School of Health and Natural Sciences

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Our undergraduate and graduate programs emphasize the connection between professional knowledge and practice, intellect and vocation. We combine a solid liberal arts foundation with in-depth scientific and professional studies.

As a student in the School of Health and Natural Sciences (HNS), you will experience personal and professional growth while you gain the knowledge, practical skills, and insight to excel. You will be offered a broad range of engaged learning and research experiences as well as exciting and meaningful international learning opportunities. Your studies will prepare you for careers in diverse fields and for life in an ever-changing technologically advanced world.

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View our non-degree programs: Post-Bac Premedical Certificate, Internationally Educated Nurses.

School of Health and Natural Sciences Leadership

K. Frost

Kenneth A. Frost, PhD

Interim Dean

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The Science Behind Sudden Oak Tree Death

NORS-DUC is a federally-funded research project dedicated to the study of emerging and invasive quarantine pathogens of ornamental and native plants.

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Post-Bac Premed

The Premedical Post-Baccalaureate is a certificate program designed to help students complete prerequisites to apply to health professional schools.

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Internship Opportunities

Dominican has long-standing relationships with both the Buck Institute on Aging and BioMarin, two prominent research facilities located in Marin County.

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Faculty and Staff

K. Frost

Kenneth A. Frost, PhD

Interim Dean
Helen Kennedy

Helen Kennedy

Director of Operations and Grant Coordinator
Potenciano Salvador

Potenciano (Sean) Salvador, MSN, RN

Director, Clinical Simulation Services
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Kathleen E. Budzinski

Executive Assistant to the Dean
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Carlos Molina, EdD, LMFT

Associate Professor Chair of Counseling Psychology
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Kelly Newhouse, MSPA, PA-C

Program Director, Chair, Associate Professor
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Diara Spain, PhD

Professor Chair of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
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Gina Tucker-Roghi, OTD, OTR/L, BCG

Chair and OTD Program Director Associate Professor
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Gabi Anderson

International Educated Nurses, Staff Instructor
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Becky Hohe Baker

Administrative Clinical Manager
Ellen Bartkowski

Ellen Bartkowski Lynch

Administrative Program Manager
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Brett Bayles, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor of Global Public Health
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Kathy Beebe

Professor Emerita of Nursing
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Andrea Renwanz Boyle

Associate Professor of Nursing
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Olivia Catolico, PhD, RN, CNL

Professor and Co-Assistant Director BSN Program
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Patti L. Culross, MD, MPH

Global Public Health Program Director Associate Professor

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Debbie J. Daunt, MSN

Associate Professor
Shiva Fatemi

Shiva Fatemi, MD, MS

Assistant Professor
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Margaret Fink, RN, EdD

Professor of Nursing
Sharon Freiberg

Sharon Freiberg

Program Administrator
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Michaela George, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor Global Public Health Program and MS Physician Assistant Studies Program

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Randall Hall, PhD

Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
Laura Hess

Laura Greiss Hess, PhD, OTR/L

Associate Professor La Vida Dominican Scholarly Works Fellow

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Vernon Huffman

Nursery Manager
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Tyler Johnson, PhD

Associate Professor

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Kristin Jones, MS, OTD, OTR/L

Assistant Professor Academic Fieldwork Coordinator
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Zilola Khashimova, MD, MBA, SP

Associate Professor
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Maria Lau

Assistant Clinical Coordinator Standardized Patient
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Luanne Linnard-Palmer, EdD, MSN, RN

Professor of Nursing/Pediatric Nursing

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Valentina Loreto-Ashley

International Educated Nurses, Staff Instructor
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Ren矇 Lucha, MSBA

Senior Clinical Coordinator, BSN & IEN Programs
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Karen McCarthy, OTD, OTR/L

Associate Professor
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Amanda McKone, MSN

Assistant Professor
Christi Miyano

Christi Miyano, JD, MBA

Clinical Development Coordinator
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Michelle Nichols, MD

Medical Director
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Tomas Pastalka, PhD

Plant Pathologist
Kelliann Phelps

Kelliann Phelps, MPAS, PA-C

Assistant Professor
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Kimberly Pritchett, MSN, RN

Manager, Clinical Simulations Services
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Rafael Romo, PhD, PHN, RN

Assistant Professor
Brett Sibley

Brett Sibley, MSPAS, PA-C

Director of Clinical Education Assistant Professor
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Wolfgang Schweigkofler, PhD

Research Associate Professor and Lead Scientist at NORS-DUC
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Jan Stottlemyer, MSPAS, PA-C

Assistant Professor
Angela Todd

Angela Todd, FNP-BC, PhD, RN

Assistant Professor
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Caroline Umeda, PhD, OTR/L

Associate Professor for Occupational Therapy
Wendy Walling

Wendy Wallin, MSPAS, PA-C

Director of Curriculum and Assessment Assistant Professor
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Julia Wilbarger, PhD, OTR/L

Associate Professor
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Grace Williams

Senior Laboratory Technician
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Victoria Estrella Worch, MEd

Student Services Administrator
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Amy Young, MS

Associate Professor, Physical Sciences

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