Kevin Spelman
2 Courses • 10 StudentsBiography
Kevin Spelman, PhD, MCPP is an internationally recognized expert on the molecular biology and clinical therapeutics of botanical medicines and new product development. A past National Institutes of Health postdoctoral fellow and Marie Curie research fellow in the European Union, Dr. Spelman has published 27 scientific papers and 6 chapters. He has advised the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine and most recently was invited to represent USANA Health Sciences R&D group at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy conference on the microbiome. He has also provided expert testimony to the Maryland House of Delegates and the Maryland Senate, as well as advised multiple companies on new product development and the Jamaican government’s Scientific Research Council. Dr. Spelman has also practiced clinical phytotherapy for 20 years. He was one of the first phytotherapist to be included in a PPO through an innovative program designed to provide access to CAM therapies in the late 1990s. During this time he was awarded the People’s Caring Award by People Living Through Cancer for recognition of distinguished clinical service. Past research projects have included the molecular biology of cannabinoid receptors, brain and ovarian cancer, as well as clinical investigations, immunological studies and chemical analysis on multiple medicinal plants. International research has included the analysis of nutrient levels in teenage women in West Africa, working with children with neurological disorders in Central America and researching medicinal plants active against malaria in Paris. Dr. Spelman has been an academic pioneer co-founding the first masters of science degree in clinical phytotherapy and the first bachelor’s degree in herbal medicine. He is an adjunct assistant professor at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, an adjunct professor of botanical medicine at National College of Natural Medicine and a distinguished lecturer at Maryland University of Integrative Health. He is also a member of the prestigious College of Practitioners of Phytotherapy in the UK.
