Biography
Michael has spent the majority of his nursing career working in psychiatric and mental health nursing, which is an area he loves. He became a psychiatric nurse practitioner in 2009 and maintains a part-time practice. He is the President-Elect of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association Utah Chapter board. Michael became a certified Master Trainer in TeamSTEPPS in May of 2015 and is working to incorporate TeamSTEPPS throughout the nursing curriculum at BYU. In addition to his interest in patient safety and team communication, Michael is passionate about promoting self-care for healthcare professionals.
Research Interests
-Utilizing positive psychology to enhance student/healthcare professional resilience-Team Communication
Teaching Interests
-Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing-Team Communication in Healthcare
-Personal and Professional Resilience
-Public Health Nursing
Education
- Post-Graduate Certificate, Public Health , University of Missouri (2023)
- Doctor of Nursing Practice, Clinical Practice , University of Utah (2018)
- Masters of Science, Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner , University of Utah (2009)
Memberships
- Society for Simulation in Healthcare (2018 - Present)
- American Psychiatric Nurses Association (2014 - Present)
- Sigma Theta Tau International (2014 - Present)
- National League for Nursing (2013 - Present)
- Transcultural Nursing Society (2023 - 2024)
- International Family Nurses Association (2022 - 2023)
- Clinical TMS Society (2020 - 2022)
- International Assocation for Clinical Simulation and Learning (2017 - 2018)
Professional Citizenship
- Other, American Psychiatric Nurses Association (2021 - Present)
- Other, Sigma Theta Tau- Iota Iota Chapter (2021 - 2023)
- Board Member, Sigma Theta Tau International- Iota Iota Chapter (2015 - 2021)
- Board Member, American Psychiatric Nurses Association Utah Chapter (2016 - 2021)