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Meet our faculty

Our international faculty includes a diverse group of more than 145 leaders in healthcare, mental health, K-12 and higher education, military service, pastoral care, law enforcement, and community advocacy.

Faculty

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Rhonda Adessky

Rhonda Adessky, PhD

Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel
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Dena Rain Adler, MA, ATR

Spencerport, New York, United States
Spencer Aimable CMBM Faculty in Haiti

Spencer Aimable

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Yasmin Samih Hasan Al Ghouti

Rafah
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Salwa Mohammad Al Nabaheen

Gaza
CMBM Mind-Body Medicine faculty member Maha Al-Shami

Maha Al-Shami

Gaza Strip, Gaza
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Edris Allonce

Port-au-Prince, Ouest Department, Haiti
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Zinat Asad Naseer

Jabalia
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Jamil A. Atti, PhD, MA

Gaza
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CMBM Mind-Body Medicine Faculty member Allie Bad Heart Bull

Alice M. Bad Heart Bull, MA

Pine Ridge, South Dakota, United States
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Toni Bankston, LCSW, BAC-S

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Sheila Bauer, MEd

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
CMBM Faculty Naomi L. Baum

Naomi L. Baum, PhD

בית רימון, South District, Israel
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Paula D. Blake-Beckford MA, BSN, RN, CBS

Lauderhill, Florida, United States

Barbara Blitzer, LCSW-C, MEd

Bethesda, MD, USA
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CMBM faculty member Susan Blum

Susan S. Blum, MD, MPH

Armonk, New York, United States
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Afrim Blyta, MD, PhD

Pristina
CMBM Faculty Member Elizabeth Boham

Elizabeth Boham, MD, MS, RD

Lenox, MA, USA
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Gwen Brehm, MEd, LPC, LMFT

Houston, TX, USA
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Jeremy Brewer, LCSW

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Edwina Brown Bull

Edwina Fire Thunder Brown Bull, MA

Kyle, SD, USA
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José Calderón-Abbo

José Calderón-Abbo, MD

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Clertida Lamothe Cassamajor

Port-au-Prince, Ouest Department, Haiti
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Fornia Cénézir

Port-au-Prince, Ouest Department, Haiti
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Enver Çesko, MSci, EABP, WAPP, ECP, WCP

Pristina
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Aproteem Choudhury

Houston, Texas, United States
CMBM Food As Medicine faculty member Robynne Chutkan

Robynne K. Chutkan, MD, FASGE

Washington, DC, USA
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Monique Class, MS, APRN-BC

Ridgefield, Connecticut, United States

Kathy Condor

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Anyieth M. D’Awol, LLM

Inhambane, Inhambane Province, Mozambique
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Valmyr-Jacques Dabel, FIC

Port-au-Prince, Ouest Department, Haiti
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Lacey Dabelow

Lacey Dabelow,  LCSW

New Bern, North Carolina, United States

Gina DeSiena, DDS, CHHC

Danbury, CT, USA
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Chad Dingman, LISW-CP

Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
CMBM Faculty Linda Eagle Speaker

Linda Eagle Speaker

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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CMBM mind-body medicine faculty member Ronit Eilon

Ronit Eilon, PhD

בית רימון, South District, Israel
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CMBM Faculty member Matt Erb

Matt Erb, PT

Tucson, AZ, USA
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Joel M. Evans, MD

Stamford, Connecticut, USA
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Kathleen Stocker Farah, MD

Baldwin, Wisconsin, United States
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Lindiwe Fiarra Greenwood, MD, FAAFP

Savage, Maryland, USA
CMBM mind-body medicine faculty member Adi Fishman

Adi Fishman, MA

בית רימון, South District, Israel
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Junie Delmont Fortuné

Port-au-Prince, Ouest Department, Haiti
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Thaddeus Gamory

Thaddeus Gamory

Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States
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Margaret Gavian

Margaret Gavian, PhD, LP

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
CMBM Faculty Cynthia Geyer

Cindy Geyer, MD

Lenox, MA, USA
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Afërdita Goçi, MD

Pristina
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Anjali Goel, MD, MPH

St Paul, MN, USA

James S. Gordon, MD

CMBM mind-body medicine faculty member Avraham Baruch Gundle

Avraham Baruch Gundle

בית רימון, South District, Israel
CMBM Faculty member Naftali Halberstadt

Naftali Halberstadt, PhD

בית רימון, South District, Israel
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Cynthia Hamilton, DO

