Dr. Barbara Read is a wife, mother and Board Certified in the N.U.C.C.A. technique (National Upper Cervical Chiropractic Association).  She graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1997 then worked in Chicago as an associate of Dr. Marshall Dickholtz, Sr., one of the founding members of the N.U.C.C.A. organization.   She is a credentialed instructor for the N.U.C.C.A. technique and enjoys teaching at Palmer College, biannual conferences and regional workshops.  Her roles within the N.U.C.C.A. organization include active participation in the Standards Committee and the Educational Committee.  She is a peer reviewer for doctors who are in the certification process and is recognized in two chiropractic colleges as a preceptor for interning students.  Her husband, Tim and she are the proud parents of 4 children.    They live in Ames Iowa where she is owner of Read Health Center, Inc.