Marybeth
Missenda, MS, RPh.

Program Director for Integrative Health Studies degrees
Associate Professor
School of Integrative Health
mmissenda@muih.ndm.edu

Biography 

Marybeth Missenda is a health system pharmacist with over 20 years of experience in hospital pharmacy and a specialization in Parenteral Nutrition.  She graduated from Duquesne University in 1989 with a BS in Pharmacy.  Her varied international experience as the Director of Pharmacy for Hospital Albert Schweitzer in Deschapelles, Haiti, and pharmacy consultant for the Pan-American Health Organization in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and the island of Montserrat in the Caribbean, gave her an appreciation for integrative approaches to healthcare that embraced traditional approaches.  She is currently teaching in the School of Integrative Health at Notre Dame of Maryland University (formerly Maryland University of Integrative Health) in the nutrition, health coaching, and Integrative Health Studies departments, where she brings together her experience and passion for the inter-professional collaboration between practitioners to meet the challenges of today’s healthcare system.  Her eclectic experiences provide a unique perspective on disease, illness, health, and wellbeing.  

Education  

  • PBC in Leadership in Health and Wellness, Duke University Health System, Durham, NC 2023 
  • M.Sc. in Nutrition and Integrative Health- Maryland University of Integrative Health. Laurel MD, 2014  
  • PBC in Herbal Medicine- Maryland University of Integrative Health, Laurel MD,2011 
  • PBC Tropical Community Medicine and Health,  Liverpool, England 1991 
  • B.S. Pharmacy,  Duquesne University, Pittsburgh PA  1989 

Research Interests  

  • Utilization of Herbal Medicine in the US:  Examination of how herbal and botanical medicines are selected, labeled, regulated, and used within U.S. health contexts, with attention to evidence quality, practice variation, consumer behavior, and the translation of traditional and contemporary herbal knowledge into evidence-informed care. 
  • Interprofessional Collaboration in Integrative Health: Investigation of interprofessional collaboration models in integrative health settings, with emphasis on cultural humility, power dynamics, and communication practices that support epistemic pluralism across biomedical, complementary, and traditional knowledge systems. 
  • Development of Meta-AI Skills in Online Higher Education: Study of how online graduate students develop meta-AI skills such as context assembly, quality judgment, and task decomposition, focusing on the use of AI as a cognitive partner to support research literacy, epistemic agency, and higher-order learning rather than task substitution. 

Google Scholar 

Nault, D., Abatemarco, A., Missenda, M., Cherpak-Castagna, C., & Moonaz, S. (2025). Piloting an Educational Approach to Assess eHealth Literacy and Evidence-Based Medicine in Integrative Health: A Feasibility and Validation Study. Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine, 31(3), 294-300. https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/jicm.2024.0594  

Ahmann, E., Saviet, M., & Missenda, M. (2025). Art-making as a gateway to the inner self: A phenomenological exploration of intuitive collage in coaching. International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching & Mentoring, 23(1). https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Micah-Saviet/publication/390371074_Art-making_as_a_gateway_to_the_inner_self_A_phenomenological_exploration_of_intuitive_collage_in_coaching_Introduction_and_Review_of_Literature/links/67ebf88049e91c0fead330f2/Art-making-as-a-gateway-to-the-inner-self-A-phenomenological-exploration-of-intuitive-collage-in-coaching-Introduction-and-Review-of-Literature.pdf  

Ahmann, E., Saviet, M., & Missenda, M. (2025). Sharing Poetry in the Health and Wellness Coaching Engagement: A Phenomenological Study. International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching & Mentoring, 23(1). https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Micah-Saviet/publication/390370992_Sharing_Poetry_in_the_Health_and_Wellness_Coaching_Engagement_A_Phenomenological_Study/links/67ebf92403b8d7280e19c118/Sharing-Poetry-in-the-Health-and-Wellness-Coaching-Engagement-A-Phenomenological-Study.pdf 

Missenda, M., Morris, D., & Nault, D. (2023). Herbal supplement use for evidence-based indications in US adults: an analysis of National Survey Data. Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine, 29(9), 584-591. https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/jicm.2022.0722 

Reviewer for: Hardy,M., Shakeri,A., & Petrone,C. (2022). Therapeutics. In R. Upton (Eds). Lemon balm leaf, Lemon balm aerial parts: Melissa officinalis subsp. Officinalis L. The American Herbal Pharmacopeia and Therapeutic Compendium, Scotts Valley, CA 

Raj, M., Atkins, M., Balasubramanian, S., Banks-Harold, M. D., Bar, J., Bethel, K., ... & Peppers-Citizen, M. (2021). Yoga Therapy Foundations, Tools, and Practice: A Comprehensive Textbook. Singing Dragon. 

Ahmann, E., Saviet, M., Fouche’, R., Missenda, M. & Rosier, T. (2021). ADHD coaching and interprofessional communication: A focus group study. International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring .19(2) 

Clare, B., Missenda, M., & Courie, J. (2018). Adding a narrative practitioner perspective section to case report publications. Advances in Integrative Medicine, 5(2), 52-55. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212958817300873 

 

Professional Affiliations & Memberships  

  • Integrative Medicine for the Underserved (IM4US) – Research and Education Committee since 2020 

Awards 

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