El Paso, TX, USA

Michelle Hamilton, PhD

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
CMBM mind-body medicine faculty member Faraj Ouda Al Haw

Faraj Ouda Al Haw

Gaza Strip, Gaza
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Chanel Heermann, MD

Denver, Colorado, USA
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Ramadan Saed El. Helou, PhD

Gaza Strip
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Megan Priest Hider, MS

Berwyn, Illinois, United States
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Thomas D. Hudson, MD

Naples, Florida, United States
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Thomas Jackson, LCSW

Cornwall, Vermont, United States
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Heidi Jackson, RGN, BNS

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
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Mind-Body Medicine faculty member Carol Jacobs

Carol Jacobs, LCSW

Ashland, Virginia, USA

Juliana M Jacobson, MS, RN, CS

Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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CMBM Faculty Member Sebrina James

Sebrina James, EdS

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
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Marilyn Elie Joseph, MD, MSc

Port-au-Prince, Ouest Department, Haiti
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Laurie Kalter, MPA

Weaverville, North Carolina, United States
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CMBM Mind-Body Medicine faculty member Debra Lewis Kaplan

Debra Lewis Kaplan, LCSW, LMFT

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Asma’a Roben Abu Khadora

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Julie Kilpatrick, RN, BSN, PHN

Stillwater, Minnesota, United States
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Jerrol Kimmel, RN, MA

Mill Valley, California, United States

Thomas Kuciejczyk-Kernan, MD

St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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Donna La Chapelle

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Mind-Body Medicine faculty member Regine Laroche

Marie Regine Laroche

Gainesville, FL, USA
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Susan Levin, PhD

Sugar Land, Texas, United States
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Rita Anita Linger, PhD, CPC, CMBP

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Lori Lombardo, LCSW, NBC-HWC

Pensacola, Florida, United States
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Adair  Look, MD

Sebastopol, California, United States
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CMBM Faculty Member J Anna Looney, PhD

J. Anna Looney, PhD

Albany, OR, USA
CMBM mind-body medicine faculty member Marie Mercedes Lorcy

Marie Mercedes Lorcy

Durocher, Artibonite Department, Haiti
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Bishop Robert Lyons, MDiv, BCC, CPES

Indianapolis, IN, USA

Samah Ibrahim Mahmoud

Gaza Strip, Gaza
CMBM mind-body medicine faculty member Muna A. Hady Mansour

Muna A. Hady Mansour

Gaza Strip, Gaza
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Williène Marquis

Port-au-Prince, Ouest Department, Haiti
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Lilita Matison, LCSW

Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Lora Matz, MS, LICSW

Greater Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Kelsey Menehan, MSW, LICSW

Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
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Linda Delmont Métayer

Linda D. Metayer, PhD

Port-au-Prince, Ouest Department, Haiti
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Mindy Milam, LCSW

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
CMBM mind-body medicine faculty member Mahmoud N. Moufi

Mahmoud N. Mwafi

Gaza Strip, Gaza
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Sabrina N’Diaye, PhD, LCSW-C, MDiv

Baltimore, MD, USA
CMBM mind-body medicine facutly member Siham Naser

Siham Naser

Gaza Strip, Gaza
CMBM Faculty Goce Nikoloski

Gjorgji Nikoloski, MD

Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Rosario T. Pamhile

Port-au-Prince, Ouest Department, Haiti
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John A. Patterson, MD, MSPH, FAAFP, ABIHM

Tucson, Arizona, United States
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Jean-Gardy Paul

Gressier, Ouest Department, Haiti
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Carol A. Penn, DO, FACOFP

Red Bank, New Jersey, United States
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Jennifer Phelps, MD, MS

Redding, Connecticut, United States
CMBM mind-body medicine faculty member Michael Polliack

Michael Polliack, MD

בית רימון, South District, Israel
CMBM faculty member Peter Powers

Patrick Powers, MA

Rapid City, SD, USA
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Noshene Ranjbar, MD

Tucson, Arizona, USA
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Rosa Rauseo-Mazzocca, MS, LMHC

Weston, Florida, United States
CMBM mind-body medicine faculty Naima Al Rawagh

Naima Al Rawagh

Gaza Strip, Gaza
CMBM Faculty Jane Reilly

Jane Reilly, MS, LICSW

Independence, Kansas, USA
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CMBM mind-body medicine faculty member Lynda Richtsmeier Cyr, PhD, LP

Lynda Richtsmeier Cyr, PhD, LP

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JoAnne Riegert, PhD, LPCC

Waubun, Minnesota, United States
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Stacey Rohrbaugh, MEd, MLS (ASCP) CM

