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 Health Sciences, Marymount University

Languages:

• Portuguese
• Spanish
• French

Special Interests:

• Cultural Health
• Stress and anxiety management
• Holistic approaches to women’s health

Brief Highlights of Professional Career:

• Joined University Health Partners in 2022

 

 Undergraduate Degree:

• BS in Botany and German, University of Michigan 

Advanced Degree:

• Physician Associate, Yale University School of Medicine

Certifications:

• Certified Physician Assistant 1986-present
• Certificate in Travel Health (CTH) awarded by International Society of Travel Medicine 2010
• Certified Health and Wellness Coach (CHWC) Wellcoaches 2018 - present
• Certified Koru Mindfulness Teacher  2021 - present
• Diplomate American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) 2020

Languages (besides English):

• German and Spanish

Special Interests:

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

Brief Highlights of Professional Career:

• Travel Clinic Coordinator at MSU University Health Partners (current)
• CIWEC Clinic Staff, Kathmandu, Nepal
• 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
• 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: 

• BS in Food and Nutrition Science, Montana State University 

Advanced Degree:

• MS in Human Nutrition, Oregon Health and Science University

Certifications:

• Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
• Licensed Dietitian

• Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist

Special Interests:

• Eating Disorders, Disordered eating, and weight and body concerns

• Nutrition Counseling from a weight neutral lens

•  Diabetes medication management including insulin initiation and adjustment and insulin pump management

•  Impact of social determinants of health including stigma, specifically weight stigma, and oppression on health outcomes

Brief Highlights of Professional Career:

• Registered dietitian and diabetes educator in primary care setting

•  Program Coordinator for AADE accredited diabetes program

•  National and local speaker on the impact of weight stigma on health and eating disorder/disordered eating treatment in the primary care setting

• Joined MSU University Health Partners Nutrition Services in 2020

Undergraduate Degree:

• Bachelor of Science in Food and Nutrition, Montana State University

Certifications:

• Registered Dietitian (RD)
• Certified intuitive eating counselor

Special Interests:

• Eating Disorders
• Disordered eating
• Intuitive eating/ Health at Every Size (HAES)
• Nutrition Counseling from a weight neutral lens
• General Nutrition

Brief Highlights of Professional Career:

• Registered Dietitian in Higher Level of Care Eating Disorder Treatment Centers
• Registered Dietitian in Outpatient Eating Disorder care
• Joined MSU University Partners Nutrition Services in 2022

 

Undergraduate Degree: 

• BA in Political Science at Montana State
• BS in Hispanic Studies and Montana State  

Languages Proficiencies (besides English):

• Spanish

Brief Highlights of Professional Career:

• Volunteer Advocate and Peer Educator for MSU Voice Center
• Joined MSU University Health Partners in 2019

Undergraduate Degree:

• Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Purdue University 

Special Interests:

• Violence Prevention  
• Healing through connections and community
• Commitment to on-going learning through experiences and self-education

Brief Highlights of Professional Career:

• Trauma-informed behavioral health provider and supervisor in Flagstaff, AZ
• Joined MSU Health Partners in 2021

Undergraduate Degree:

• BS in Psychology, Montana State University

Advanced Degree: 

• MS in Marriage, Couples, and Family Counseling - Montana State University
• Addiction Counseling Graduate Certificate Program - Montana State University

Licenses:

• PCLC, Certified Licensed Clinical Professional Candidate
• LAC, Certified Licensed Addiction Counselor
• BHPSS, Certified Behavioral Health Peer Support Specialist

Special Interests:

• Substance Use Disorders within the family system and the ripple effect it has on relationships and daily functioning
• Encouraging abstinence and harm reduction approaches
• Promoting healthy alternatives such as self-care for replacing unhealthy behaviors

Brief Highlights of Professional Career:

• Joined MSU University Health Partners in 2021