Find a practitioner and Independent Scholars' Network

Arun Sahi. Ph.D. M.Sc.

Dr. Sahi is a 3rd generation practitioner in Ayurveda. His practice is based on chronic diseases, and has a practice which has been built up on recommendations of patients.

John Golden, M.D

Founder of The Integrative Wellness Center of the Quad Cities. The center, the first of its kind in the Quad-Cities, offers men, women and children a harmonious blend of traditional medicine with complementary therapies.

Karuparthy, M.D.

email: ipcdrkv@gmail.com
Dr. Karuparthy’s practice integrates traditional allopathic medicine with complementary modalities for chronic pain management.

Lisa Brothers Arbisser, M.D.

email: drlisa@arbisser.com
Dr. Arbisser is board certified in cataract and implant surgery by the American Board of Eye Surgeons. She is a founding member of Eye Surgeons Associates, P.C.

Prachi R. Garodia M.D

A Board certified M.D. in Internal Medicine, she is the Director of Integrative health and research center, Houston Tx.

Ann Boaden, Playwright and Actress


Master Bai Yong Min: CHI QUONG Master of 9th. Degree

email: shenyangvoiceover@yahoo.com

Bill Fisher, President, Celtic Heritage Trail

email: billfisher2685@sbcglobal.net
Retired Policeman

Bill Hannah, Calligrapher, Artist, Professor Emeritus, BHC

email: gothich@qconline.com

Bruce Carter, Artist and host for Art Talks on WVIK


Cathy Wetzel, Musician


Clifton Bethel, D.C

email: chiro973@mchsi.com

Dale Haake, Poet Laureatte, Quad Cities, Attorney in the practice of Bankruptcy

email: dhaake@katzlawfirm.com

Dale Hoffman, President Midwest Sustainable Energy Contractors Inc.


Dana Johnson, R.N. Nutritionist, Trinity Hospital


David Dehnel. Chair. Political Sciences department. Augustana

email: podehnel@augustana.edu

David Hill, Ph.D professor of philosophy, Augustana. Rock Island. Illinois.

email: phill@augustana.edu

David B. Larson: M.D. MSPH President of the National Institute for Healthcare research, Washington. DC.


Dr. Christine Deignan, MD, Acupucturist. Genesis Medical Center


Denise Strathdee, Rd. Ld. L.M.C.H.( Regd. Lic. Dietitian and Lic. Mental Health Counslor)


Dino Hayz, Licensed Massage Therapist (Iowa and Illinois)

Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, Reiki Practitioner

Don Manning, Writer and Speaker on the Great Outdoors

past president Of Izaak Walton League, Black Hawk Chapter and a fisherman

Dorian Byrd, Director of Imani Dancers and Instructor of Dance, Augustana


Ellen Tsagaris, Ph.D. English. Kaplan University. Poet.


Ellis Kell, Muscian, Blues Guitar

email: eekell@qconline.com

Emeric Solymossy Asst. Prof. of Management and Entrepreneurship W.I.U. Quad Cities campus

email: E-Solymossy@wiu.edu

Evan Kligman. M.D. Cultural Anthropolgist, Professor and Head of Department of Family Medicine, at the College of Medicine, University of Iowa.


Frank Claudy, M.D. Vice President Genesis Medical Center, Davenport

email: Claudy@genesishealth.com

Fred McKee, mentor and coach of Public Speaking


Fred Smith, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Sanskrit and Classical Indian Religion, University of Iowa


Gale Karp, Cantor, Prof.

email: KarpGail@sau.edu
St. Ambrose University

Gene Huber, a published writer and journalist


Gwen Foulkes, writer, Celtic Heritage Historian

email: gafoulkes@juno.com

Heather Nobling, Storyteller

email: joe.nobling@gmail.com

Heidi Moran-Sallows. Green Artist

email: hmms33@yahoo.com

Hungpo Kuo, M.D. ( Bejing, China) D.C. and Acupuncturist

Tel: 563 650 5869

Jacob Rayapati, P.Hd. English

email: JRayapati@aol.com
Author and essayist.

Jan Keesan, Ph.D. Dept.of English, Augustana

email: ekeesan@augustana.edu

Jean Brownson, therapist for Catholic Charities in Rock Island


Jeanneth Vazquez, P.Hd. Asst Professor of Spanish Augustana College. Faculty for Women and Gender Studies.

email: svazquez@augustana.edu

Jen Mei Ma. Ph.D.Department of Chinese, Augustana College

email: cmeima@augustana.edu

Jennie Mackenzie. The Davenport School of Yoga. Davenport. Iowa


Jim Winship, Ph.D.Professor of Political Science, Augustana. Chair of Freistat Endowment for International Peace.

email: powinship@augustana.edu

Joe Nobling, Folk Music, Fiddle player Musician

email: joe.nobiling@gmail.com

John McBride, Ph.D and M.S.W.

Past-president of Quint City Poets assn.

Jon Stauff: PhD. Dept. of History, St. Ambrose University


Joseph Gusse Architect: Joseph Architectural Group. Rock Island, Illinois.


Joanne Beaumont, Playwright and Actress


Judith Lee, Environmental Planning Strategies, Inc.

email: jleeeps@mchsi.com
www.jlee-eps.com

Judith Sutherland. Fulbrite scholar. Chinese Culture and Language


Kathleen Lawless Cox, Poet and Artist


Kai Swanson, Asstt. to the President, Augustana College, Lecturer for Concert Converstations, Quad City Symphony

email: kaiswanson@augustana.edu

Kim Vivian, Ph.D German. Prof. of German

email: Gmvivian@augustana.edu
Augustana College, Rock Island, IL

Kirk Witherspoon, Ph.D. Clinical and Forensic Psychologist, Bagpiper


Kristy Nabhan-Warren, P.Hd. Asst Professor, Department of Religion Augustana College

email: rhabhanwarren@augustana.edu

Lars Rehnberg, Advertisment dept. River City Reader


Leslye Killian


Libby and Curt Roseman: Historians


Lina Grady, Certified Consultant in Traditional Compass School Feng Shui


Linda Shoesmith, Musician. Hammered Dulcimer

email: dulcishoe@yahoo.com

Lisa Lockheart, Muscians


Lisa Zaynab Killinger, DC


Lori Pement Anderson: Opera Singer


Madhu Vedak Sharma, Meditation Instructor

email: madhubv@msn.com

Mark Fowler: Glass Artist. Department of Art: Augustana College

mailto: afowler@augustana.edu

Mark McLaughlin, Author

email: medusaboy@hotmail.com

Mark Ridolfi: Editor, Journalist Quad City TImes


Matthew Benson, Engineer Commonwealth Edison Nuclear Plant, Cordova. Illinois


Maureen Lemek, Historian


Michael Grady .B.A. Director of Visiting Angels Senior Care

email: migrady@gmail.com

Michael Sternfeld - Ramayana scholar, Master Storyteller


Michael Wenskunas, Ph.D. Social Sciences

Augustana College

Mike Carroll Assistant Chief Engineer at KLJB Television

email: kljbmike@aol.com

Monica P. Castaneda: Feng Shui Consultant


Myron Fields. M.D., Phototgrapher


Naichi Ummonachi, Ph.D. Professor of Philosophy. Scott Community College. Bettendorf


Nancy Laity; Celtic Heritage Historian

email: nancylaity@hotmail.com

Narveen Virdi, Essayist and Artist, President, qcinstitute

email: narveen@qcinstitute.org

Neil Dahlstrom, Archivist. Deere and Company, Author and Writer and Current President, Moline Preservation Society

email: DahlstromNeilA@JohnDeere.com

Nirmala Salgado. Ph.D.Department of Religion, Augustana College

email: rsalgado@augustana.edu

Olenka, singer/songwriter and recording artist


Pat Christy R.N. Reiki Instructor and practitioner

email: ChristyP@genesishealth.com

Paul Cioe, Ph.D. Prof. in English

email: pacnan@att.net
Black Hawk Community College

Rev. Paul Weathers, President of Quad Cities Branch, Director of Alpha-Omega Research Institute, Inc. East Moline, Illinois.


Peter Xiao. Artist and Professor Department of Art. Augustana

email: axiao@augustana.edu

Philip Lutgentdorf, Ph.D Chair: Department of South Asian Studies. University of Iowa


Prashant Shah, Katak Classical Dancer


Preston Duncan. Member of Meskwaki Fox tribe of Tama


Randy Arcenas, Musician, Guitar


Rebecca Wee, Ph.D. English. Augustana College. Poet Laureate of the Quad Cities

email: ewee@augustana.edu

Reggie Shoesmith, Musician, Hammered Dulcimer>

email: dulcishoe@yahoo.com

Rick Jurasek, PhD. Dean of the College, Augustana


Ritva Williams, Ph.D. Professor in Religion at Augustana

email: rwilliams@augusana.edu

Robert Haak. P.Hd. Professor, Department of Religion Augustana College

email: rhaak@augustana.edu

Roman Bonzon, Ph.D. Professor of Philosophy. Augustana College


Ronald Tweet. Ph.D. Retired Professor of English, Augustana College and writer

Author of The Rock Island Lines.

Ryan Collins: Literary Arts Administrator

at Quad City Arts

Sean Leary, Entertainment Editor for The Dispatch, and Author

email: sleary@qconline.com

Sharon Sipp. R.N., childbirth instructor (Lamaze) and certified massage Therapist


Steve Russell, Engineer

email: sr@mchsi.com
Project Manager, Army Corps of Engineers

Steven C. Bahls, Augustana President


Talia Alvi, Cantor.


Tom Moran, Director: Director, Austin Library Systems, Austin, Texas

email: tmoran1@austin.rr.com

Tom Treadway, President Augustana College


Tony Cadoso, Featured Writer


Tony Ledtje Visual Artist


Wendy Allen, M.A. Feng Shui consultant