Faculty
Our faculty bring years of professional experience and knowledge to every UWS classroom. They have dedicated their careers to promoting patient-centered care and take pride in preparing the next generation of whole-person health care professionals.
Meet the Faces Who Shape Your Learning
The faculty at UWS represent a diverse community of scholars and practitioners who share a commitment to student success. Use the Faculty Finder to learn more about the educators who shape your learning, including their professional experience, academic backgrounds, clinical specialties, and research interests.
Distinguished Experience
Our faculty members include Olympic coaches, nationally recognized scholars,
board-certified specialists, and hospital-based clinicians.
Nicole Detling, Ph.D., CMPC, has served as a mental performance coach for Team USA at three Olympic and Paralympic Games, supporting 32 athletes who won medals in their respective sports.
Dr. Detling has also coached 16 world, two national, and 14 state championship teams, six Pac-12 championship teams, and has worked with individual athletes in the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, PGA, MLS, MLR, and in professional rock climbing and cycling.
Dr. Detling has also coached 16 world, two national, and 14 state championship teams, six Pac-12 championship teams, and has worked with individual athletes in the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, PGA, MLS, MLR, and in professional rock climbing and cycling.
Deanna Minich, Ph.D., is a nutrition scientist, international lecturer, and author of seven consumer books, with more than 25 years of experience in academia and the food and supplement industry.
Dr. Minich was part of the research team led by the “father of functional medicine,” Jeffrey Bland, Ph.D., and has served on the Nutrition Advisory Board for the Institute of Functional Medicine and the Board of Directors for the American Nutrition Association. She was awarded the Linus and Ava Helen Pauling Award in Functional Medicine in 2025.
Dr. Minich was part of the research team led by the “father of functional medicine,” Jeffrey Bland, Ph.D., and has served on the Nutrition Advisory Board for the Institute of Functional Medicine and the Board of Directors for the American Nutrition Association. She was awarded the Linus and Ava Helen Pauling Award in Functional Medicine in 2025.
Nicole Detling, Ph.D., CMPC, has served as a mental performance coach for Team USA at three Olympic and Paralympic Games, supporting 32 athletes who won medals in their respective sports.
Dr. Detling has also coached 16 world, two national, and 14 state championship teams, six Pac-12 championship teams, and has worked with individual athletes in the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, PGA, MLS, MLR, and in professional rock climbing and cycling.
Dr. Detling has also coached 16 world, two national, and 14 state championship teams, six Pac-12 championship teams, and has worked with individual athletes in the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, PGA, MLS, MLR, and in professional rock climbing and cycling.
Deanna Minich, Ph.D., is nutrition scientist, international lecturer, and author of seven consumer books, with more than 25 years of experience in academia and the food and supplement industry.
Dr. Minich was part of the research team led by the “father of functional medicine,” Jeffrey Bland, Ph.D., and has served on the Nutrition Advisory Board for the Institute of Functional Medicine and the Board of Directors for the American Nutrition Association. She was awarded the Linus and Ava Helen Pauling Award in Functional Medicine in 2025.
Dr. Minich was part of the research team led by the “father of functional medicine,” Jeffrey Bland, Ph.D., and has served on the Nutrition Advisory Board for the Institute of Functional Medicine and the Board of Directors for the American Nutrition Association. She was awarded the Linus and Ava Helen Pauling Award in Functional Medicine in 2025.