Elise Krohn M.Ed

Position:

Alumni - Certificate, Ethnobotany / MA Degree, Traditional Foods and Medicines

Biographical Information:I am a native plant specialist and herbalist who has been working and teaching in tribal communities for the last twelve years. I began her training in 1995 with a Clinical Herbalist certificate at the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine and have since completed a two year program in advanced herbal studies, and a Bachelor of Science in Pre-Medicine. In 2005 I completed a certificate program in ethnobotany with the Center for World Indigenous Studies, applying that certificate to a MA, a Master of Education in Traditional Foods and Medicines. During my certificate program I designed and developed community gardens, researched and wrote about diabetes and explored pedagogical methods for Indian Country Between 2004-2007 I was the head gardener and educator for the People of the River Healing Garden at the Skokomish Tribe. I am currently an educator and program coordinator for the Native Plant Nutrition Program at the Northwest Indian Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center and for the Northwest Indian College's Diabetes Prevention Through Traditional Plants Program. In 2007, I published a book entitled Wild Rose and Western Red Cedar: The Gifts of the Northwest Plants. My second book Feeding the People, Feeding the Spirit: Revitalizing Northwest Coastal Indian Food Culture was co-authored with Valerie Segrest and was published in 2010.