Recent FSP Participants & Projects

In this section:

2007-2008 Participants and Projects
2006-2007 Participants and Projects
2005-2006 Participants and Projects
2004-2005 Participants and Projects
2003-2004 Participants and Projects
2002-2003 Participants and Projects

2007-2008 Participants

Andrew Heyman, MD, MHSA
Education Project:

To develop and implement a 6 hour course on acupuncture for undergraduate students.

Michael Hsu, MD
Research Project:

To determine if affective self-awareness approach improves pain and other symptoms in a random sample of Fibromyalgia patients.

Anthony King, MS, PhD
Research Project:

To examine the efficacy and mechanism of action of Mindfulness based therapy for PTSD using psychological, neuroendocrine, and nueroimaging markers.

Tara Master-Hunter, MD
Education Project: 

To develop a web-based module for residency education on CAM approaches for musculo-skeletal injuries/pain.

Anne Mondro, MFA
Education Project: 

To develop a series of collaborative art projects and curriculum model working to serve the hospital community that includes pairing visual art and health care students.

Donna Nagata, PhD
Education Project: 

To develop a module that investigates the comparison/integration of CAM with conventional psychotherapeutic regimens, particularly with regard to various cultural groups.

Lawrence Perlman, PhD
Educational project: 

To expand a wellness group model for psychiatric patients with co-morbid conditions and develop a grand rounds presentation at the VA and educational module on CAM approaches for psychiatric care.

Melissa Sunderman, DO
Educational Project:

To develop a three-part continuing education series at the university health services on Integrative medicine and similar series for a student leadership group on campus.

Claire Weiner, AM, LMSW
Educational/research Project:

To examine the experience of cancer patients in their attempts to communicate with their health care team about their need for psychosocial support and CAM, develop a teaching module and implement lectures to social work and medical student about these issues.

Lan Yao, PhD
Research Project:

To develop a research project that expands current research on Tai Chi’s benefits in the affective, cognitive and behavioural domains for Alzheimer patients and their caregivers.

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2006-2007 Participants

R. Alexander Blackwood, MD, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases

Project: To incorporate areas of integrative medicine
into a teaching module for medical students and house officers that focuses on pediatric infectious diseases.

Beverly Fauman, M.D., B.A.
Associate Professor in Psychiatry

Project: Develop a module on mindfulness meditation
to faciliate stress reduction for medical students, house officers, and psychiatry residents.

Henry Greenspan, Ph.D. 
Lecturer IV, Social Sicence,Clinical and Social Psychology,
Social Ethics Residential College

Project: Incorporate relevant information about integrative medicine into undergraduate seminar course “Pills, Politics and the Public Good”.

MaryCarol Hunter, Ph.D.  
Assistant Professor of Natural Resources and Environment,
School of Natural Resources and Environment

Project:  Integrate practice and evidence of mind-body techniques into a graduate studio course to facilitate the design of physical landscapes that promote healing and well-being.

Ujjaini Khanderia, M.S., PharmD
Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy and Clinical Pharmacist, UMH Inpatient Pharmacy Services

Project:  Develop curriculum lectures on use of herbs in diabetic and cardiovascular disease.

Paul Kileny, Ph.D., M.A.
Professor of Otorhinolaryngology, Director of Audiology and Elctrophysiology, Professor of Pedatrics and Communicable Disease 

Project: Develop a lecture series for students
and residents and research proposal on CAM
approaches to tinnitus.

Cindy Schipani, J.D., B.A.
Professor of Business Law
Stephen M Ross School of Business

Project:  Develop survey on employment policies and programs that incorporate CAM and/or support wellness in the workplace.

Trina Shanks, Ph.D., M.S.W.
Assistant Professor of Social Work
School of Social Work

Project: Develop a research based intervention program of mindfulness stress reduction for low income pregnant women.

Daniel Szekely, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Obstetrics & Gynecology, Medical School

Project:  Develop lecture or lecture series with web-based resources for residents on CAM for menopause.

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2005-2006 Participants

Cibele Barbosa-Cesnik, MD, MPH
Research Investigator, Epidemiology, School of Public Health

Project: To develop a course in which students learn fundamentals of CAM , scientific methodology, understanding of CAM research (clinical trials, systematic review), and proposal writing for CAM research funding.

George Estabrook, MA
Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Project: To integrate information into an undergraduate biology course in LS&A on human nutrition and the long-term effects of diet consequences on physiology, particularly the gut, and general health.

Matthew Howard, Ph.D
Professor, Social Work and Psychiatry

Project: To develop 2 projects: 1) a module for two substance abuse treatment courses that address CAM approaches to the treatment of alcohol and drug use disorders and co-occurring medical and mental health conditions; and 2) a module addressing CAM approaches for the treatment of depression and associated conditions for a new comprehensive interdisciplinary course on depression.

Amy Locke, MD
Lecturer, Department of Family Medicine

Project: To develop a curriculum that contains a sequence of didactic topics and clinical experiences that can be systematically covered over the three-year family residency, and to develop a formal resource base that faculty can access.

Michelle Riba, MD, MS
Associate Chair for Education and Academic Affairs
Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Director, Psycho-oncology Program

Project: To study the literature regarding doctor-patient communication about CAM and CAM use in patients with pancreatic cancer and; develop a model for teaching students, residents, and faculty “integrative”, relationship-centered communication skills, via videos, or scripts, that can be applied generically to their interactions with cancer patients.

Eric Skye, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine
Residency Program Director, Department of Family Medicine

Project: To amplify the design and content of components of the four-year Integrative Medicine Fellowship that has recently been implemented in the Family Medicine residency.

Gretchen Spreitzer, Ph.D
Professor of Management and Organizations, Stephen M. Ross School of Business

Project: To expand the organizational change course in the Ross School of Business to include a module(s) focused on information and practice-based activities that facilitate personal and professional thriving in work and home life.

Satoru Takahashi, MFA
Assistant Professor, Art and Design

Project: To develop a new interdisciplinary course to create art devices (memory boxes, security blankets) that therapeutically assist patients with memory loss and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and which builds on the collaboration of patients, caregivers, and doctors.

Dale Winter, Ph.D
Assistant Professor, Mathematics

Project: To develop a collection of 10 learning activities that use background materials from integrative healthcare as the context for mathematical learning experiences.

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2004-2005 Participants

Raymond De Young, PhD
Associate Professor, School of Natural Resources & Environment

Project: Addition of CAM material that shows the connection of nature to health into two pre-existing courses: “Behavior and Environment” and “Psychology of Environmental Stewardship” in the SNRE.

Barbara L. Fredrickson, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
Associate Professor, Women's Studies Program
Faculty Associate, Research Center for Group Dynamics
Director of the Positive Emotion and Psychophysiology Laboratory

Project: Effects of mind-body practices and lectures on meditation will be incorporated into a new graduate course in the Ross School of Business: “Positive Organizing and Human Flourishing”.

Deborah Gioia, PhD
Assistant Professor, School of Social Work

Project: Issues of mental health and CAM integrated into 2 pre-existing SSW courses: “Complementary, Alternative, and Indigenous Healing Systems” (SW 734) and “Mental Health Practice” (SW 698), and a new SSW course (SW 552) developed with Larry Gant: “Theory and Practice Mind-Body Connections for Health and Self-Care.”

J. Rebecca Liu, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Project: A series of OB-GYN Grand Rounds (2-3) at UM to provide knowledge and resources on the use of CAM in women's health, based on surveys developed for local and national assessment, that probe caregiver's perceptions, attitudes, knowledge, and current use of CAM.

Dolores P. Mendelow, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Project: A faculty and resident lecture/workshop on CAM applications and resources in Pediatrics.

