The SHC Staff

Providers

Name Contact About
Emily.Gibson@wwu.edu

(360) 650-7328

Emily is the Medical Director of the Health Center. She is also a board certified family physician with special expertise in mental health, eating disorders, sexual assault evaluations, and chemical dependency issues.

Dr. Gibson earned her A.B. from Stanford University in 1976 and then went to the University of Washington for her M.D. in 1980. She had residency in the Group Health Cooperative family practice from 1980-83. She was also recertified by the board for family practice in 2007.
Tom.Schneider@wwu.edu

(360) 650-3400

Tom is a staff physician at the Health Center. He is board certified in family medicine.

Tom was raised in Spokane, and graduated from Gonzaga University with a BA in English. He then went on to get his MD degree from the University of Washington and did his residency and fellowship at North Colorado Medical Center. He has a special interest in sports medicine, and enjoys in participating in all kinds of endurance activities.
Margaret.Mamolen@wwu.edu

(360) 650-3400

Maggie is a board certified family physician who works part time at the health center. She has special interests in international health and travel medicine, and she is the physician for the SHC travel clinic.

Maggie obtained her BA in Biology from UC Santa Cruz and her MD from UC San Francisco. She completed her residency in family medicine in Salinas, California and served as an EIS officer at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Sara.Cuene-Watson@wwu.edu

(360) 650-3400

Sara is a Student Health Center staff physician who specializes in mental health.
Gail.Knops@wwu.edu

(360) 650-3400

Gail is a board certified family physician who has worked part time at the health center for several years.

Gail obtained her BS in Zoology from Washington State University in Pullman, and then her MD from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.

She completed her Family Medicine Residency at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.  She has worked as a private practitioner in Family Medicine in Minnesota and for several years in Bellingham before joining the Student Health Center.  She re-certified her boards in 2005 and has particular interests in lifestyle health and nutrition.
Susan.Rodgers@wwu.edu

(360) 650-3400

Sue is a Family Nurse Practitioner. Her areas of expertise are family practice and women’s health care.

She obtained her BSN from Georgetown University and a Master’s in Nursing from Oregon Health Sciences University. Sue has enjoyed her role as a collaborative provider here at WWU since 2001!
Laurie.Arndorfer@wwu.edu

(360) 650-3400

Laurie is a board certified psychiatrist.  She earned her medical degree and completed residency at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.  She previously served as the Director of the Student Behavioral Health Clinic at the University of Kentucky and since moving to Bellingham, has worked on the inpatient psychiatric unit at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center prior to coming to WWU in the fall, 2014.  Her interest areas include collegiate mental health, women’s mental health and promoting emotional wellness.
Susan.Hakeman@wwu.edu

(360) 650-3400

Susan is a psychiatrist who works at the Health Center.
Sarah.Lyle@wwu.edu

(360) 650-3400

Sarah is a board certified family physician who works as a fill-in at the at the Health Center.
John.Shaw@wwu.edu

(360) 650-3400

John is a board certified family physician who works as a fill-in at the Health Center.
Susan.Jones@wwu.edu

(360) 650-3400

Susan is a family nurse practitioner. Her areas of expertise include family practice and women's health care.

Susan graduated from the University of Washington, and later attended the University of Tennessee for her Masters of Science in Nursing.

Nurses

Name Contact About
Denise.Meyer@wwu.edu

(360) 650-3400

Denise.Sone@wwu.edu

(360) 650-3400

Karen.Swan@wwu.edu

(360) 650-3400

Kylie.Riemann@wwu.edu

(360) 650-3400

Donna.Emmons@wwu.edu

(360) 650-3400

Teresa.Bodensteiner@wwu.edu

(360) 650-3400

Teri is a Registered Nurse at the Student Health Center. She works in  Women’s Health and is also the Travel Clinic Nurse.  Teri has worked at the Student Health Center since 1996, starting out in Triage, and then doing Immunizations and TB testing before her current position working in Women’s Health.

Teri graduated with her Diploma of Registered Nursing in 1979 from Wishard Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Linda.James@wwu.edu

(360) 650-3400

Bonnie.Backstrom@wwu.edu

(360) 650-7352

Administrative Support

Name Position Contact About

Administrative Services Manager B

Anne.Melo@wwu.edu

(360) 650-7352

IT Specialist

Jessica.Heidemann@wwu.edu

(360) 650-2603

Jessica is an Information Technology Specialist at the Health Center. She is in charge of keeping the computers up and maintains the Electronic Medical Records system.

Jessica graduated from Western Washington University in 2002 with a degree in Management Information Systems and a certificate in Web Management.

Patient Services Representative

Joyce.Jorissen@wwu.edu

(360) 650-3400

Joyce is a Patient Services Representative. She works at the front desk making appointments and answering questions.

Patient Services Lead

Marcia.Farwell@wwu.edu

(360) 650-4290

Patient Services Representative

Paula.Conforti-Anderson@wwu.edu

(360) 650-3400

Patient Services Coordinator

Stefani.Bennett@wwu.edu

(360) 650-2779