Meet our Editorial Board
Lora Cantele, Registered Aromatherapist ®, APCA, Certified Aromatic reflex therapist
Chief Editor/Publisher
Lora Cantele is a Clinical Registered Aromatherapist® through the Aromatherapy Registration Council® (ARC) and a Certified Aromatic Reflex Therapist (formerly Swiss Reflex Therapy (SRT) practitioner and instructor through its creator, Shirley Price. Her work as former president of AIA helped the organization flourish and become a leading voice in advancing an ethical practice of aromatherapy for personal and clinical use. During her early tenure at the AIA (2006-2012), she successfully led the development and implementation of AIA’s aromatherapy educational standards to take the level of aromatherapy education in the USA to new heights. As an aromatherapy educator, writer, and international speaker, Ms. Cantele continues to unite and inspire her colleagues to speak out about the importance of this work within an integrative health and wellness program. She is co-author of the Complete Aromatherapy & Essential Oils Handbook for Everyday Wellness.
Email: editor.ijpha@gmail.com
Ellis Carbo
Copy Editor
Ellis Carbo provides careful editorial support to help ensure each issue is clear, cohesive, consistent, and publication-ready. Her approach is thorough and collaborative, aiming to strengthen the writing without making it sound rewritten or losing the author’s individual voice.
Editorial Team
Eileen Cristina, LMT, Clinical Aromatherapist
Editorial Review
Eileen Cristina owns Kneading Wellness, a Barnes’ Myofascial Release therapist and Clinical Aromatherapist with a 20-year, full-time practice. She is Board Certified in Integrative Health by the American Association of Integrative Medicine. As part of a Complementary Alternative Medicine program, Ms. Cristina taught an introductory clinical aromatherapy course to nursing students at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia for eight years. She also teaches at the Lancaster School of Massage in Pennsylvania and teaches privately. She has been published in several industry journals and magazines. With compassion and dedication, she has long volunteered to support first responders and others through her work with disaster relief organizations such as Serving Those Who Serve.
Raphael d'Angelo, MD
Medical Advisor
Raphael d’Angelo, MD, is an aromatherapy educator, researcher, and practitioner. As a holistic medical doctor, Dr. d'Angelo provides consultative services in natural health. Dr. d'Angelo has over 45 years of experience in medical microbiology and parasitology and researches various aspects of infectious diseases. Certified in family medicine, integrative holistic medicine, medical microcurrent, clinical aromatherapy, and medical technology, he combines his expertise with rigorous training in essential oil therapies. Dr. d'Angelo is a co-founder of the Alliance of International Aromatherapists (AIA), AIA president (2006-2008, 2015), and AIA Medical Advisor.
Mindy Green, MS, RA, RH (AHG)
Editorial Review
Mindy Green holds a bachelor's degree in Holistic Health Sciences and a master's in Health and Human Services. She has 35 years of experience in the natural products and health care industries. She currently runs her own consulting company, Green Scentsations LLC, where she helps others apply her experience to their operations and products. She spent seven years in the botanical research division of R&D at Aveda Corporation as their clinical aromatherapist. Ms. Green is a founding member of the American Herbalists Guild and serves on a wide variety of advisory boards and committees, including the American Herbal Products Association and the Aromatherapy Registration Council. She continues to lecture and educate worldwide and is an author and contributor of numerous books on herbal therapies.
Bob Harris, Consultant, Educator
Editorial Review
As Owner and Director of Quintessential Aromatics Ltd, Bob Harris has provided research and education for the aromatherapy, pharmaceutical, and medical industries for over 20 years, using scientific evidence to validate the therapeutic efficacy of essential oils. He created a unique Essential Oil Bioactivity Research Database and previously published in the International Journal of Essential Oil Therapeutics. Much of his work has involved producing scientifically based educational materials for advanced clinical aromatherapy, aromatic medicine, and corporate documentation. As a consultant, he works with the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and complementary medicine industries that wish to include essential oils as active components in formulations.
Sue Jenkins, BA (HONS), BA (Comp. Therapies), FIFPA
Editorial Review
Previously a teacher and a linguist, Sue studied aromatherapy with Patricia Davis in 1988. She taught at the London School of Aromatherapy from 1992-1995 and then developed the Edinburgh and Aberdeen schools of Holistic Aromatherapy, of which she was principal tutor from 1995 until 2019. She worked in the holistic health department at the Findhorn Foundation, contributing to conferences there and to a book “Medical Marriage,” an early attempt to integrate mainstream and complementary medicine. Later she graduated from Napier University, Edinburgh with a degree in Complementary Therapy and, from 2002-2010, worked alongside Jennifer Rhind at the University, lecturing in pathophysiology, professional development, and aromatherapy itself. For many years, she was on the board of the International Federation of Professional Aromatherapists Board, as Chair of Education, Chair of Research, and then Chair of the organisation. She has studied Ayurveda, yoga, and massage in Auroville, India, and now writes occasionally for various journals, teaches yoga, is a yoga therapist, and is still a practising clinical aromatherapist.
