Dr. Cheri Quincy completed a residency in internal medicine in 1980 and a fellowship in geriatrics in 1982, and was an assistant professor of medicine from 1982 to 1986. She was a founder of one of the first preventive health curricula for medical students in 1982, produced a conference on Death & Dying, and has been invited to lecture on life transitions by such groups as the International Conference on Shamanism and the American Osteopathic Association. Dr. Quincy has been interviewed on New Dimensions radio, WBAI Radio (The Positive Mind) in New York City and KQED in San Francisco. She also has special interests in aging and life transitions, and has written papers on the physiology of the death event, apoptosis, and other integrative topics

Elaine Weil, NP, NC, received her bachelor’s degree in human biology from Stanford University and then earned certification as a nurse practitioner with a specialty in women’s health. She received her clinical nutritional training at Bauman College. A lifelong student, she brings to her practice the perspective of her ongoing studies in integrative medicine, herbology, clinical nutrition, and integrative care for patients with cancer. She mentored intensively with Dr. Isaac Eliaz in his approach to cancer treatment by implementing, researching, and developing new protocols for cancer patients at Amitabha. Elaine has authored continuing education courses for nurses and NPs in women’s health and has published articles in peer-reviewed journals on bioidentical hormone therapy as well as integrative approaches to cancer treatment.

Nancy Faass, MSW, MPH, is founder and director of www.ProWritersGroup.com, a coop that offers writing and project development for authors. She has worked as a freelance writer full time for more than 15 years, provided writing support on more than 40 books, and worked with hundreds of authors.

Erik Peper, PhD, is an international authority on biofeedback and self-regulation. He is professor and codirector of the Institute for Holistic Healing Studies, Department of Health Education; president of the Biofeedback Foundation of Europe (2005); and past president of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. He holds Senior Fellow certification from the Biofeedback Certification Institute of America. He received the 2004 California Governor’s Safety Award for his work on Healthy Computing. He has served as behavioral scientist (sport psychologist) for the United States Rhythmic Gymnastic team. He is also an author of numerous scientific articles and books; his most recent coauthored books include Healthy Computing with Muscle Biofeedback, Make Health Happen: Training Yourself to Create Wellness, and De Computermens (Dutch).

Correction

In last month’s Pathways to Healing column (“Desk Reference Offers Clear View of CAM Professions”), the captions for the images of Liza Goldblatt and Beth Rosenthal were mistakenly transposed. Rosenthal actually appears in the left photo, and Goldblatt in the right. Townsend Letter regrets the error.