Leslie M Alexander is a clinical herbalist, educator, and author based in Franklin, Pennsylvania. She has a PhD in environmental science, a master's in herbalism, and completed an herbal internship. Her experience includes publishing books and articles on herbalism and oral health, conducting herbal research, teaching herbalism classes, and mentoring herbal interns. She is a member of several herbalism professional associations.

1. Leslie
M
Alexander,
PhD,
RH(AHG)
Clinical
herbalist,
educator
&
co-­‐author
of
Dental
Herbalism
197
Abel
Heath
Lane,
Franklin
PA
16323
Leslie@RestorationHerbs.com
(814)
516-­‐2634
Education
&
Training*
2006-­‐2008
Clinical
AHG
Internship
under
the
mentorship
of
Richard
Mandelbaum
RH(AHG)
2006
Master
Herbalist
with
Honors,
Australasian
College
of
Health
Sciences
(ACHS),
Portland
Oregon
USA
(www.ACHS.edu
as
the
college
name
has
changed)
1987
PhD.
Some
effects
of
copper
and
cadmium
on
Enteromorpha
intestinalis
(L.)
Link.
Heriot-­‐Watt
University,
Edinburgh,
Scotland
1983
BSc.
Environmental
Science
(Magna
cum
Laude),
Fairleigh
Dickinson
University,
Teaneck,
NJ,
USA
Positions
Held*
2006-­‐Present
Clinical
herbalist,
educator
and
author
2002-­‐2005
Senior
Research
Fellow,
Child
and
Adolescent
Health
Research
Unit
(CAHRU),
Moray
House
School
of
Education,
University
of
Edinburgh,
St
Leonard's
Land,
Holyrood
Road,
Edinburgh
EH8
8AQ
Scotland
Publications*
2014
ALEXANDER
LM
&
L
Straub-­‐Bruce.
Dental
Herbalism:
Natural
Therapies
for
the
Mouth.
Healing
Arts
Press,
Rochester
VT,
453pp.
ALEXANDER,
LM
&
L
Williams.
Herbalism
in
Context:
Interpreting
a
Client
Interview
and
Shaping
an
Outcome.
Proceedings
of
the
25th
Annual
American
Herbalists
Guild
Symposium,
November
6-­‐10,
Callaway
Gardens,
Georgia
ALEXANDER,
LM
&
L
Williams.
Herbalism
in
Context:
Working
with
Foods
&
Beverages
on
a
Low
Budget.
Proceedings
of
the
25th
Annual
American
Herbalists
Guild
Symposium,
November
6-­‐10,
Callaway
Gardens,
Georgia
2012
ALEXANDER
LM
Getting
down
in
the
mouth?
Coming
to
grips
with,
and
preventing
chronically
poor
oral
health.
Proceedings
for
the
23rd
Annual
National
Symposium
Synergy
in
Herbalism:
The
Herbs
and
the
Herbalist,
October
18-­‐21,
Seven
Springs,
PA,
pp
3-­‐9
ALEXANDER
LM
Put
your
money
where
your
mouth
is!
Proceedings
for
the
23rd
Annual
National
Symposium
Synergy
in
Herbalism:
The
Herbs
and
the
Herbalist,
October
18-­‐21,
Seven
Springs,
PA,
pp
12-­‐17

