She earned her naturopathic degree from Bastyr University in Kenmore, WA, in 2000 and her Master of Public Health from OHSU in 2006. Her research interests are evaluating the safety and effectiveness of complementary therapies in neurodegenerative disease and in women’s health. She was PI of a randomized trial of whole practice naturopathic care in MS and currently is Principal Investigator on a NIH funded R01 evaluating the safety and effectiveness of alpha lipoic acid plus fish oil concentrate in Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Shinto is a naturopathic provider at the Neurology Wellness Clinic and the Center for Women’s Health Integrative Medicine Clinic at OHSU.