Join Dr. Nathan Long, president of University of Western States, as he hosts conversations with thought leaders in health sciences, education, and leadership. Together, they unpack the ideas shaping today’s conversations. Each episode offers thoughtful dialogue, evidence-informed insights, and forward-looking perspectives for practitioners, educators, and lifelong learners alike.
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Podcast Episodes
Positively Transforming Mental Health Counseling Education
with Dr. Amy O’Hana
Dr. O’Hana shares her professional journey to becoming a professor and program director at UWS and discusses the evolving mental health challenges facing today’s communities. She explains how UWS prepares the next generation of counselors with clinically focused, community-based training designed to make an immediate and lasting impact.
The Essentials of Naturopathic Medicine
with Drs. Marcia Prenguber and Joshua Rubinstein
Dean Marcia Prenguber, ND, and Associate Dean Joshua Rubinstein, ND, discuss the history and evolution of the naturopathic medicine program at University of Western States (UWS). They highlight the program’s innovative, evidence-informed curriculum and its whole-person approach to care, which includes nutrition, exercise, lifestyle, and natural medicines rooted in the body’s inherent ability to heal. This three-and-a-half-year program integrates basic sciences with clinical experience from the start, culminating in hands-on training at the University of Western States’ free teaching clinic.
The Sport and Performance Psychologist
with Sarah Castillo, Program Director
Sarah Castillo, Ph.D., program director for the Sport and Performance Psychology program at University of Western States, says her experience at tryouts for the UCLA softball team inspired her to pursue a career in sport and performance psychology. The field of study covers not just athletics but also a range of industries from the military to the theater to the boardroom. UWS offers online Sport and Performance Psychology programs at the master’s, doctoral, and certificate levels.
Well Adjusted
with Dr. Martha Kaeser, Dean of the College of Chiropractic
Martha Kaeser, DC, dean of the College of Chiropractic at UWS, shares her journey of becoming a chiropractor after a career in education and following her father’s legacy in the profession. In this video, she highlights how the University of Western States’ evidence-informed, whole-person health chiropractic program prepares today’s students for successful, patient-centered practice. Dr. Kaeser explains how UWS’ accelerated three-year curriculum blends a strong scientific foundation with hands-on clinical training, giving future chiropractors the knowledge, skills, and confidence to thrive in the communities where they choose to practice.
Access & Innovation in Online Higher Education
with Alisa Bates, Dean of The College of Graduate Studies
In this inaugural episode, Nathan Long, Ph.D., president of University of Western States (UWS), talks with Alisa Bates, Ph.D., vice provost and dean of the College of Graduate Studies, about how her background has informed efforts to expand the curriculum at University of Western States, through innovative online and hybrid programs under the umbrella of integrated and whole-person health, to include human nutrition and functional medicine, sports medicine, sport and performance psychology, clinical mental health counseling, and occupational therapy. Dr. Bates describes her vision for the next ten years, including recognizing the communities that provide hands-on training for UWS students.
