Podcast. BOOKS; • Clare, Bevin (2020). Spice Apothecary. Storey Publishing, Conway, MA. • Clare, Bevin (Ed.) (2020). Natural Strategies for Influenza (Revised edition by Dr. Beth Wooten). Storey Publishing. ACADEMIC CONFERENCES/ PRESENTATIONS Invited Presentations; 1. Clare, Bevin (2023). Preventing and Mitigating Diabetes with Herbal Medicine. Irish Herbalists Guild HerbFeast (in-person), Ireland. 2. Clare, Bevin (2023). Deep Imbalances: Atopic Conditions, Infectious Disease, and Herbal Medicine. National Institutes of Medical Herbalists (in-person), London, UK. 3. Clare, Bevin (2023). Using Therapeutic-Dose Spices for Health and Wellness. Irish Herbalists Guild HerbFeast (in-person), Ireland. 4. Clare, Bevin (2022). Aromatic Herbal Medicine and Diabetes. PHYTOAROM European Scientific Committee on Aromatherapy (in-person), Grasse, France. [Published in French proceedings] 5. Clare, Bevin (2022). Clinical Herbal Medicine in the United States. SOPMED South Africa Conference (online). 6. Clare, Bevin (2022). Herbal Medicine in the United States. Global Conference on Evidence-Based Traditional Medicine (online), Malaysia. 7. Clare, Bevin (2020). Buds, Flowers and Thorns: Success as a Clinical Herbalist. National Institutes of Medical Herbalists (online), London, UK. 8. Clare, Bevin (2019). Nutrition and Herbal Medicine for Aromatherapy Professionals. Alliance of International Aromatherapists Symposium (keynote), Minneapolis, MN. 9. Clare, Bevin (2019). Conservation of Medicinal Plants. United Plant Savers 25th Anniversary (keynote), Rutland, OH. 10. Clare, Bevin (2018). Therapeutic Use of Herbal Foods and Spices. National Institute of Medical Herbalists (invited), London, UK. [Most prestigious botanical medicine organization] 11. Clare, Bevin (2018). Medicinal Spices in Therapeutic Care. Integrative Medicine for the Underserved, George Washington University, DC. 12. Clare, Bevin (2018). Accessible Botanicals for Chronic Disease Care. Integrative Medicine for the Underserved, George Washington University, DC. 13. Clare, Bevin (2017). Botanicals as Partners in Life: Using Dietary Preparations for Therapeutics. Herboristen Gilde Annual Meeting, Delft, Netherlands. 14. Clare, Bevin (2016). Czech Association of Herbalists and Aromatherapists Keynote. Prague, Czech Republic.
Awards
Innovation in Service Award for Faculty • Great Esteem Award for Excellence in Teaching • Excellence in Pedagogy Best Practices - OLC • Great Esteem Award for Excellence in Teaching • Erica Tardiff Award for the Progression of Science • Recipient of over $15,000 in academic awards and scholarships