Center Members and Staff

Ian Coulter is codirector of the RAND Research Across Complementary and Integrative Health Institutions (REACH) Center, a senior health policy researcher at the RAND Corporation, professor emeritus at UCLA, and research professor at the Southern California University of Health Sciences. He has more than 40 years of experience conducting both qualitative and quantitative research on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and integrative medicine (IM) and has published over 200 articles and books. Coulter was successful in securing a gift to create the endowed RAND/Samueli Chair in Integrative Medicine and a gift to establish the original RAND Center for Collaborative Research in Complementary and Integrative Health.

Patricia Herman is a codirector of the RAND Research Across Complementary and Integrative Health Institutions (REACH) Center, a senior behavioral scientist at the RAND Corporation, and faculty at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. Her research centers on health economics, innovative care models, and overall quality of life. Herman is an NCCIH-supported methodologist, resource economist, and licensed naturopathic doctor.

Michele Maiers is codirector of the RAND Research Across Complementary and Integrative Health Institutions (REACH) Center. Maiers is also executive director of research and innovation at Northwestern Health Sciences University (NWHSU) supporting the mission of providing evidence-based solutions to the health care community through its research and policy efforts. In her role as co-director of the REACH Center, Maiers will facilitate research activity both within and across participating institutions and develop strategies for advancing the Center.

Ryan Bradley is associate director of the RAND Research Across Complementary and Integrative Health Institutions (REACH) Center. He is also a senior investigator and the director of research at the National University of Natural Medicine in Portland, OR and an Associate Professor in the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health at the University of California, San Diego. He brings over 20 years of complementary and integrative health (CIH) research experience in both mind-body and natural product clinical trials, as well as clinical epidemiology to the REACH Center. As associate director, Bradley contributes to the overall leadership of the Center and facilitates research collaboration and grant development across member institutions.