2. 2CV-LMA page
Research
Reports*
2006
ALEXANDER
LM.
Contemporary
use
of
turmeric
amongst
complementary
health
care
practitioners
IN:
Curcuma
longa
as
an
anti-­‐inflammatory:
Its
use
in
the
support
of
joint
health;
a
dissertation
submitted
for
a
diploma
in
MH
to
Australasian
College
of
Health
Sciences
(ACHS),
Portland
Oregon
USA
Research
Experience*
2006-­‐Present
Herbs
for
the
Mouth:
Contemporary,
historical
and
ethnobotanical
uses
2006
Pilot
study:
A
survey
of
the
use
of
turmeric
as
an
anti-­‐inflammatory
amongst
complementary
health
care
providers
2004-­‐2006
Accelerometry
and
physical
activity
patterns
among
adolescents
Validation
of
self
reported
physical
activity
patterns
among
adolescents
Conference
Presentations*
2014
ALEXANDER,
LM
&
L
Williams.
Herbalism
in
Context:
Interpreting
a
Client
Interview
and
Shaping
an
Outcome.
(SCHEDULED)
Proceedings
of
the
25th
Annual
Amercian
Herbalists
Guild
Symposium,
November
6-­‐10,
Callaway
Gardens,
Georgia
ALEXANDER,
LM
&
L
Williams.
Herbalism
in
Context:
Working
with
Foods
&
Beverages
on
a
Low
Budget.
(SCHEDULED)
Proceedings
of
the
25th
Annual
Amercian
Herbalists
Guild
Symposium,
November
6-­‐10,
Callaway
Gardens,
Georgia
Herbs
for
the
Mouth:
A
Practical
Guide,
Midwest
Women’s
Herbal
Conference,
June
6-­‐8,
2014,
Mukwongago,
WI
Creating
Holistic
Herbal
Protocol
(with
Leslie
Williams),
Midwest
Women’s
Herbal
Conference,
June
6-­‐8,
2014,
Mukwongago,
WI
2013
Oral
Health
&
Disease,
Southeast
9th
Annual
Wise
Woman
Herbal
Conference,
Celebrating
Women
and
Plants,
October
12,
Black
Mountain,
NC
Culinary
Herbs,
Southeast
9th
Annual
Wise
Woman
Herbal
Conference,
Celebrating
Women
and
Plants,
October
13,
Black
Mountain,
NC
2012
Put
your
money
where
your
mouth
is:
Herbs
for
oral
Health,
at
the
American
Herbalists
Guild
23rd
Symposium,
October
19,
Seven
Springs
PA
Getting
down
in
the
Mouth:
Coming
to
grips
with
and
preventing,
chronically
poor
oral
health,
at
the
American
Herbalists
Guild
23rd
Symposium,
October
21,
Seven
Springs
PA
2011
Medicinal
Qualities
of
Herbs:
Mid-­‐Atlantic
Fruit
&
Vegetable
Convention,
February
3,
Hershey
PA
Eat
your
weedies:
Mid-­‐Atlantic
Fruit
&
Vegetable
Convention,
February
4,
Hershey
PA

3. 3CV-LMA page
2007
Hirsutism:
a
case
history,
26-­‐28
October,
(Poster
Presentation),
AHG
Annual
Symposium,
Columbia
Maryland,
USA
Postgraduate
Teaching
Experience*
2011-­‐Present
Clinical
herbal
mentor
2006-­‐Present
Numerous
community-­‐based
herbal
classes
and
workshops
1990-­‐96
Postgraduate
Supervisor
(PhD
&
M.Phil.
by
research)
Professional
Associations*
American
Academy
for
Oral
Systemic
Health
American
Botanical
Council
American
Herbalist’s
Guild
(Council
member
since
January
2014)
Northeast
Herbal
Association
United
Plant
Service*
2014-­‐Present
Council
member
of
the
American
Herbalists
Guild
with
various
committee
responsibilities
2013-­‐
Present
Tikkun
Olam
Committee
Chair,
Temple
Anshe
Chesed,
Erie
PA
2012-­‐Present
Let’s
Talk
Herbs,
the
last
Thursday
of
every
month,
12-­‐1
Franklin
Public
Library,
Franklin
PA.
This
is
an
open
format
–
lunchtime
discussion
that
has
morphed
into
a
very
useful
community
tool;
free
and
open
to
everyone.
2011-­‐
Present
President
and
founding
member
Western
Pennsylvania
and
Ohio
Chapter
of
the
American
Herbalists
Guild
1992-­‐96
Working
member
of
the
United
Nations
Environment
and
Development
Committee
for
the
UK
1990-­‐94
Organizer
of
the
Northern
Environmental
Epidemiology
Research
Forum,
Lancaster
University,
Lancaster,
England
1990-­‐91
Consultant
to
World
Health
Organisation
on
Health
Risks
from
Bathing
in
Marine
Waters
(WHO/UNEP
Joint
Project),
Athens,
Greece
*
Full
CV
available
upon
request