Rebecca Avern
Learning support coordinator
Rebecca has a BA in eastern religions and literature from the University of Bristol. She spent four years teaching in Asia and Europe, before embarking on the acupuncture course at the College, graduating in 2001. She teaches here, as well as being in charge of learning support. Rebecca practises in Oxford.

Pam Batten
Conventional medical sciences coordinator
Pam is administrator and guest lecturer for the conventional medical sciences programme. Originally a science teacher, she has also taught software skills in a variety of industries including publishing, pharmaceuticals, construction, housing, telecommunications and cosmetics. She studied acupuncture at the College and has an acupuncture and reiki practice in Slough.

Danny Blyth
Danny studied acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine at the College. He is involved in both the acupuncture course and Chinese herbal medicine courses, teaching, marking home study assignments, and assisting in the clinic. He has a background in horticulture, and grows many Chinese herbs. He has a postgraduate diploma in Chinese language. Danny currently practises in Cheltenham and the Cotswolds where he also teaches tai chi and qi gong.

Janice Booth
Programme leader for Chinese medicine
Janice is programme leader for Chinese medicine. She has a BA in English and French from Lancaster University and a PGCE from Swansea University. After ten years in mainstream education (and working in adult education as a yoga teacher), she graduated from the College of Traditional Acupuncture in 1988, going on to complete the clinical integration course a few years later. She is currently president of the British Acupuncture Council (BAcC) and chairs their admissions and conference committees. Janice has an acupuncture practice in Swindon.

Mark Bovey
Module leader for research and reflective practice, level 3
Mark is module leader for research and reflective practice (level 3). He has an MSc in animal breeding from Edinburgh University, qualified from the College of Traditional Acupuncture in 1983 and has completed the clinical integration course. He practises in Abingdon and Oxford and also works as coordinator of the Acupuncture Research Resource Centre at Thames Valley University.

Deirdre Brunton
Programme leader for point location
Deirdre is programme leader for point location and one of our clinical supervisors. She has a BA from Warwick University. She graduated from the College of Traditional Acupuncture in 1987, going on to complete the advanced licentiate, the acupuncture skills course, the clinical integration course and the College's herb course. In 1998 she also completed an advanced clinical training programme in Chinese herbal medicine at Zhejiang College of TCM in China. She practises in Brighton, and is a regional support group tutor for the College.

Kim Chan
Kim has an MA in English literature. She is a qualified practitioner of both traditional acupuncture and shiatsu. She taught Chinese medicine and qi movement for ten years at the European School of Shiatsu Therapy and Movement. She graduated from the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine in 1999 and joined the teaching staff in 2003. She has completed the supervision and mentoring training as well as our patents course, and is currently training as a focusing teacher. Kim works from two clinics in West London.

Jill Glover
Jill is a clinical supervisor as well as teaching at the College. She also runs postgraduate supervision days in Bristol. Previously a radiographer working in the NHS, she graduated from the College of Traditional Acupuncture in 1985 and has been in practice since then. She has completed the acupuncture skills course, training in TCM, the clinical integration course and the College's herb course. She has undertaken neuro-linguistic programming training and is also a qualified life and executive coach.

Sylvia Gulbenkian
Sylvia is a member of the conventional medical sciences team and a practical skills tutor. She qualified initially as a veterinary surgeon and worked in conventional veterinary practice for nine years. She graduated from the College in 2002 and now practises acupuncture (both on people and animals) based in Maidenhead and Sutton.

Lesley Jenkins
Lesley originally qualified as a state registered nurse at St Mary's Hospital in London, and as a health visitor at the Oxford Polytechnic. She graduated from the College of Traditional Acupuncture in 1979 and has been in practice since then. She has completed the clinical integration course and also completed the College's patents course. Lesley is one of our clinical supervisors, a regional support group tutor, and also runs a supervision group for qualified acupuncturists.

Graham Kennedy
Module leader for anatomy
Graham is module leader for anatomy. He has been a student of a wide variety of mind-body disciplines for over 25 years. He is also a qi gong teacher, teaching on the qi gong course at the college and running evening classes for both students and members of the public. In his clinical practice Graham specialises in helping individuals and families to resolve early traumatic experience that have their origins in the prenatal period, the birth process and during the vital first few years of childhood when the infant/child is developing its attachment with its parents.

Sandra King
Sandra graduated from the College in 1997 and has completed our patents course. She has been a practical skills tutor since 1999, and is a clinical supervisor. Sandra practises in High Wycombe.

Stella King
Stella has taught at the College since 1994, and is a regional support group tutor. She has been in practice in Todmorden, Lancashire since 1984. Her recent work at College includes reviewing and developing our teaching through case histories, and staff training and support on various aspects of the curriculum. She graduated from Oxford University with a BA in 1975 and worked as a nursing auxiliary before turning down a place at medical school in favour of studying acupuncture, graduating from the College of Traditional Acupuncture in 1984, and returning there as a postgraduate to gain a BAc. Stella has completed the clinical integration course, the acupuncture skills course and the College's patents course. She practises qi gong and meditation, enjoys wild walking and kayaking, and is a singer.

Magda Koc
Magda graduated with a BAc from the College of Traditional Acupuncture in 1982 and has completed the clinical integration course. She also has a diploma from the University of Westminster in qi gong tui na, which she combines with acupuncture in her practice in Reading. Magda is a regional support group tutor and clinical supervisor.

Greg Lampert
Greg was formerly the director and is now course development officer for Chinese herbal medicine at the College, he also teaches students on our acupuncture and herb courses. He is one of our clinical supervisors. He trained at the College of Traditional Acupuncture, then undertook the clinical integration course and later trained in herbs at the London Academy of Oriental Medicine. In 1998 and 2000 he travelled to Hangzhou for clinical training in herbal medicine. Greg uses herbs and acupuncture in his practice at the College clinic, and in Oxford.

