Merjurie Ricklefs DNP(c), APRN, PMHNP-BC
School of Nursing - Department of Nursing
EDUCATION:
- DNP student Aspen University, Pheonix AZ
- MSN and PMHNP Certification Allen College, Waterloo, IA
- BSN Chaminade University of Honolulu
BIOGRAPHY :
Professor Ricklefs is a Board Certified Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) in her last two classes for her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) education. She is a passionate mental health provider and instructor concentrating on individual needs and holistic well-being. Culturally competent and empathetic, she focuses on getting to know people and would always be interested in hearing their stories. One of her pride and joy is sharing her passion as a psychiatric provider with the next generations of PMHNPs.
TEACHING INTERESTS:
- Psychopharmacology
- Neuropathophysiology
- Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Core and Track Courses
RESEARCH / SCHOLARSHIP INTERESTS:
- Emotional Intelligence
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Reseliency and Grit
- Trauma Based Interventions
- Evidence Based Practice
- Religious Trauma
- Addressing Needs of the LGBTQ+ Community
- Women’s Psychiatric Health and Well-Being
- Animal Assisted Interventions in Psychiatry
- Mind and Body Interventions to Facilitate Healing in Psychiatry
AREAS OF SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE:
- Psychiatric and Mental Health Lifespan
- Psychotherapy
- Transmagnetic Stimulation (TMS)
- Suicide/Crisis Intervention
- Evidence Base Practice in Psychiatry
- Accelerated Resolution Therapy
- Mindfulness and Meditation
- Psychiatric Assessment
- Animal Based Intervention in Psychiatry (actively pursing certification)
