Scientific Commission
Clinton Daniels dc, ms
Commission Chair
Dr. Daniels is the Chiropractic Section Chief and Resident Director at VA Puget Sound Health Care System. He received his DC and MS degrees from Logan University. In 2014, Dr. Daniels was selected to the inaugural cohort of VA chiropractic residents and, in 2015, joined the VA Puget Sound medical staff. READ FULL BIO
Zachary cupler dc, ms
Board Representative
Zachary Cupler, DC, MS, is a staff chiropractor at the VA Butler Health Care System. He leads the interdisciplinary Pain Management Team and provides chiropractic and acupuncture services for acute and chronic pain conditions within the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Service. READ FULL BIO
Katherine Pohlman DC, MS, PhD
Board Representative
Katherine Pohlman, D.C., M.S. Ph.D. is Director of Research and Professor at Parker University. She is currently the Vice Chair of the World Federation of Chiropractic (WFC) – Research Council, Chair of the WFC’s Global Patient Safety Task Force, Vice Chair of the Research Workgroup for Chiropractic Future, and a Senior Fellow of the Chiropractic Academy of Research and Leadership (CARL) program. READ FULL BIO
Patrick Battaglia DC
Commission Member
Dr. Patrick Battaglia is a board-certified chiropractic radiologist with expertise in point-of-care musculoskeletal sonography. With a diverse clinical background, he has successfully integrated chiropractic care into large health systems, particularly within community health centers, where he has provided direct patient care and instruction for students and residents. READ FULL BIO
Victoria Bensel SC, MS, MPH
Commission Member
Dr. Bensel recently graduated with her Master of Public Health from the Yale University School of Public Health and completed the Yale University Innovations in Musculoskeletal Pain Administration, Analytics, and Care Training (IMPAACT) postgraduate fellowship. READ FULL BIO
Jordan Gliedt DC
Commission Member
Dr. Gliedt is a chiropractor who specializes in the care of patients with spinal conditions. The Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin SpineCare Program is a transdisciplinary program consisting of rehabilitation professionals, physiatrists, neurologists, spine surgeons, chiropractors, and spine interventionalists. READ FULL BIO
Michele Maiers DC, MPH, PHD
Commission Member
Michele Maiers is the co-director of the RAND Research Across Complementary and Integrative Health Institutions (REACH) Center. READ FULL BIO
Ryan Muller DC
Commission Member
Dr. Muller is a VA Quality Scholars Fellow at the VA Iowa City Health Care System where he also provides clinical care within the Chiropractic service line. He received his DC and MS degrees from Parker University. READ FULL BIO
Eric Roseen DC, MSC, PHD
Commission Member
Dr. Eric J. Roseen is an assistant professor of medicine at Boston University School of Medicine and director of the Program for Integrative Medicine and Health Disparities at Boston Medical Center. READ FULL BIO
Alec Schielke DC
Commission Member
Since graduating from Palmer College of Chiropractic (PCC), Dr. Schielke has developed his career within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). READ FULL BIO
Joel Stevans DC, PHD
Commission Member
Dr. Stevans brings a diverse background to the Scientific Commission, distinguishing himself as a clinician, educator, researcher, and health care executive. READ FULL BIO
David Taylor dc
Commission Member
Dr. Taylor is the past President/CEO of the Multimed Center, Inc., an innovative multidisciplinary healthcare center. As the founder & president of Healthcare Review & Consulting, Inc., And Pioneer Neurodiagnostics, where he performed clinical, medicolegal, and peer review consulting. READ FULL BIO
Alyssa Troutner DC, MS
Commission Member
Dr. Troutner is a faculty clinician and assistant professor at Southern California University of Health Sciences. After earning an MS in Sports Science and Rehabilitation and a DC degree from Logan University, ... READ FULL BIO
Anna-Marie Ziegler DC, MS, MM
Commission Member
Dr. Ziegler is currently a staff chiropractor at the VA St. Louis Health Care System where she also serves as faculty for the VA St. Louis Integrated Clinical Practice Chiropractic residency... READ FULL BIO
Andrea Albertson DC
Commission Member
Dr. Albertson is a Research and Policy Associate at Northwestern Health Sciences University (NWHSU). She earned both her Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Chiropractic degrees from NWHSU and is in the inaugural cohort of RAND REACH Scholars. Dr. Albertson serves as Vice President of the Minnesota Chiropractic Association and as the Minnesota Alternate Delegate to the American Chiropractic Association. READ FULL BIO
Logan Benjamin DC, MPH
Commission Member
Dr. Benjamin is a recent graduate of Logan University and the inaugural Chiropractic Research Fellow in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at Dartmouth Health. He is treating patients in an ambulatory outpatient clinic and a surgical spine center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. READ FULL BIO
Ron Farabaugh DC
Commission Member
Dr. Farabaugh has been in practice in Ohio since 1982. He was appointed by the Governor in 1994 to serve on the Healthcare Quality Advisory Council to help design managed care programs for the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC), specifically Qualified Health Plans (QHP). READ FULL BIO
Maranda Kleppe DC
Commission Member
Dr. Kleppe is a Post-Doctoral Research Scholar at Palmer College of Chiropractic. She earned a bachelors degree in Kinesiology from Iowa State University and her doctorate from Palmer College of Chiropractic. READ FULL BIO
Kevin Meyer DC
Commission Member
After graduating from Logan University in 2020, Dr. Meyer completed the VA Integrated Clinical Practice Chiropractic residency at Puget Sound (’22). He is now a staff chiropractor at the American Lake campus and an attending for the residency and clerkship programs. READ FULL BIO
Morgan Price DC
Commission Member
Morgan Price is a staff chiropractor at the Seattle Division of the VA Puget Sound Health Care System. Prior to this, she was VA Puget Sound’s inaugural resident through the VA Chiropractic Residency Program. READ FULL BIO
Stacie Salsbury PHD, RN
Commission Member
Stacie A. Salsbury, PhD, RN, is a clinical and health services researcher. Her research interests include the comparative effectiveness and safety of complementary and integrative health interventions... READ FULL BIO
Dean Smith DC, PHD
Commission Member
Dean Smith, DC, PhD, is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Kinesiology, Nutrition, and Health at Miami University and a chiropractor in Eaton, Ohio. READ FULL BIO
Kent Stuber DC, MSC, PHD
Commission Member
Dr. Kent Stuber is an Assistant Professor and Clinician Scientist at Parker University. He has over 20 years of experience as a chiropractor and researcher, focusing on patient-centered care, musculoskeletal health, and chiropractic education. READ FULL BIO
Robert Trager DC, MS
Commission Member
Dr. Robert Trager, DC, is a chiropractic physician and researcher at Connor Whole Health, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States. Working in an integrated setting, he primarily cares for patients with chronic pain. READ FULL BIO
Sheryl Walters MLS
Commission Member
As an academic librarian at Logan University, Sheryl specializes in reference services, information literacy instruction, and literature searches. READ FULL BIO
Wayne Whalen DC, FIACN, FICC
Commission Member
Dr Whalen graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic-West in 1986 and is board-certified in chiropractic neurology and a Fellow of the International College of Chiropractors. READ FULL BIO