Dr. Cooley earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Saskatchewan in Physiology, and his Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (CCNM). He has a broad research background and interests including pragmatic, whole-practice clinical trials on naturopathic care, evaluating the quality and impact of both naturopathic and integrative medicine, as well as collaborating with various institutions to evaluate natural health products and complex models of care. He is Director of Research at CCNM as well as Chair-Elect of the Canadian Interdisciplinary Network of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Researchers (INCAM) and Visiting Research Fellow at the Australian Research Centre for Complementary and Integrative Medicine, University of Technology, Sydney through the International Naturopathy Research Leadership and Capacity Building Program.