Professional Designations
D.C. - Doctor of Chiropractic

Education
Graduated from University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA
B.A. in Psychology/Sociology, cum laude, 1987

Graduated from Logan College of Chiropractic, Chesterfield, MO;
Doctor of Chiropractic, magna cum laude, 1994
Class Salutatorian 

University of Massachusetts Medical School
Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care and Society
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
Professional Teacher Training, 2006

Graduated from Lesley University, Cambridge, MA
Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (C.A.G.S.), 2014
Concentration:  Mindfulness Studies (36 credits)
Thesis:  Mindfulness and the Experience of Empathy in Healthcare Professionals

Professional Associations
Maine Chiropractor's Association

Candidates for the Doctor of Chiropractic degree must first complete their four-year undergraduate degree which must include all of the basic sciences such as anatomy & physiology, chemistry, physics and organic chemistry. After completing their undergraduate degree, they must then complete the four to five year doctoral program of chiropractic science. The candidate must successfully pass 4 National Board Examinations as well as the State Board Examination in order to receive a license to practice chiropractic.

Chiropractors are also required to continue their postdoctoral education every year in order to renew their state licenses.

Dr. Joanne M. Chapman is a magna cum laude graduate of Logan College of Chiropractic, St. Louis, Missouri. She has been in private practice for 23 years.