the Academy

Codifying our knowledge.  It’s time.

We are a team of more than 300 international contributors working collaboratively to agree upon a diverse range of content for a multi-volume medical textbook addressing the central and foundational concepts of naturopathic medicine.

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EXECUTIVE EDITOR

Pamela Snider, ND


SENIOR EDITORS
Pamela Snider, ND
Jared L. Zeff, ND, LAc
James Sensenig, ND
Joseph E. Pizzorno, ND
Stephen P. Myers, ND, BMed, PhD
Roger Newman Turner, ND, DO, BAc
Don Warren, ND, DHANP
Thomas A. Kruzel, ND


MEDICAL EDITOR
Amy Neil, MS, MAP


PRODUCTION EDITOR / PROJECT MANAGER
Kelsang Tenpa, MA


SENIOR STRATEGIC ADVISOR
Rick Kirschner, ND, VNMI


ASSOCIATE EDITORS
William A. Mitchell, Jr., ND (in memoriam)

David Schleich, PhD


Christa Louise, MS, PhD
Cathy Rogers, ND
Rita Bettenburg, ND
Letitia Dick-Kronenberg, ND
Bruce Milliman, ND
Paul Orrock, ND, DO, RN, MAppSc (Res)
Herb Joiner-Bey, ND
Fraser Smith, ND
Leanna Standish, ND, PhD, LAc
Patricia Herman, ND, MS
Brian Henderson, MEd
Emma Bezy, MSW (in memoriam)
Jon Wardle, ND, MPH, PhD
Airdre Grant, PhD
Elizabeth Sutherland, ND
Zora DeGrandpre, MS, ND
Iva Lloyd, ND
Patricia J. Wales, ND
Sally Mathrick, ND
Pamela Jeanne, ND
Kelsi Ervin, ND


ACADEMIC HOME
2018-Present:Institute for Natural Medicine (INM)
FNM Liaison: Michelle Simon, ND, PHD, Executive Director
2007-2018: National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM)

HISTORY EDITOR
Hans Baer, PhD


EXTERNAL EDITORS
William J. Keppler, PhD
Christine R. Grontkowski, PhD (in memoriam)


AGENCY LIAISONS
Michelle Simon, PhD, ND | AANP
Shawn O’Reilly | CAND
Christa Louise, MS, PhD | NPLEX
Thomas Kruzel, ND | CNME
Melanie Henriksen | AANMC-CCACO
Rita Bettenburg, ND | CNME
Letitia Dick-Kronenberg, ND | NWNPC
Tabatha Parker, ND | NDI
David Scotten, ND, MEd | BINM
Craig Mehrmann, ND (Cand ’20) | NMSA
Phillip Cottingham, ND PGDip, BHSc | Wellpark
College
Mario Szewiel, ND, DO | GCRN
Rick Kirschner, ND, VNMI | Talk Natural Productions
Jeffrey Bland, PhD, FACN, FACB, CNS | PLMI


ORIGINAL STUDENT LIAISONS
Joe Holcomb, Jr., ND | NSI
William Franklin, ND| NS-SCNM
Julia O’Sullivan, ND | NS-UBCNM
Brewster Scott, ND | Boucher


FOUNDATIONS FELLOWS

Kelsi Ervin, ND (2011 – 2013)
Craig Mehrmann, MPH, ND cand ‘20 (2016 – 2019)
Brian Plante (cand ’18) (2016 – 2018)
Claire Zimmerman, ND (2016 – 2019)

Mailing:
NMA
P.O. Box 857
Snoqualmie, WA 98065

ABOUT NMA:  The Naturopathic Medicine Academy is an international and intergenerational team of more than 300 authors, 33 editors, 11 colleges and universities, and 13 agencies of the global naturopathic medical community.

Our Mission is to codify, transcribe, publish and distribute naturopathic medical knowledge, concepts, models and their applications to benefit, vitalize, and sustain our health, humanity and biosphere for present and future generations

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