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Martha Kaeser, MEd, DC

Dean, College of Chiropractic

Dr. Martha (Marty) Kaeser has been an educator since 1989. She earned her master’s degree in adult education from Antioch University in Seattle in 1997 and her Doctorate of Chiropractic…

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Stanley Ewald, DC, MPH

Associate Dean, College of Chiropractic

Dr. Ewald holds a doctor of chiropractic degree from Los Angeles College of Chiropractic (Southern California University of Health Sciences), master of public health from UCLA, and a master in…

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Jaci Bergstrom, DC

Assistant Dean, College of Chiropractic, Clinical Internship

Dr. Jaci Bergstrom is the assistant dean of clinical internship at University of Western States. Originally from North Dakota, she completed her chiropractic education at Northwestern Health Sciences University in…

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Laura Baffes, DC, CCSP

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Rebecca Bell, DC, MS, CCSP

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William Borman, PhD

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Kate Brown, DC

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Kara Burnham, PhD

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Amanda Cochran, DC

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Mary Kate Connolly, DC

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Daniel DeLapp, DC, ND

Adjunct Instructor, Chiropractic Science

Carrie Ebling, DC, LMT

Assistant Professor, Chiropractic Sciences, Clinical Education

Jordan Elston, BA

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Leslie Fuller, ND

Associate Professor, Clinical Sciences; HNFM Instructor

Lorraine Ginter, DC

Assistant Professor, Clinical Internship

Ryan Gloeckner, DC

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Cambrie Guarino, DC, MS

Adjunct Instructor, Chiropractic Science, Sports Medicine Clinical Instructor

Catherine Hale, DC

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Amy Hanson, DC

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Beverly Harger, DC, DACBR

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Shawn Hatch, DC

Associate Professor, Chiropractic Sciences

Joseph Haugh, DC

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Paulie Heisel, DC

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Patrick Helma, DC, DACBSP

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Matthew Hopf, DC

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Carrie Hsia, DC

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Rachael Jans, BA

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Frederick Kalmbach, DC

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Salim Ben Khalifa, DC

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Rachel Kohn, DC

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Suzanne Lady, DC

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Chad Lambert, DC

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Ted Laurer, DC

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Ron LeFebvre, MA, DC

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Ryan Lofland, DC

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Debra Machuca, DC

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Christine Major, DC

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Brittany Martin, AA

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Lee McCaffrey, DC

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Rachael Newman, DC

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Jenny Nordeen, MD

Associate Professor, Clinical Education

Melinda Novak, DC, MS, DACBR, RMSK

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Joan O'Connor, DC

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Heidi Olejnik, DC

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Ryan Ondick, DC

Associate Professor, Clinical Internship

Lester Partna, DC

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Andrew Phillips

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Anthony Timmons, MBA

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Emily Todd, DC

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