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Jennifer Noborikawa, DACM, BS, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.

Fall 1980 - Fall 2120

Assistant Professor I

SCU Health

JenniferNoborikawa@scuhs.edu

Current Position

Position: SCU Health Faculty

Biography

Dr. Jennifer Noborikawa earned a BS in Biochemistry from California State University, Fullerton and a Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine from SCU. She wears multiple hats on campus at Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU) as an assistant professor, the Herbal Pharmacy manager, and the Tactical Sports Medicine Acupuncturist. She provides acupuncture to the Tactical population to help manage pain from their injuries. She also serves the student population at UCLA as an acupuncturist in the Arthur Ashe Student Health Center. Dr. Noborikawa is currently the Communications Committee Chair for the Integrative, Complementary, and Traditional Health Practices section of the American Public Health Association (APHA). She has published research and presented at several conferences as an early-career health care professional. Dr. Noborikawa enjoys working with patients of all ages and has a special interest in women’s health, oncology, and pediatric care. 

Degrees

2018

D.Ac., Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, Southern California University of Health Sciences, Whittier, California, United StatesDissertation: Chinese Medicine Health Behaviors in Asian American Populations

2013

B.Sc., Biochemistry, Cal State Fullerton, Fullerton, California, United States

Professional Licensures and Certifications (All other/non-healthcare)

Licensed Acupuncturist, December 2018, July 2026, California Acupuncture Board, California, United States, AC18272

Dipl.OM, December 2020, December 2024, National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, District of Columbia, United States, 169880

Work Experience

2019 - 2020

Acupuncturist, Open Mind Modalities, Aliso Viejo, California, United States

Hospital / Clinical Appointments

Licensed Acupuncturist, University Health Center, Whittier January 2019

Licensed Acupuncturist, UCLA Arthur Ashe September 2021, August 2022

Tactical Sports Medicine Acupuncturist, University Health Center, Whittier November 2021

Scholarly Contributions and Creative Productions

Journal Article

Completed/Published

Noborikawa, J.; Lau, J.; Ta, J.; Hu, S.; Scudiero, L.; Derakhshan, S.; Ha, S.; Haan, J. L. Palladium-Copper Electrocatalyst for Promotion of Oxidation of Formate and Ethanol in Alkaline Media. 2014, 654–660.
Lee, T. L.; Langley, B. O.; Noborikawa, J.; Skye-Babbott, A.; Booth-LaForce, C. The Acupuncture and Telehealth Survey: A Cross-Sectional Survey Exploring Early COVID-19 Impacts on the Acupuncture Profession. Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine 2022, 28, 36.
Sommers, E.; Vinjamury, S. P.; Noborikawa, J. Pain and Opioid Use: Evidence for Integrating Acupuncture Into Treatment Planning. 2021, 10, 21649561211042571.
Mondal, S.; Raj, C. R. Electrochemical Dealloying-Assisted Surface-Engineered Pd-Based Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Formic Acid Oxidation and Oxygen Reduction. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2019, 11, 14110.
Vinjamury, S. P.; Hoover, D.; Noborikawa, J. Integrative Management of Alopecia Areata with Acupuncture and Ayurveda: A Case Report. Meridians: Journal of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine 2015, 2, 21–24.

Accepted

Hsiao, L.; Vinjamury, S. P.; Hsiao, L. L.; Noborikawa, J. Jin Gui Yao Lue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet-金櫃要略) Clinical Application for Heart Disease. ) . Taiwan Journal of Clinical Chinese Medicine (TJCM) 2024.

Poster Presentation

Completed/Published

Hsiao, L.; Noborikawa, J.; Vinjamury, S. P.; Hsiao, L. Impact of COVID-19 on the TCM Practice at a Health Sciences University Clinic in the United States.. Virtual Society for Acupuncture Research conference, 2021.
Vinjamury, S. P.; Kuljis, J.; Noborikawa, J. Clinical Research During COVID-19 - Challenges and Solutions. Virtual Society for Acupuncture Research Conference, 2021.
Noborikawa, J.; Lee, T.; Langely, B.; Skye-Babbot, A.; Booth-LaForce, C. Using Social Media to Create a Community – Potential Applications in Public Health Practice and Research. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, 2020.
Lee, T.; Noborikawa, J.; Skye-Babbot, A.; Langely, B.; Booth-LaForce, C. Acupunture and Telehealth (AcuTe): A Cross-Sectional Survey of Practice during the COVID-19 Crisis. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, 2020.

