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began by going to all the ancient
pyramid areas to learn more about
ancient cultures such as the Incas,
Mayans, and Aztecs. Then I went
through the religions of the world
and visited those areas.”
According to Dr. Wallace, who
made it a goal to be in Russia the day it
became a democracy and visited China
the first year it was open to Western-
ers, her diverse travels spurred in her
an interest in learning more about
shamanism—the ancient traditions of
medicine men. “One of my hobbies
is studying ancient medicine and its
traditions, so I’ve studied in places
such as Thailand, China, Mexico, the
American Southwest, Peru, and other
places in South America to work with
medicine men,” she revealed. “I even
lived in Peru for two months and spent
a month of that time living in a tree
with a shaman who lived deep in the
jungle and was keeping HIV patients
alive a year longer than we were in the
United States by using poultices and
herbs he grew in his garden.
“One of the other fascinating things
I discovered was that every shaman
Global Travels, Lifelong Learning Broaden
Dr. Wallace’s Worldview
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or a person as accomplished
as Dr. Wallace, she continues
to possess an innate hunger to
learn more about life and human
behavior, which is evidenced by her
expansive—and growing—list of
academic degrees, which includes
master’s in higher education teach-
ing and leadership, criminal justice,
and brain research. “One of the
great benefits we get from working
at NSU is the ability to receive ad-
ditional education for free or for a
nominal amount of money,” said Dr.
Wallace, who is currently pursuing
a fifth academic degree—an Ed.D.
in Organizational Leadership. “I like
education because I’m very diverse in
my interests.”
Dr. Wallace is equally as passionate
when it comes to learning more about
the world, which is epitomized by her
having visited 75 countries on all 7
continents. “Not only do I feel like I’m
a child of God; I feel like I’m a child of
the world,” she explained.
“When I moved out on my own, I
made a vow that I was going to take
one vacation a year,” she added. “I
I worked with did manipulation,”
she said. “I believe there’s a kind of
worldwide knowledge, a collective un-
consciousness of healing that certain
people know about. Of all the teach-
ers I’ve had in my life, the two great-
est have been travel and books. I’ve
learned more about people and life
and possibilities from travel and books
than I ever learned in medical school,
my undergraduate studies, or in earn-
ing three master’s degrees. Honestly
though, I may soon add a third—my
children. They are teaching me things
I didn’t even know I didn’t know.”