Keyser, West Virginia, United States

Robert Rothstein, MS, LP

Woodbury, Minnesota, United States
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LaTasha Sandidge

LaTasha Sandidge, RN, BSN

Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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Neha Sangwan, MD

Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Regina Schulman, MEd, LADC II, LMT, BCTMB

Haverhill, Massachusetts, United States

Susan Sencer, MD

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Tanmeet Sethi, MD

Seattle, WA, USA
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Omar W.O. Shaheen, MA

Gaza
CMBM mind-body medicine faculty Michael F. Shea

Michael F. Shea, LICSW

Washington, DC, USA
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Board Member Amy Shinal

Amy B. Shinal, MSW, LCSW

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Angela Goodwin

Indianapolis, IN, USA

John Simmons, MD

Spartanburg, SC, USA
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Geoff Sittler, OTR/L

Portland, OR, USA
CMBM mind-body medicine faculty member Beret Anne Skroch

Beret Anne Skroch, PsyD, LP

Minneapolis, MN, USA
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CMBM Faculty Member Roxanne Smith

Roxanne Smith

Lauderhill, Florida, United States
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Cherie Snyder, MSS, MA

Frostburg, Maryland, United States
CMBM mind-body medicine faculty member Fatma Mahmoud Sobuh

Fatma Mahmoud Sobuh, PhD

Gaza Strip, Gaza
CMBM mind-body medicine faculty member Shukrije Statovci

Shukrije Statovci, MD

Kosovo

Richard Steinberg, MD

Boulder, Colorado, United States
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Kathie Madonna Swift, MS, RDN, LDN

Saratoga Springs, New York, United States
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Shahine Tavakoli, CMBM Supervisor

Shahine Tavakoli, LPC, LMFT

Houston, Texas, United States
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CMBM mind-body medicine faculty member Siham Akram El Tawil

Siham Akram El Tawil, MA

Gaza Strip
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​Dylan Tête

New Orleans, LA, USA
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CMBM mind-body medicine faculty member Ahmed Hussein Ahmed Thabet

Ahmad Thabet, MA

Nuseirat Camp
CMBM mind-body medicine faculty member Jennifer Timothee

Jennifer Timothee

Durocher, Artibonite Department, Haiti
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Jacqueline Toussaint

Port-au-Prince, Ouest Department, Haiti
CMBM mind-body medicine faculty member Shqipe Ukshini

Shqipe Ukshini

Kosovo
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Jusuf Ullaj

Jusuf Ulaj, MD

Pristina
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Patricia Van Kley

Patricia A. Van Kley, PhD

Perrysburg, OH, USA
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Elizabeth Veras, MA

Weston, Florida, United States
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Eva Elisabeth Weinlander, MD

Palo Alto, California, United States
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CMBM Faculty Member and Supervisor Annie Weisman

Anne Weisman, PhD, MPH, LMT

Las Vegas, NV, USA
CMBM mind-body medicine faculty member Claire Wheeler, MD, PhD

Claire Wheeler, MD, PhD

Portland, OR, USA
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Stephanie Misaki Whiting, LMHC, NCC

Lihue, HI, USA
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Moncil Wilbens

Carrefour, Ouest Department, Haiti
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Paul Wilner

Carrefour, Ouest Department, Haiti
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Tim Wolfram, PsyD, LP

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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CMBM Faculty Diane Wolk-Rogers, , M.S. Ed.

Diane Wolk-Rogers, MEd, NBCT

Coral Springs, FL, USA
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Sumaia Shaher Yaghi

Jabalia
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Ibrahim Ahmed Younis, PhD, MA, BSN

Gaza

Food as Medicine Faculty

CMBM Faculty Member

Donald Abrams, MD

CMBM faculty member John Bagnulo

John Bagnulo, MPH, PhD

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Mark Hyman, MD

Rebecca Katz, MS, Chef Emeritus

CMBM Food As Medicine faculty member Dr Jay Lombard

Jay Lombard

Catherine McConkie

Catherine McConkie, NC

CMBM faculty member Mark Pettus

Mark Pettus, MD

CMBM Food As Medicine faculty member Drew Ramsey

Drew Ramsey, M.D.

CMBM Faculty Member Aviva Romm

Aviva Romm, MD

CMBM faculty member Maya Shetreat-Klein

Maya Shetreat-Klein, MD

CMBM faculty and Kripalu executive chef

Jeremy Rock Smith