Peter Linthwaite
Programme leader for research and reflective practice
Peter is programme leader for research and reflective practice. He studied psychology at the London School of Economics before working in research at the Health Education Authority and the Economic and Social Research Council. He trained at the College and currently practises acupuncture at the College clinic in Reading and in Henley-on-Thames.

Gio Maschio
Module leader for qi gong
Gio is module leader for qi gong. He designed and teaches the module to bring the awareness and energy techniques of the taoist energy arts directly into the practice of acupuncture. Gio has been teaching taoist energy arts for over ten years, and practising them for over 17 years. He is one of Master BK Frantzis' most experienced instructors in Europe, trained and certified by him to teach tai chi, qi gong, nei gong and taoist breathing techniques. He is director of Oxford Internal Arts, teaching and practising full-time in Oxford, has conducted seminars for the BAcC, has a masters degree in philosophy, and studies buddhism and the dzogchen tradition of meditation. Gio is also a tutor to the Oxford School of Massage, speaks three languages, and is a keen amateur musician.

Jacqui McCann
Programme leader for skills and techniques
Jacqui is programme leader for skills and techniques. She had extensive experience in the commercial and business world, specialising in training and management, before training as an acupuncturist. She graduated from this College in 1997 and has also completed the College's patents course and the Shen-Hammer pulse workshop. She worked at the London College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine as director of studies, where she headed the team responsible for curriculum development, evaluation and quality assurance, and now runs her own private practice and works in a multi-disciplinary clinic within the NHS. Jacqui practises qi gong and yoga.

Michael Ng
Michael is a regional support group tutor as well as teaching at the College. He worked as a qualified accountant in commerce for 25 years before graduating from the College in 1998. He has also completed the College's patents course, and an advanced clinical training programme in acupuncture at Zhejiang College of TCM in China. He practises in Farnham, Surrey. Michael also teaches tai chi.

Carol Parker
Carol lived in Africa until she was ten. She worked as a language teacher, interpreter and translator, in Britain and abroad. Then after her son was born she trained in therapeutic massage, shiatsu and acupuncture (at this College). She has studied several qi gong forms and yang style tai chi. She lives on the Isle of Wight and works there in a busy multidisciplinary clinic, where her special interest is combining her treatments with healing or therapeutic touch.

Karen Proudfoot
Karen has a BSc in pharmacology from Aberdeen University and a PhD in biochemistry. She spent 15 years in biochemical research, then went on to study acupuncture at the College, graduating in 2001. Since then she has also completed the College patents course. She practises in Reading.

Jackie Shaw
Module leader for research and reflective practice, level 2
Jackie is module leader for the research and reflective practice programme (level 2) and has a BSc in biophysics from the University of Sussex. She taught English in China, then studied at the College of Traditional Acupuncture, graduating in 1989. She has practised in Reading since then. In 1984 she co-founded an educational charity specialising in the use of video as a tool for group development and is author of Participatory Video. She completed the clinical integration course and joined the College staff in 1995. Jackie has a long-standing interest in acupuncture research. She coordinated a pilot national outcomes study funded by the BAcC and conducted a research project looking at patients' progress in the College student clinic funded by the College and the Oriental Medicine Research Trust, published in 2007.

Yvonne Sommer
Yvonne qualified as a veterinary surgeon in her home country, Germany in 1990. She moved to England in 1992, and graduated from the College in 2002. She has been practising acupuncture since then at her clinic in Nottingham, as well being a veterinary acupuncturist. Yvonne teaches conventional medical sciences at the College and enjoys practising qi gong and tai chi.

Clare Stephenson
Clare is programme leader for conventional medical sciences. She is a medically-trained doctor with eight years' experience of NHS practice in hospital medicine, general practice and public health medicine. She graduated from the College in 1998 and divides her working time between practising acupuncture, teaching at College and developing teaching materials related to conventional medicine.

Nick Williamson
Nick originally trained as a nurse and worked for many years as a clinical nurse specialist in pain management. Since graduating from the College in 2002 he has worked as an occupational health acupuncturist and he also has private practices in Waterloo and East Dulwich in London. He combines his acupuncture career with independent consultancy work as a pain management specialist, lecturing to nurses and paramedics in hospitals and colleges all over the country. He joined the conventional medical sciences teaching team at the College in 2003.

Billie Wray
Billie has been a qualified teacher since 1972. She graduated from the College of Traditional Acupuncture in 1988 and has been in practice since then. She is one of several staff members who have been teaching at the College since its inception. She has completed the acupuncture skills course and the clinical integration course. In practice in Kent for thirteen years, Billie now lives in Gloucestershire. She also runs postgraduate supervision days in Bristol.

Kevin Young
Kevin teaches anatomy and tui na. He graduated from University of Westminster with a BSc (Hons) TCM: Acupuncture. He is also a state registered and chartered physiotherapist, qualified in sports therapy and sports massage specialising in the treatment of sports injuries. He works with rugby players, professional boxers and practitioners of various martial arts, and previously with American footballers to national level. He is currently a trustee of the Arthritic Association.

Practical skills tutors
Marguerite Beckerlegge
Charlotte Brydon-Smith
Ben Cox
Jason Davies
Sylvia Gulbenkian
Justin Hextall
Tamara Kircher
Michael Phoenix
Peter Salt-Berrymen
Sandy Steele
Sue Taplin
Lorraine Taylor
James Unsworth
Luke Wilcox
Susannah Yorke
Kevin Young