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
• Evidence-based practice

Academic Responsibilities

• NURS 347 Concept Synthesis I
• NURS 437 Concept Synthesis II
• NURS 360 Research and Evidence-Based Practice (BSN programs)
• NURS 465 Research and Evidence-Based Practice 
• NURS 444 Population-Centered Care Concepts (Clinical)
• NURS 495 Practicum
• NURS 626 Research in Nursing and Healthcare

Committees and Professional Memberships

Professional Memberships

• South Dakota Nurses Association  
• Sigma Theta Tau
• Midwest Nursing Research Society 
• South Dakota Organization of Nurse Leaders
• American Nurses Association

Committee Memberships

• Research and Scholarship Nursing Subcommittee
• Ph.D. Nursing Subcommittee
• Academic Affairs University Committee
• Intercollegiate Athletics Board University Committee

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

• Nurse wellbeing
• Nursing student success
• Educational interventions for evidence-based practice nursing courses

Publications

Publications

• Lichtenberg, M. (2015). Risk factor scavenger hunt. Instructor's e-text for nursing: A concept-based approach (1st ed.). Livonia, MI: Pearson. 
• Lichtenberg, M. (2015). A little off-balance. Instructor's e-text for nursing: A concept-based approach (1st ed.). Livonia, MI: Pearson. 
• Lichtenberg, M. (2015). It’s all about balance. Instructor's e-text for nursing: A concept-based approach (1st ed.). Livonia, MI: Pearson. 
• Lichtenberg, M. (2015). Protective details. Instructor's e-text for nursing: A concept-based approach (1st ed.). Livonia, MI: Pearson. 
• Lichtenberg, M. (2015). Take a breath away. Instructor's e-text for nursing: A concept-based approach (1st ed.). Livonia, MI: Pearson. 
• Lichtenberg, M. (2015). Talk the talk. Instructor's e-text for nursing: A concept-based approach (1st ed.). Livonia, MI: Pearson. 

Presentations

• “Exploring Nurse Educators’ Knowledge of Nursing Student Cue Recognition” poster at the AACN Transform Conference in Dallas, TX- December 2021
• “The Next Generation Nurse” presented at Sigma Theta Tau (Omega Beta Sigma Chapter) via Zoom- September 21, 2021
• “A Toolbox for Student Evaluation in a Concept-Based Curriculum: NCLEX Results and Beyond.” presented at the Concept-Based Curriculum for Nurse Educators Conference by DI Associates in Albuquerque, NM- February 2016
• Post-Clinical Conference: Should It Look the Same in a Concept-Based Curriculum.” presented at the Concept-Based   Curriculum for Nurse Educators Conference by DI Associates in Albuquerque, NM- February 2016
• “Introduction to a Concept-Based Curriculum” presented at the Concept-Based Curriculum Symposium by Elsevier in Kansas City, MO- June 2015
• “Reducing Gaps and Overlaps in a CBC: Using a Faculty Team and the NCLEX Blueprint,” presented at the Concept-Based Curriculum Symposium by Elsevier in Kansas City, MO-June 2015