Dr. Jennifer Rioux has international reputation in the fields of Ayurvedic Medicine and Yoga Therapy as an educator, clinician and researcher. She holds a doctorate in Medical Anthropology and is certified in Ayurvedic Medicine and Yoga. Dr. Rioux has been on faculty at the University of North Carolina and University of New Mexico School of Medicine and was an NIH-funded Researcher at the University of Arizona Medical School. Dr. Rioux has conducted research in community health, health promotion, and clinical trials for holistic health care disciplines. She specializes in designing and implementing clinical trials using a whole-systems approach and focusing on patient-centered outcomes. She completed the first ever whole-system pilot study of Ayurvedic Medicine and Yoga Therapy treatment for obesity. Her other research and clinical interests are chronic pain, women’s and children’s health, and mood and digestive disorders. She is passionate about increasing access to holistic medicine for underserved communities and low-income/minority populations. Dr Rioux spearheaded the development of Standards for the Ayurvedic Practitioner, Ayurvedic Wellness Coach and Ayurvedic Yoga Therapist credentials through the National Ayurvedic Medical Association. Dr. Rioux designed instrumentats to collect outcomes data relevant for the integrative medical disciplines. Dr. Rioux leads courses, workshops and seminars that promote deep understanding of what traditional world medicines have to offer contemporary societies.