Meet Our Staff

Undergraduate Degree:

B.S. in Community Health Education, Iowa State University

Advanced Degree:

M. Ed. in Higher Education Leadership Policy Studies, Iowa State University

Certifications:

ACE Certified Health Coach, ACE Certified Group Fitness Instructor, ACE Certified Personal Trainer, ACE Certified Medical Exercise Specialist, Yoga Alliance RYT-200

 

• Holistic and integrated student health and wellness
• Movement as medicine

• Obtained the Medical Fitness Association Certified Medical Fitness Center accreditation at the University of Kansas Medical Center. 2016.
• Created the department of Wellness & Recreation Services at the University of Colorado Denver.
• Opened the University of Colorado Lola & Rob Salazar Student Wellness Center. 2018
• Currently serve as a subject matter expert and author with the American Council on Exercise.

Undergraduate Degree: 

B.A. in English, College of St. Benedict

Advanced Degree:

M.D., University of Nebraska

Advanced Training:

Emergency Medicine Residency, Regions Hospital St. Paul MN 1997-2000

Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona 2006-2007

Structural Acupuncture, Harvard University, 2014-2015

Certifications:

Board Certified in Emergency Medicine

• Acupuncture
• Sports Medicine

•  Santa Clara Kaiser Permanente Emergency Physician
• Bozeman Deaconess Hospital/Absaroka Emergency Physician

Undergraduate Degree:

B.A. in Biomechanics. Health and Human Development, Montana State University

Advanced Degree:

M.D., University of Washington

Advanced Training:

Chief Resident, Montana Family Medicine Residency

Certifications: 

Board Certified Family Medicine

• Rural Medicine
• Medical Student Education
• Health Care Policy/Advocacy

•  Rural Family Practice Physician, Dillon, Montana
• Associate Clinical Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine

Advanced Degrees:

M.D., University of Colorado

Advanced Training:

Residency, University of Colorado

Certification:

Board Certified Internal Medicine, ABIM

Undergraduate Degree: 

B.A. MCD Biology, CU Boulder, 1988

Advanced Degree:

PhD Biochem & Micro, Univ MT, 1996

MD University of Washington, 2000

Advanced Training:

Family Medicine Residency, Univ. WA Seattle 2000-03

USPHS Epidemic Intelligence Service, CDC Field officer 2003-05

Certifications:

Board Certified in Family Medicine 2003-present

• Infectious diseases
• STIs, HIV, and risk reduction

• Staff Physician, MSU Student Health 2010-16, 2024-present
• Medical Director, MSU Student Health 2016-23
• Private-practice Primary Care, Western Montana Clinic
• Epidemic Intelligence Service field officer for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
  • Domestic outbreaks of syphilis and HIV
  • Assisted initiating a Pap-screening program for Botswana
• Basic research
  • Azithromycin resistance in T. pallidum (syphilis)
  • Molecular pathogenesis of B. bacilliformis
  • Spinal cord physiology 
  • Neutral drift theory of evolution
  • Environmental impact of Exxon Valdex oil spill

Undergraduate Degree:

B.A. in History, University of Connecticut

B.S. in Biology, Montana State University

Advanced Degree:

M.Ed, Harvard Graduate School of Education 

M.D., University of Washington 

Advanced Training:

Family Medicine Residency, MT Family Residency, Billings, MT, 2007-10

Certifications:

Board Certified in Family Medicine

• Travel medicine
• Women's health 
• Global health 
• Infectious diseases

•  French
• German
• Spanish 

•  Instructor: Introduction to Global Health 291, Montana State University 
• Volunteer Physician for Syrian refugee aid effort Lesvos, Greece 2016 
• Family Physician in New Zealand 2010-2011 and 2013-2014

Undergraduate Degree:

B.S. in Nursing, Montana State University

Advanced Degree:

Master of Nursing, Graceland University

Certifications:

Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner

ACLS

• Primary care
• Mental health

•  Community Health Partners in Bozeman, MT 2010 - current
• College Health MSU 2010 - current. Full time beginning in 2016

Undergraduate Degree:

B.S. Nursing Montana State University

Advanced Degrees:

M.S. Nursing, Harbor UCLA, Montana State University

Advanced Training:

Women’s Health Care Nurse Practitioner and Family Nurse Practitioner 

Certifications:

Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (ANCC)

•  Women’s and men’s reproductive health 
•  Mental health 
•  Addiction/emotional trauma 
•   Complementary medicine 
•  Exercise/meditation and food as medicine 

•  Kellogg Fellowship Partners of the Americas Argentina 
•  Treatment of adolescent obesity conference training Boston 
• Mentoring a Ketamine infusion clinic as a medical volunteer 
•  Numerous CME attendance in Family medicine and Women’s health, and complementary medicine 

Undergraduate Degree:

B.A. in Elementary Education and Studio Art, Luther College

B.S. in Nursing, George Mason University

Advanced Degrees:

DNP Family Practice, Radford University

Certifications:

Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (ANCC)

• Pediatric and adult emergency nursing experience in Level I and Level III Trauma Centers

Undergraduate Degree:

B.S. in Nursing, University of Nevada-Reno

Advanced Degrees:

Master of Nursing, Montana State University

Certifications:

Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner 

• Women's health
• Primary care
• Colposcopy
• Mental Health
• Transgender Health 

 Spanish

•  Worked in various clinics in Bozeman, MT in the past 20 years
• Worked with Rocky Mountain Hospice for 3 years
• Became a Family Nurse Practitioner while working as a nurse at MSU Student Health Partners 
• Currently coordinates nursing and mid-level staffing at the MSU Student Health Partners
• Currently member of the Quality Improvement Committee at the MSU Student Health Partners 

Undergraduate Degree:

B.S. in Biology, Montana State University

B.S. in Nursing, Simmons College, Boston, Massachusetts

Advanced Degrees:

Masters in Nursing, FNP, Simmons College Boston,Massachusetts

Certifications:

Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (ANCC) 

• Community health
• Reproductive/Women's health care
• Primary care 
• Urgent care 
• College health  

•  Community Health Center in Boston, MA 
• Bridgercare Reproductive and Women's Health Care, Bozeman, MT

Undergraduate degree:

B.S. in Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Montana State University

Advanced degree:

Master of Medical Science, Saint Francis University

Physician Assistant Program, Red Rocks College

Certifications: 

Certified Physician Assistant (NCCPA)

• Primary Care
• Women's Health
• Mental Health
• ENT

• PureView Health Center, Helena, MT
• Community Health Partners, Bozeman, MT
• Bridger ENT, Bozeman, MT

Undergraduate Degree:

B.S. 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

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

•  German
• Spanish

•  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 Student Health Partners 

Undergraduate Degree:

B.S. in Earth Sciences-Geology, Montana State University

Advanced Degree:

M.S. in Physician Assistant Studies, Pacific University

Certifications:

Certified Physician Assistant (NCCPA)

• Emergency medicine 
• Public health 
• Infectious diseases  

 Spanish

•  International Medicine Kenya and Honduras
• Migrant Worker Outreach Clinic
• Indian Health Service 
• Emergency Medicine facilities 

Undergraduate Degree:

B.S. in Psychology, Davidson College

Advanced Degrees:

Ph.D. in Health Psychology (Clinical Concentration), University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Advanced Training:

Postdoctoral Fellowship, UNC Charlotte Counseling and Psychological Services

• Health psychology
• Mindfulness
• Therapeutic benefits of nature
• Anxiety

Undergraduate Degree:

Bachelor of Philosophy, Miami University

Advanced Degree:

Master of Science, The Ohio State University

• Graduated with MS degree and became a board certified psychiatric nurse practitioner
• Worked in Idaho at a community health clinic as part of the National Health Service Corps
• Psychiatric care provider for counseling practice in Idaho Falls

Undergraduate Degree:

B.A. in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado at Boulder

Advanced Degree:

M.D., James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University

Advanced Training:

Psychiatry Residency, Fletcher Allen Health Care, University of Vermont College of Medicine

Certifications:

Board-certified, Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

• The benefits of exercise as it relates to mental health
• The benefits of exposure to the natural world as it relates to mental health
• The role of substance use in mental health condititions

• Community mental health, staff psychiatrist, Howard Center, Burlington, Vermont 2007-2013
• Psychiatrist, Montana State Hospital 2013-2019

Undergraduate Degree:

