THE CALENDULA REVIEW
A Journal of Narrative Medicine
at CNU College of Health Sciences
The Editorial Team
Founding Editor-in-Chief: Liz Baxmeyer
Liz Baxmeyer is a writer, educator, musician, sound artist, and visual artist. She holds a master’s degree in music composition with an emphasis in electroacoustic music from Bangor University, UK, and an MFA in creative writing with a focus in Writing and Contemporary Media from Antioch University, Santa Barbara; she is currently undertaking a PhD in Creative Research at Transart Institute. Liz is also a certified Amherst Writers & Artists affiliate workshop facilitator and uses the AWA method in workshops and her teaching. She has taught music and writing at the college level since 2009 and has been a lecturer in the Humanities department at CHS since 2017. She has presented at numerous conferences on the subjects of environmental writing, authentic assignments, and audio pedagogy. Her poetry, fiction, art, and nonfiction have been published in an array of literary magazines including Beyond Words Literary Magazine, The Examined Life Journal, Syncopation Literary, Querencia Press, Common Thread, Luna Station Quarterly, NCTE, BTS Books, and more. Her debut hybrid chapbook, Root & Bone (including audiobook version) will be published by Finishing Line Press in November 2024.
Co-Managing Editor: Miranda R. Carter
Miranda R. Carter is a writer and professor in her seventh year of teaching. She holds degrees from University of Idaho and Gonzaga University. Idahoan by birth and Californian at heart, she newly resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, where she teaches journalism at Franklin College. Her debut essay collection, The World and My Body in It, is available through Barnes and Noble. Her writing has been published in Idaho Magazine, River Teeth Journal, Calla Press, Eunoia Review, and more.
Co-Managing Editor: Fran Wise, MA, Ph.D.
Fran Wise has been teaching composition courses and professional communication for over 30 years. She holds a PhD in Education and currently serves as Director of Student Affairs in the College of Health Sciences at California Northstate University. Fran also serves as Faculty Advisor to the Pre-Medical Post Baccalaureate students pursuing admissions to graduate schools in the health professions. The second edition of her book, Pearls from the Seat of Wisdom: An Invitation to Virtue, is due for release in Summer 2024.