Michelle Lichtenberg

Title

Assistant Professor (Rapid City)

Office Building

Off-Campus

Mailing Address

Undergraduate Nursing
1011 11th St
Rapid City, SD 57701

Education

• Ph.D. in health sciences | University of South Dakota | 2021
• M.S. in nursing education | South Dakota State University | 2012
• B.S. in nursing | Mount Marty College | 1998
• B.A. in sociology | South Dakota State University | 1995

Academic Interests

• Student clinical judgment development
• Student academic success

Academic Responsibilities

• NURS 347 Concept Synthesis I
• NURS 437 Concept Synthesis II
• NURS 360 Research and Evidence-Based Practice
• NURS 444 Population-Centered Care Concepts (Clinical)
• NURS 495 Practicum

Committees and Professional Memberships

• South Dakota Nurses Assocation (SDNA)
• American Nurse Society (ANA)
• National League for Nursing (NLN)

Awards and Honors

• Excellence in Teaching (University of South Dakota) 2021

Work Experience

• 2023-Present - assistant professor, South Dakota State University (Rapid City)
• 2008-2023 - nursing instructor, University of South Dakota (Vermillion)
• 2013-2015 - nursing education peer advisor, Elsevier (St. Loius, Missouri)
• 2004-2016 - registered nurse, Siouxland Surgical Center (Dakota Dunes, South Dakota)
• 2002-2003 - registered nurse, Elite Professionals (Lincoln, Nebraska)
• 1998-2002 - registered nurse, Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital (Lincoln, Nebraska)
• 1998-1999 - registered nurse, Sioux Valley Hospital (Sioux Falls)
• 1998-1999 - registered nurse, Human Services Center (Yankton)

Areas of Research

• Cue recognition in nursing students
• Suicide in youth and young adults with type I diabetes