B.S in Food and Nutrition- Dietetics, Montana State University

Advanced Training:

Montana Dietetic Internship, Montana State University

• Eating Disorders
• Intuitive Eating & Health at Every Size
• Gastrointestinal Disorders
• Nutrition for Diabetes
• General Nutrition Education

• Registered Dietitian at Vail Health Hospital in Vail, Colorado
• Clinical Nutrition Manager at Vail Health Hospital in Vail, Colorado

Undergraduate Degrees:

B.A. in Communication/Marketing, MSU Northern

B.S. in Nursing - MSU Bozeman

Advanced Training:

AORN Perioperative Nurse Residency Program - Presbyterian Hospitals, Albuquerque, NM

• Public Health and Immunizations
• Surgical Services
• Collegiate Health
• Multi-cultural Mentorship

• Presbyterian Rust Medical Center, Surgical Services Deptartment
• University of New Mexico Student Health and Counseling, Allergy and Immunization Clinic
• Missoula City-County Health Department, Outpatient Immunization Clinic
• Former undergraduate researcher : Initiative for Maximizing Student Development, American Indian Research Opportunities, MSU-Bozeman, MT
• Former undergraduate teaching assistant: Anatomy and Physiology cadaver laboratory - MSU Bozeman, MT

Undergraduate Degree:

B.S. in Nursing, Mankato State University  

• Acute care triage 
• Wound care
• Travel immunizations
• Patient Education 

•  Neonatal intensive care unit 
• Obstetrics 
• Pediatrics 
• Family Practice 
• Clinical research in osteoporosis

Undergraduate Degree:  

B.S. in Nursing, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh

Training: 

Education for the Prevention of Infection (EPI) Intensive Training through Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)

• Preventative Health & Education
• Women’s Health
• Infection Control and Prevention
• Immunizations for travel & routine prevention

•  Member of Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)
• Worked as RN in Family Practice at Community Health Center
• Worked as RN at UCHealth Infectious Disease & Travel Health in Aurora, CO
• Work experience in Pulmonology, Orthopedics & Geriatric Medicine

Undergraduate Degree:

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, George Mason University

Advanced Degree:

Master of Public Health- Biostatistics, The George Washington University

 

• Communicable Diseases
• Health Communication
• Vaccines        
• Public Health

• Peace Corps Volunteer, Nepal 2001-2003
• Ryan White Case Manager 2013-2021

Undergraduate Degree:

B.S. in Nursing, University of Washington

Certifications:

Ambulatory Care Certification

• Diabetes Education
• Mental Health
• Urology

• Long Term Acute Care
• ICU
• Urology

Undergraduate Degree:

Medical Assistant Associate of Applied Science, Montana Tech College of Technology

• 7 years of practicing as an MA in Bozeman
• 6 year of practicing in family medicine

Health and Human Performance, University of Montana Western

Associate of Science, Health Professions, Montana State University

Certifications: 

BLS, CPR, Phlebotomy, Sterile Procedures, EKG

• Sports Med
• Vascular
• Women’s Health

• Worked in healthcare since 2005
• Worked in various fields of medicine

Undergraduate Degree:

B.S. in Microbiology, Montana State University

Certifications:

American Society of Clinical Pathology Certificate of Laboratory Management

• Microbiology and Immunology
• Laboratory Safety
• Montana Medical Laboratory Science Professional Program

• Laboratory Coordinator at Bozeman Health Belgrade Clinic
• Point-of-Care Coordinator at Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital

Undergraduate Degree: 

A.A.S in Radiologic Technology, Montana Tech

Advanced Training:

Registered in Computed Tomography

Certifications:

Certified in Diagnostic Radiography and Computed Tomography

• Public Health
• Trauma/ Emergency Medicine
• Sports Medicine
• Women’s Health

• Trained into and certified in CT.
• Set up CT protocols and procedures for routine and trauma scans in Critical Access Setting
• Helped to get hospital in Ennis recognized as a Trauma Receiving Facility.
• Helped to improve the stroke alert program through coordination with Nursing staff and Radiology group.

Undergraduate Degree:

B.S. in Community Health, St. Cloud State University

Undergraduate Degree:

B.A. in History SETS, Montana State University

B.S. in Sociology, Montana State University