Dr. Stansbury is one of America's most respected herbalists and has been a licensed naturopathic physician since 1988. An extremely gifted singer, musician and songwriter, and mother of two, Dr. Stansbury is Chair of the Botanical Medicine Department of the National College of Naturopathic Medicine (NCNM) in Portland, OR, and has been a professor of botanical medicine there since 1991. Founded in 1956, NCNM is the oldest college of naturopathic medicine in the United States. Dr. Stansbury has also had a flourishing naturopathic practice in Battleground, WA since 1988. She is an accomplished writer and lecturer, and serves on the editorial and advisory boards of several publications and organizations. In addition to her naturopathic degree, she holds a degree in botanical illustration, is certified as a medical assistant, and is a member in good standing of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians.