Michelle Whalen

Michelle Whalen

Associate Professor

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Contact Info:
Campus: McNichols Campus
Building: CHP
Room: 232
Phone: 313-993-2453
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Areas of Expertise:
Nursing leadership
Obstetric nursing
Pediatric nursing
Nursing research and evidence-based practice
Integrated and senior seminars

Degrees

  • Doctor of Nursing Practice, University of Michigan
  • Master of Science in Nursing and Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, State University of New York, Stonybrook
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Saginaw Valley State University

Biography

Dr. Michelle Whalen, DNP, RN, NNP-BC, CNE is an associate professor of Nursing in the McAuley School of Nursing. 

She is an active member of Sigma Theta Tau National Honor Society, Society for Simulation in Healthcare, International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning, and the National Association of Neonatal Nurses and Nurse Practitioners.

Her focus in teaching includes pediatric nursing, obstetric nursing, nursing research, nursing leadership and integrated senior seminar courses.

In addition to teaching, Dr. Whalen practices as a neonatal nurse practitioner in the Neonatal ICU at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital at the University of Michigan.

Dr. Whalen completed a research fellowship at the University of Michigan and was recognized for her work in 2022 as a runner up in Excellence in Advanced Practice Nursing for Oakland University's prestigious Nightingale Award.

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    Research Interests

    • Discharge teaching and preparation for high risk pediatric patients and their families using simulation as a teaching modality
    • