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Ann Aubin Gibson is a visionary, nutritionist, alchemist, and "super-hero wannabe" in her own right: a life-long adventurer & educator, a former helicopter pilot, the first (& only) woman to command the helicopter-based humanitarian aid Operation Provide Comfort mission in northern Iraq, a wilderness guide in South America, cycling guide in Europe and Canada, a certified National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) Outdoor Educator, high school Biology & Outdoor Education teacher, volunteer for many aid projects in developing nations, completed her Master's degree in "experiential" education based on her time leading a group of high school girls around South America for 3 months for The Traveling School, and now the Visionary Nutritionist and Director of Possibilities for Adventure Wellness.
education
2009-present – Functional Medicine/Nutrition – Boulder, Colorado
Mastering Functional Blood Chemistry
Mastering the Thyroid
Functional Blood Chemistry
Functional Endocrinology
Linking the Signs
Environmental Toxicity & the NeuroEndocrine Immune Wind-up
The Inflammatory & Auto-Immune Signaling System
Intro to NeuroChemistry & Clinical Nutrition
Auto-Immune Triggers of Gluten Sensitivity
Auto-Immune Regulation
Renewing the Aging Brain
The NeuroEndocrine Immunology of PeriMenopause
The NeuroEndocrine Immunology of Andropause
Cortisol & Circadian Rhythm Physiology
Auto-Immune Thyroid
The Impacts of Estrogen on the Neuro-Endocrine-Immune Axis
Functional Endocrinology in Practice
Functional Blood Chemistry in Practice
Clinical Pearls in Functional Endocrinology
Selective Detox and Drainage
Thyroid-Brain-Immune Physiological Crosstalk
Brain Chemistry
20 Core Principles of Functional Endocrinology
Iodine and Thyroid Health
Cardio, GI, Immune Axis
Emotions ~ The Psychosomatic Connection
Mastering Allergies
Neurochemistry
Restoring GastroIntestinal Health
Keys to Sympathetic Stress
Thyroid Principles and Case Studies
2009 – Center for Mind, Body Research, San Francisco, California
Food as Medicine
2009 – Institute for the Psychology of Eating, Boulder, CO
Training in the Emotions of Eating
2008 - The Institute of Integrative Nutrition through Columbia University, New York.
Certified Holistic Health Counselor
2006 - University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Masters of Science in Experiential Education, Wildlife Sciences
Graduate Certificate in Conservation Biology Policy (partial fulfillment)
2004 - National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS)
Outdoor Educator
2004 - Wilderness Medicine Institute (WMI)
Wilderness First Responder
1990 - B.S. in Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Careers
2005 - 2007 - Biology and Environmental Science Teacher / Faculty Leader for Outdoor Education / Track & Field Coach, Stevenson School, Pebble Beach, CA
2005 - International Teacher/Guide, The Traveling School (www.travelingschool.com), South America '05 (Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Galapagos)
2000 - 2006 - Conservation Biologist, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2004 - 2005 - Development Associate, Organic Press, Bellingham, WA
2004 - Wilderness Educator & Dorm Parent, White Mountain School, NH
1998 - 1999 - Adventure Travel Leader, Backroads International (Italy, Nova Scotia, Glacier National Park, California Wine Country, and Louisiana Swamp & Plantation Tour)
1997-1998 - Aviation Operations Officer, Fort Drum, NY
1996 - Commander of Eagle Flight Detachment, Operation Provide Comfort – Diyarbakir, Turkey
1994-1995 - Executive Officer of Blackhawk Helicopter Company - Giebelstadt, Germany
1992-1993 - Helicopter Unit Commander - Camp Stanley, Korea
1988 - 3-month expedition to Chile with Operation Raleigh
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