Ellen DiNucci

Specialist, Community Outreach & Communications, Stanford Cancer Institute Core

Current Role at Stanford

Specialist, Community Outreach and Communications

Honors & Awards

Employee Recognition Award, Stanford Graduate School of Business (1995)

Education & Certifications

B.A., Rowan University, Communications/Journalism
M.A., John F. Kennedy University, Clinical Holistic Health Education
Continuing Studies, Stanford University, EGL 48 W Magazine Writing: Becoming the Writer That Editors Need (2021)
Continuing Studies, Stanford University, BUS 69 Dynamic Strategy: Creating a Responsive Marketing Plan (2019)
Certificate, Intuitive Methodologies, Moto-Ki, Level 1 (2018)
Certificates, Intuitive Specialists, Intuition Studies, Intermediate & Advanced (2016)
Continuing Studies, Stanford University, The Entrepreneurial Writer (2012)
Training, David Rosenthal, Voice Coach, Professional Voice Over (2007)
Certificate, Stanford University, Stanford Healthy Lifestyles Program (2005)
Certificates, Healing Touch International, Healing Touch, Levels 1-4 (2004)
Training, Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Professional Training Program (1998)
Certificate, Affiliate of University of Michigan, Reiki Master, Level 3 (1998)
Certificate, Health and Fitness Institute, Personal Training (1995)

Service, Volunteer and Community Work

Healing Touch Practitioner, Stanford Healing Partners Program, Stanford University (7/1/2005 - 7/1/2006)

Location

Stanford, CA

Personal Interests

Meditation, Transpersonal Psychology, Reiki, Healing Touch, Intuition, Outdoor Adventures, Running, Hiking, Writing, Voice Over/Narration

Professional Interests

Clinical Trials Recruitment, Disease Prevention Research and Education, Mind-Body Medicine, Energy Medicine, Meditation, Healing Touch, Reiki, Integrative Medicine, Intuition, Self-Care Education, Writing Projects, Voice Over Projects

Professional Affiliations and Activities

Reviewer, Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (ECAM), Oxford Journals (2006 - 2007)
Vice President/Board Member, Foundation for Mind-Being Research (2002 - 2003)
Advisory Board Member, Women's Entrepreneur Program, Mid-Peninsula YWCA (1999 - 2001)
President, One-Ders Toastmasters (1989 - 1990)

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