Dr. Heidi Haavik is the Director of Research at the New Zealand College of Chiropractic. She is a chiropractor and has a PhD in human neurophysiology from the University of Auckland. She is the author of the best-selling book, “The Reality Check: A Quest to Understand Chiropractic from the Inside Out.” Her book describes what happens in the brain when a chiropractor adjusts the spine. Dr. Haavik also runs a company that supports the mission of enlightening the world about the science of chiropractic (therealitycheck.com). She has received numerous research awards and has published several papers in chiropractic and neurophysiology journals.