Rhiannon Lewis, FIFPA
Editorial Review
Rhiannon Lewis is the director of Essential Oil Resource Consultants. She is an experienced clinical aromatherapist, author, and gifted educator. A world-renowned lecturer, she has extensive experience in the clinical use of essential oils, gained through training in countries such as the UK, France, and the USA. She is the editor of the International Journal of Clinical Aromatherapy (IJCA) and a Fellow of the International Federation of Professional Aromatherapists (IFPA) in the UK. In 2009, she received the Alliance of International Aromatherapists (AIA) Outstanding Achievement Award for her work in aromatherapy.
Wendy Maddocks, PhD, RN, Aromatherapist
Editorial Review
Wendy first trained in aromatherapy in 1991 under Eve Taylor in London, initially to complement her nursing practice. She set up and taught professional aromatherapy courses in Palmerston North, NZ, for fifteen years, alongside nursing courses, running a small clinic and completing further study in nursing, herbal medicine, massage and aromatherapy. A highlight was being awarded a research prize, which made a trip to Provence possible with Aroma Tours to study under Daniel Penëol and Kurt Schnaubelt in 2005. In 2008, Wendy was awarded a doctorate degree, where the clinical use of NZ native oils was explored to alleviate side effects of radiation treatment. For the last four years, Wendy has worked as a senior academic at the University of Canterbury, teaching postgraduate health courses and supporting postgraduate research students. In addition, Wendy runs a niche natural skin care business and consultancy service helping people bring their products to market. She has studied Kānuka oil in conjunction with a microbiologist. Wendy is an international judge for the Gattefossé Foundation international prize and sits on the Gattefossé Foundation Scientific Advisory Board, strengthening the clinical evidence base in aromatherapy. Wendy has published widely in aromatherapy and nursing literature.
Marco Valussi, BSc. (Hons.) Herbal Medicine
Editorial Review
Marco Valussi is a Clinical Phytotherapist with a specific expertise in essential oils; he works as a consultant for the distilling industry and as an educator and writer in the fields of herbal medicine, aromatherapy, and medicinal plants. He studied Forestry Science in Italy and then earned his degree in Herbal Medicine (BSc). (Hons.) In 1998, he graduated from Middlesex University, London, after obtaining a Diploma in Aromatherapy in 1995 from ITHMA.
Since 1996, Marco has written over 120 articles for various professional journals and magazines on diverse subjects related to medicinal and aromatic plants. He is the author of 13 scientific papers on the same subjects. In 2012, he published the second edition of a professional textbook on essential oil science. Marco is an educator and public speaker for herbalists, pharmacists, and medical doctors, and is a visiting Professor at the Master's in Medicinal plants at the Universities of Florence, Siena, and Pisa. He is also a consultant for the herbal and essential oil industry, as well as international NGOs working in developing countries, specializing in distilling and herbal extracts. In particular, he has worked in Kenya, Nepal, Colombia, Cabo Verde, and the Palestinian territories.
Marco is the production manager of Magnifica Essenza SRL, an Italian distilling company based in Trentino, in the heart of the Dolomites, specializing in distilling products from mountain plants and trees. He is a member of the Scientific Committee for the professional magazine "L'Erborista" and for the association for ecological dermatology, “Skineco”, and serves as a scientific consultant for the Italian Society of Herbal Science and Technology (SISTE). He is the Italian representative for EHTPA (European Herbal and Traditional Practitioners Association) and a member of the “Italian Society for Research on Essential Oils” (SIROE).
Guest Editors
Caroline Ingraham, Applied Zoopharmacognosy
Caroline is a leading expert in animal self-medication and the founder of Applied Zoopharmacognosy and the Ingraham Method of Individualised Medicine (IMIM). She is an author, lecturer, and teacher with over 40 years of experience in self-medication and aromatic medicine. Her work plays a vital role in animal welfare, drawing on ethology, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, and animal self-medication. Caroline works with a wide range of domestic animals and other species, including kangaroos, polar bears, brown bears, elephants, tigers, rhinos, and primates.
