Meet Our Staff

Undergraduate Degree:

• BS in Health Science, Clemson University

Advanced Degree:

• Masters in Public Health - Health Promotion/Disease Prevention, George Washington University

Brief Highlights of Professional Career:

• Joined MSU University Health Partners in 2014

Undergraduate Degree:

• BS in Public Health, Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Utah

Advanced Degree:

• Masters in Public Health - Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, New York

Languages (besides English):

• Spanish 

Brief Highlights of Professional Career:

• Joined MSU University Health Partners in 2017

 Undergraduate Degree:

• BS in Botany and German, University of Michigan 

Advanced Degree:

• Physician Associate, Yale University School of Medicine

Certifications:

• Certified Physician Assistant 
• Certified in Travel Health awarded by International Society of Travel Medicine

Languages (besides English):

• German and Spanish

Special Interests:

• Travel medicine 
• Wilderness medicine 
• Integrative medicine/mind-body medicine

Brief Highlights of Professional Career:

• International Medicine CIWEC Clinic Staff Kathmandu, Nepal
• International Medicine Health Care Provider Maya Mountains National Geographic Expedition, Belize
• Ranger Naturalist in Glacier National Park 
• Health Educator and Health Care Provider at various Community Clinics in Appalachia
• Current Travel Clinic Coordinator at MSU University Health Partners 
• Joined MSU University Health Partners in 1998

 Undergraduate Degree:

• BS in Psychology, Montana State University

Advanced Degree: 

• MS in Community Health Montana State University

Certifications:

• CHWC, Certified Health and Wellness Coach, Wellcoaches Corporation

Special Interests:

• Coaching students to discover their best selves
• Encouraging a lifestyle approach to well-being and prevention
• The science of gratitude, happiness, and play

Brief Highlights of Professional Career:

• Joined MSU University Health Partners in 2011

Undergraduate Degree: 

• BA in Community Nutrition/Community Health Education, Eastern Washington University 

Advanced Degree: 

• MS in Human Nutrition and Post Graduate Internship in Dietetics, Washington State University 

Certifications:

• Registered Dietitian, Licensed Nutritionist 

Special Interests:

• Empowering individuals and groups to make healthy lifestyle choices
• Personal wellness development
• Nutrition therapy and lifestyle coaching

Brief Highlights of Professional Career:

• Practice in both In-patient and Out-patient settings 
• Private Nutrition Consultation 
• Adjunct Faculty Member in Nutrition at MSU
• Joined MSU University Health Partners in 2013

Undergraduate Degree: 

• BS in Nutrition and Food Sciences, California State University, Chico

Advanced Degree: 

• MS in Nutrition and Graduate Internship in Dietetics, State University of New York, Buffalo

Certifications:

• Registered Dietitian, Licensed Nutritionist
• Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics 

Special Interests:

• Nutrition for performance
• Weight management
• Relationship with food
• Nutrition therapy

Brief Highlights of Professional Career:

• Practiced in Division I collegiate athletics for 5 years
• Sports Nutrition Fellowship from 2015-2016 at the University of Washington
• Practiced in out-patient clinical weight loss setting 
• Private Nutrition Consultation
• Adjunct Faculty to MSU Athletic Department
• Joined MSU University Health Partners in 2017

Undergraduate Degree:

• BS in Human Development and Family Studies with a focus in Women's Studies, Colorado State University 

Certifications:

• Certificate in Community-based Development from the International Institute for Sustainable Development 
• Certified Victim Advocate, member of the Gallatin Valley Sexual Assault Resource Team and Domestic Violence Resource Team

Brief Highlights of Professional Career:

• Sexual assault victim advocate in Ft. Collins, CO and Bozeman, MT
• Directed a victim advocate center in Ft. Collins, CO 
• Developed community-based prevention programs
• Worked as the outreach coordinator of MSU's VOICE Center (Victims Options in a Campus Environment) 
• Joined MSU University Health Partners in 2009

Undergraduate Degree: 

• BA in Anthropology and Women’s Studies, Illinois Wesleyan University 

Advanced Degree:

• MA in Gender and Women’s Studies, Central European University and Universidad de Granada 

Languages (besides English):

• Spanish

Brief Highlights of Professional Career:

• Victim Advocate in Champaign-Urbana, IL
• Joined MSU University Health Partners in 2017

 

Undergraduate Degree:

• BS in Psychology, Montana State University 

Advanced Degree:

• MS in Counseling Psychology, Lewis & Clark College 

Brief Highlights of Professional Career:

• VOICE Center Advocate 2000-2001
• Family Therapist in Auburn, NY
• Admissions Counselor at Ithaca College in Ithaca, NY
• Career Development Coordinator at Syracuse University in Syracuse, NY
• Social Worker for Partnership Program at Thrive in Bozeman, MT
• US 101 Instructor at MSU
• Joined MSU University Health Partners in 2016

Undergraduate Degree:

• BAAS from Texas State University (formerly Southwest Texas State University) 

Advanced Degree:

• M.Ed. in Mental Health Counseling, Montana State University

Certifications:

• Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor 
• Licensed Addiction Counselor

Special Interests:

• Chemical dependency 
• Couples counseling 
• Anger issues

Brief Highlights of Professional Career:

• Has worked at MSU's Alcohol and Drug Assistance Center since Graduate School 
• Private Practice 
• Joined MSU University Health Partners in 1994