Higher education
A teacher at heart, and still a student
I have spent much of my career in the classroom: teaching clinical neurology to doctors across North America, earning a PhD in England, and now teaching my neighbors in Jamestown about the brain and the body.
Research
How people make meaning of the unexpected
After years of teaching and private practice, I was accepted into St. Martin's College and Lancaster University in England, where I earned a PhD in Health Psychology/Health Science in 2011.
My research examined how people make sense of, and assign meaning to, unexpected and unintended consequences of chiropractic treatment, and what that means for clinical practice. That work grew into an integral model of health care, one in which subjective and objective views are both honored.
Teaching
A path through the classroom
From student to teacher, and back to the classroom again.
1997
Doctor of Chiropractic, Logan University/College of Chiropractic, St. Louis, Missouri.
2001
Post Doctoral Diplomate in Clinical Neurology, Logan University, after three years of post-doctoral training.
After board certification
Offered a clinical scholar position at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, and chose a teaching position at Logan University instead.
Logan years
Taught clinical neurology across the United States and Canada, and redesigned and helped develop the curriculum, including in Logan's post-doctoral program.
2011
PhD in Health Psychology/Health Science, St. Martin's College/Lancaster University, Lancaster, England.
Today
Evening classes for the community in the Harbor Light classroom, in person and by Zoom.
Teaching today
Classes at Harbor Light
Recent classes in our classroom include Stronger Through Menopause, Myokines: The "Hope Molecules" of Movement, Why Healthy Sleep is Important, Gratitude and the Brain. Each one turns research into practical steps.
Your first step
Science made accessible
Bring a talk on the brain, stress, sleep or strength to your group.
Chiropractic neurologist
Dr. Kenneth J. Erickson, DC, PhD
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