Her work has featured in many journals and magazines, and Caroline has written numerous books on animal self-medication. She has appeared on the BBC, ITV, BBC Radio 4, National Geographic TV, and at the Hay Festival of Literature and Arts.
Caroline is in demand globally as a consultant and teacher, speaking regularly at international symposiums. She lectures to veterinarians, veterinary nurses, animal professionals, and university students worldwide, empowering those who care for companion animals to establish new lines of communication through self-medicating techniques to help the animals in their care.
Michael Leon, PhD
Michael Leon is an American neuroscientist and professor emeritus known for his pioneering research on environmental enrichment as a therapeutic intervention, particularly Sensory Enrichment Therapy for children with autism spectrum disorder and olfactory enrichment to enhance cognitive function in aging. His work has shown that increased sensory and motor stimulation can significantly improve cognitive abilities, language skills, and symptom severity in young children with autism, as demonstrated in randomized controlled clinical trials. Dr. Leon has also shown that overnight exposure to multiple odorants can substantially improve memory performance and brain connectivity in healthy older adults, while linking olfactory dysfunction to a wide range of medical conditions and proposing enrichment as a potential preventive or therapeutic strategy. Dr. Leon earned his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and joined the University of California, Irvine faculty at age 24, where he became a long-term professor in Neurobiology and Behavior within the Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences. He served as Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education in the School of Biological Sciences and is affiliated with the Center for Neurobiology of Learning and Memory and the Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders. His contributions have earned numerous awards, including the D.G. Marquis Behavioral Neuroscience Award from the American Psychological Association in 2014, the UC Irvine Professor of the Year award in 2007, and recognition as a top 2% scientist worldwide. Dr. Leon's research bridges basic neuroscience with clinical applications, emphasizing non-pharmacological approaches to neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative challenges.
Kelly Ablard, PhD, MSc, EOT, RA
Kelly holds a PhD in Chemical Ecology and is a certified and Registered Essential Oil Therapist. Her research interests are in sustainability, chemical communication, aromatic plant medicine, ethnobotany, and the preservation of endangered Rosewood (Aniba rosaeodora) tree. She is the director of Airmid Institute, which supports aromatherapy training in indigenous communities, projects focused on the conservation and sustainable management of threatened aromatic medicinal oil-bearing plants, and the ethical sourcing of essential oils. She was awarded the British Columbia Alliance of Aromatherapy 2016 Achievement of Excellence Award and voted one of the top five Aromatherapists in Vancouver, BC. Kelly sits on the board of the United Plant Savers (UpS), and is an independent researcher, instructor and consultant.
Nicola McGill, LLSA, LMT, BCTMB, CLT-LANA
Nicola McGill has over 25 years of experience in massage and bodywork in both the US and the UK. She is a Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) Certification Program instructor for Klose Training and Consulting. In her clinical practice, Nicola utilizes her skills as an Aromatherapist, massage therapist, and MLD practitioner to treat a wide range of chronic and acute medical conditions, including those related to the respiratory, digestive, musculoskeletal, nervous, and reproductive systems. She is an oncology massage and lymphedema therapist at Boulder Community Hospital and a team member of the Boulder Cancer Survivorship Program at Avanti Therapy, where she provides lymphedema education and restorative, comfort-oriented bodywork treatments for individuals undergoing or who have completed treatment for a cancer diagnosis.
Virginia Joy Musacchio, MA, CA, LMT, Animal Aromatherapist
Virginia Joy holds a Master’s Degree in Education and is a nationally board certified massage therapist ( NCBTMB) and educator. She is a Certified Clincal Aromatherapist , Reiki Master, and a formally trained clairvoyant . In recent years, she has expanded her training to include compassionate bereavement counseling, a certification in energy medicine, animal aromatherapy counselor, and a Free Soul certified instructor. She is the founder of Stillpoint Aromatics and Stillpoint Studies. She is a national speaker and has been published in several journals.
Jennifer Rhind, PhD, C.Biol.
Jennifer Peace Rhind has a PhD in Biological Science from the University of Strathclyde. Her early career involved research and development in oriental fermented foods and flavours. She later studied Aromatherapy and other complementary therapies. She worked as a therapist and tutor for over 10 years before joining Edinburgh Napier University to develop and deliver one of the UK's first degree-level courses. Jennifer is now a writer and consultant. She has written numerous books and articles about essential oils, Aromatherapy, botanical fragrances, Scottish folk medicine, neurogastronomy, and plant-based cuisine.
