Premed Program — B.A. in Physiology and Health
Faculty • Maharishi College of Perfect Health
Robert Schneider, MD, FACC, FABMR
Dean • Professor of Physiology and Health • Co-Director of the Ph.D. Program in Physiology • Director, Institute for Natural Medicine and Prevention
Dr. Schneider is a physician researcher specializing in the field of natural medicine. For more than a decade, he and his collaborators have examined the efficacy of Maharishi Ayurveda and the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique for the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases, especially hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Dr. Schneider is one of the founding faculty of the Department of Physiology and Health, and a consultant to the National Institutes of Health and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention on natural medicine.
Robert Keith Wallace, Ph.D.
Chair • Professor of Physiology and Health • Director of Research • Co-Director of the Ph.D. Program in Physiology • Trustee of the University • Founding President of Maharishi University of Management
Dr. Robert Keith Wallace is recognized as the pioneering researcher in the neurophysiology of higher states of consciousness. His research has been published in many journals including Scientific American and The American Journal of Physiology. Dr. Wallace’s research on the physiology of meditation opened the door for the study of the relationship between mind and body and its application in the field of behavioral medicine. After receiving his Ph.D. in physiology at UCLA, he did postdoctoral research at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Wallace is the author of two books, The Neurophysiology of Enlightenment and The Physiology of Consciousness, and has lectured extensively in over 50 countries around the world.
Paul J. Morehead, Ph.D.
Associate Dean • Associate Chair • Assistant Professor of Physiology and Health
Dr. Morehead has nearly two decades of experience in developing and teaching courses in Maharishi Ayurveda and Vedic Science. Courses taught by Dr. Morehead include: Ayurvedic Pulse Diagnosis • Yoga Asanas • Diet, Digestion, and Nutrition. He has been a teacher of the Transcendental Meditation program since 1973.
Sanford I. Nidich, Ed.D.
Professor of Physiology and Health and Education • Associate Director of the Institute for Natural Medicine and Prevention
Since 1972, Dr. Nidich has conducted research on the effects of Maharishi Ayurveda on hypertension, self-actualization, drug abuse, and aging factors. He is co-investigator on several major National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants supporting study of Maharishi Ayurveda and cardiovascular disease.
Anne Dow, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Chair of the Department of Mathematics
Dr. Dow earned her Ph.D. at the University of Queensland in Australia, and taught undergraduate mathematics there for 13 years. She joined the faculty of Maharishi University in 1984, and has also served in 2001-2003 as Mathematical Editor (Consulting) for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Her research interests include the relationship between mathematics and Vedic Science, and the effect of Consciousness-Based education on mathematical intuition and the learning of mathematics.
Fred Travis
Professor of Maharishi Vedic Science,
Chair of the Department of Maharishi Vedic Science
Dean of the Graduate School
Director of the Center for Brain, Consciousness, and Cognition
Dr. Travis earned an M.S. and Ph.D. in Psychology from Maharishi University of Management, and a B.S. in Design and Environmental Analysis from Cornell University. More
Maxwell Rainforth, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Physiology and Health and Statistics
In addition to his Ph.D. in Psychology, Dr. Rainforth holds an M.S. in Mathematics and an M.A. in Education. His work in Statistics has received support with grants from the National Institutes of Health and the Retirement Research Foundation. Before coming to the United States, he was a senior systems analyst in his native country of New Zealand.
Michael W. Lerom, M.S.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Michael Lerom received his M.S. degree in organic chemistry from the University of Oregon. He worked as a synthetic organic chemist at SRI International (formerly Stanford Research Institute) for 13 years and then came to Maharishi University of Management, where he teaches general chemistry and organic chemistry courses.