Michelle O'Grady, MS, CNM
Director and Adjunct Lecturer, Health Sciences Scholars Program
Lecturer, School of Nursing

Project: A first-year seminar for undergraduates on the cultural, social, and scientific dimensions of CAM in the U.S.

Tami Remington, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist, UMHS Turner Geriatric Clinic
Clinical Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy

Project: Two lectures and field visits to CAM practitioners to be added to the existing Pharmacy course “The Aging Patient” (P548), which deal with complementary and alternative approaches to the management of chronic pain.

Roberta M. Tankanow, MS
Clinical Pharmacist, UMHS Inpatient Pharmacy Investigational Drug Service Clinical Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy

Project: Coordinate CAM-related material taught by other faculty for the Therapeutics course in Pharmacy, based on newly-created survey/focus group results conducted with students and faculty in Pharmacy.

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2003-2004 Participants and Projects

Frank Anderson, MD, MPH
Director of Global Initiatives, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Project: Two lectures in complementary and alternative medicine for Obstetrics and Gynecology residents

Charles M. Boyd, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology
Lecturer, Department of Dermatology

Project: Anti-Aging Medicine and the Aging Face
Module on evidence-based CAM modalities and applications in Age-Management Medicine for medical students, residents, and fellows

June Chan, MD
Lecturer, Department of Radiation Oncology

Project: A series of four lectures on commonly used CAM modalities in theradiation oncology population for radiation oncology residents

Larry Gant, PhD, MA, MSW, AB
Associate Professor, School of Social Work

Project: CAM Curriculum Module: Helping Your Clients (And You!) Think About CAM - Introduction and Basic Principles Half-day workshop and training manual for Social Work students.

Hana Hasson, DDS, MS
Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Dentistry

Project: Two introductory lectures on CAM therapies and their clinical applications in the management of anxiety and treatment of temporomandibular disorders for dental students

Carolyn Johnston, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Project: CAM for Gynecologic Fellows
Integrating resources on CAM in the 3 year fellowship program

Judith Lynch-Sauer, PhD, RN
Director of the Office of Student Affairs
Lecturer, School of Nursing

Project: Bio-Behavioral Nursing Interventions: Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Stress Management
One-credit course (composed of 7 2-hour class sessions) for graduate Nursing students

Marion Perlmutter, PhD
Professor, Department of Psychology

Project: Psychology of Aging (Psych 369)
Expanded already existing course to include a three-hour unit on alternative medicine and aging

Elizabeth Robinson, PhD
Assistant Research Scientist, Department of Psychiatry

Project: Two lectures in spirituality, mental health, and mediation for Psychiatry residents

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2002-2003 Participants and Projects

Jane Dutton, PhD
William Russell Kelly Professor, Department of Management and Organizations, Professor, Department of Psychology

Project: Thriving at work through healthy relationships
OHHRM 510 - A revamped course for MBA students

Maya Hammoud, MD
Lecturer, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Project: Three problem-based educational modules for M3 medical students in the women's health clerkship

Ziad Kronfol, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry

Project: Psychoneuroimmunology Psychiatry Grand Round Seminar Series

Amy Saunders, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine/General Medicine
U-M Briarwood Medical Practice

Project: Patient Stories: Deriving Meaning from Illness: Seminar Elective for First Year Medical Students

Brett Seabury, PhD
Associate Professor, School of Social Work

Project: Complementary, Alternative and Indigenous Healing
SSW 734 - A revamped course for Social Work students

Leslie Shimp, PhD
Professor of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy
Assistant Professor, Pharmacy in Family Medicine

Project: Herbs and Supplements: A reference resource used in Pathophysiology and Therapeutics I
Pharm 431 - A core course for Pharmacy students

Alan Tsai, PhD
Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health

Project: Nutrition and Herbs
EHS 531: A new graduate course and web resource offered through the School of Public Health

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