Michelle Tollefson

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Michelle Tollefson

Professor of Health Professions

Health Professions

Office Hours

Please call 303-615-1200 to schedule an appointment. If my available times are inconvenient for you, please email me and I will try to arrange a different time to meet with you via Zoom, or speak with you over the telephone.

Biography

Dr. Michelle Tollefson is a board certified obstetrician-gynecologist and lifestyle medicine physician. She is a professor in the Health Professions department. Dr. Tollefson is a graduate of Creighton University where she received her Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Medicine degrees. She then completed an obstetrics and gynecology residency at the University of Missouri in Kansas City and then entered private practice. She is passionate about women’s healthcare, lifestyle medicine, and teaching people to lead healthier and happier lives.

Research Interests

    lifestyle medicine, stress, breastfeeding

Teaching Interests

    Health, wellness, lifestyle medicine, women's health

Education

Other in Obstetrics and Gynecology

University of Missouri, Kansas City

Other in Medicine

Creighton University School of Medicine

BS in Biology

Creighton University

Published Works

    Comander , . A., Frates, B., Tollefson, L. M. . PAVING the Path to Wellness for Breast Cancer Survivors. Healthy Living, Lee, H., Tollefson, L. M. (2023). PAVING the path to wellness: Lifestyle medicine to improve outcomes in breast cancer survivors. . Journal of Clinical Oncology, 41 https://doi.org/ 10.1200/JCO.2023.41.16_suppl.e24053 . Tollefson, L. M. (2023). Sexual Health for Women and Lifestyle Medicine. , Tollefson, L. M. (2023). Sexual Health and Lifestyle Medicine. , Tollefson, L. M. (2023). PAVING the Path to Wellness Leaders' Toolkit. , Tollefson, L. M. (2023). PAVING a Woman's Path through Menopause and Beyond Slides and Course Material. , Tollefson, L. M. (2022). PAVING a Woman's Path through Menopause and Beyond. Healthy Learning, Heiss, J. C., Tollefson, L. M., Worthman, F. S. (2020). Storytelling’s role in lifestyle medicine. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, https://doi.org/ 10.1177/1559827620912179 Heiss, C., Tollefson, L. M., Heiss, C. (2020). Storytelling’s Role in Lifestyle Medicine. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, Tollefson, L. M., Heiss, C. (2020). American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine: American College of Lifestyle Medicine Conference Edition. , Merlo, L. G., Tollefson, L. M. (2020). Laying an Early Foundation: Lifestyle Medicine Pre-Professional Education (LMPP) Member Interest Group . American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1177/1559827620913272 Tollefson, L. M., Plaven, E. B. (2020). A Call to Action for Intermediate and Secondary School Lifestyle Medicine Education: Instating Healthy Teen Behaviors.. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1177/1559827619879065 Tollefson, L. M. (2019). Nutrition Prescriptions Made Simple. The Journal of the Oklahoma State Medical Association, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338019520 Tollefson, L. M. (2019). Spotlight: Pre-Professional Lifestyle Medicine Education. , https://www.google.com/search?q=aclm+spotlight+2019+tollefson&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS802US803&oq=aclm+spotlight+2019+tollefson&aqs=chrome..69i57j33.5120j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Tollefson, L. M., Matuszewicz, E., Dore, K. A., Heiss, J. C. (2018). Effectiveness of student-led stress reduction activities in the undergraduate classroom on perceived student stress. College Student Journal, Tollefson, M., Kite, B., Matuszewicz, E., Dore, A., Heiss, C. (2018). Effectiveness of Student-Led Stress Reduction Activities in the Undergraduate Classroom on Perceived Student Stress. College Student Journal, 52(4), 505-515. . Tollefson, L. M., Sayre, K. N., Helton, R. J., Matuszewicz, E., Jensen, C. (2016). Integrative Health Care: An Exploration of Students Who Choose this Undergraduate Major. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine., 22(2). . Tollefson, L. M., Jensen, C., Rissman, M. S. . Bachelor of Science in Integrative Health Care at Metropolitan State University of Denver. The Applied Anthropologist. Heiss, J. C., Tollefson, L. M., Levigne, J., Sutton, W. (2014). Post-prandial light exercise attenuates the glycemic effect of a candy bar. Topics in Clinical Nutrition, https://doi.org/10.1097/01.TIN.0000445897.59899.48