Accepted

Langely, B.; Lee, T.; Noborikawa, J.; Skye-Babbot, A.; Booth-LaForce, C. A Survey Analysisoftelehealth Training, Benefits, and Trajectory for the Acupuncture Profession in the United States.. American Public Health Association Conference, 2020.
Mir, S.; Vinjamury, S. P.; Noborikawa, J. Characteristics of Patients Seeking Acupuncture at an Oncology Clinic in the Los Angeles Area.. Society for Acupuncture Research Conference, 2019.
Noborikawa, J.; Vinjamury, S. P. Study of Traditional Health Behaviors in Asian Americans – A Cross-Sectional Survey. American Public Health Association Conference, 2018.

Professional Membership

Spring 2018 - Fall 2020

American Public Health Association, January 2018, Integrative, Complementary, and Traditional Health Practices Section Secretary

Fall 2020 - Ongoing

American Public Health Association, September 2020, Integrative, Complementary, and Traditional Health Practices Section. Communications Committee Chair

Interests

Public health, underserved populations, Pediatrics, oncology, GI

Hear from the Students Who’ve Been in Your Shoes

I chose SCU when looking for a PA program because of their Integrative Medicine approach. I am from Michigan, and not many programs focus on this Integrative, Holistic approach when it comes to patient care in the Midwest, and I felt that was very important for me to learn as a future provider. My transition to semi-virtual learning has been very smooth and quite enjoyable. [su_accordion][su_spoiler title="Read More..." open="No"]My favorite part about attending SCU is how tight-knit and diverse the community is. Coming from a large undergrad university and moving so far, it was very important for me to have a PA program that made me feel valued and invested in my success. At SCU, they do a great job of making you feel that.[/su_spoiler][/su_accordion]

Brianna Hadley

MSPA Class of 2022

One of the great things about SCU is we do have a campus layout, so all your classes aren't in a single room. We have our cadaver lab. We have different specialty rooms for physical assessment classes vs. acupuncture classes. All our acupuncture-specific classes have all the herbs in the room. You can pull out the herbs and look at them, whether in class or in between classes to get that extra studying in.[su_accordion][su_spoiler title="Read More..." open="No"]My favorite part of SCU is the collaboration from our beginning terms. We were working alongside chiropractor students, PA students, and ayurvedic students. It's a unique community where we get to learn about these different fields and sit in classrooms with them and work with them in the clinic. It allows you to get an understanding of all the different fields and how they can work together, and what is unique about your field. I think that is a wonderful aspect that I didn't think was going to be as prominent as it is here; even now, in my upper term classes and I am not in class with chiropractic students, I can still reach out to them about a certain aspect I may not understand or if I am working on a case. I want another perspective I know I have them to reach out to, so that has been a great networking community to have resources for.[/su_spoiler][/su_accordion]

 

Dr. Jamie Kuljis

Graduate, Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine

"There are a lot of things that I love about the program at SCU. The first one is that the faculty come from a long line of Ayurvedic knowledge deeply rooted in ancient classical text. They studied Ayurveda, but they also lived it. When you learn from people who embody this wisdom, it's much easier to grasp this knowledge. The second thing I love is the camaraderie within the cohort. The combination of the training, supportive faculty, and the support of my peers and classmates has given me the confidence I need to start my own practice."

Portia Harris

Student, Ayurveda Program

Some of my favorite courses at SCU have to be the chiropractic procedure classes; those are the classes you get to hone in on your chiro skills, your palpation skills and ultimately work on the adjustments that make you a chiropractor. Those are the classes I feel enhance my knowledge the most and are some of the reasons I chose to become a chiropractor here are SCU.[su_accordion][su_spoiler title="Read More..." open="No"]On top of chiropractic procedures classes, my favorite is the cadaver lab experience. The cadaver classes opened up my perception of what the human body is made up of. It allowed me to get an in-person perspective of how the body works and looks on the inside. I am genuinely thankful for those experiences because they opened and broadened my horizons to the human body and anatomy in general.[/su_spoiler][/su_accordion]

 

Jordan Vega

Student, Doctor of Chiropractic

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