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Dr. John Scaringe, President of SCU, is an educator, author, and tireless advocate for healthcare transformation. Under his leadership, SCU developed and launched a framework for becoming the world鈥檚 first Whole Health University鈥攁n institution that not only teaches whole health but actively nurtures it within its students, faculty, and staff. In 2022, he received the prestigious Visionary Award from the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine, an award recognizing interprofessional collaborators and unifiers who are helping to establish a new paradigm of healthcare for humanity and the planet.

Dr. Tracy Gaudet, Executive Director of SCU鈥檚 Doctor of Whole Health Leadership program, was one of the architects of the VA鈥檚 seminal Whole Health initiative and is a catalyst for change on countless fronts鈥攆rom media appearances and publishing to industry speaking and leadership roles. She is former Executive Director of both the Whole Health Institute and Duke Integrative Medicine, and co-founder of Cornerstone Collaboration for Societal Change, a leading organization in Whole Health transformation

Samantha Simmons, SCU Board Member, has devoted her career to removing barriers to interprofessional, whole-person care for all. She is the former President of the Oregon Collaborative for Integrative Medicine, current CEO of the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health, and creator of the Whole Health in the States Initiative (WHITS), a national framework outlining scalable approaches for bringing whole person care to underserved populations.

Dr. Anupama Kizhakkeveettil, Program Director of SCU鈥檚 Ayurvedic Medicine Department, serves as Chair of the Integrative, Complementary, and Traditional Health Practices Section of the American Public Health Association and has made innumerable contributions as a researcher, speaker, and advisor. She served as an expert in developing benchmarks for Ayurveda practice for the World Health Organization, serves on the Research Working Group of the Academic Collaborative for Integrative Health, and more.

Dr. Jenny Yu, Dean of Eastern Medicine at SCU, has played a leading role in integrating Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) into mainstream U.S. healthcare. Under her leadership, SCU became the very first entry-level doctoral degrees in TCM to be recognized in California, and one of the first two to be ACAHM-accredited in the United States鈥攁nd our institution has become a hub for global collaboration with China鈥檚 most prestigious universities.

Dr. Ian Coulter, Associated Faculty with SCU Clinical and Health Services Research, is Co-Director of the RAND Center for Collaborative Research in Complementary and Integrative Health. He has more than 40 years of experience conducting both qualitative and quantitative research on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and integrative medicine (IM), and has published more than 200 articles and books on the subject.

Lauri Phillips, Founding Program Director of our Doctor of Whole Health Leadership program, is a national leader in operationalizing whole health in the real world. From leading standard-setting and credentialing processes at the Whole Health Institute to spearheading design and implementation of Whole Health at the largest integrated health care system in the nation (the Veterans Administration), she is a recognized leader in making change a reality.

Dr. Margaret A. Chesney, visiting Professor with SCU Clinical and Health Services Research, is a clinical psychologist whose impactful career in integrative health has included serving as Deputy and Acting Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Center for Complementary and Integrative Health as well as extensive research (and more than 350 scientific publications) on the relationship between behavior and chronic disease.

Kelly Howard is a leader in Whole Health education and practice. She developed and directed the VA鈥檚 Whole Health Education program from 2012 to 2022, training more than 250,000 VA personnel nationwide. An Executive Member of the Cornerstone Collaborative for Societal Change and adjunct professor in SCU鈥檚 Doctor of Whole Health Leadership program, she also serves as a Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves, advancing yoga and mindfulness across the force. With nearly 20 years as a yoga instructor and certifications spanning integrative health disciplines, Howard brings over two decades of experience integrating holistic health, leadership, and service into education and practice at both national and institutional levels.

Dr. Steffany Moonaz is Research Director at 91性息港 of Health Sciences and an internationally recognized leader in yoga and integrative health research. She holds a PhD in public health from Johns Hopkins University, and her work鈥攆unded by the NIH, Arthritis Foundation, and others鈥攈as produced more than 40 peer-reviewed publications. She has held leadership roles with the Academic Collaborative for Integrative Health and currently serves as inaugural chair for the Traditional World Medicines/Emerging Professions Council of the Academy for Integrative Health and Medicine.

Dr. Atousa Mahdavi, is a holistic health expert, speaker, and bestselling author with over 20 years of experience advancing integrative medicine. Her work emphasizes a whole-person model of care that addresses the physical, mental, and spiritual aspects of health, with a focus on tackling root causes rather than symptoms. Dr. Mahdavi has guided thousands of patients, including athletes and entertainment professionals, to achieve lasting wellness through natural approaches. Her most recent book, Wholly You, became an international bestseller on Amazon, and she is co-author of The Experts Cure, a Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Amazon bestseller.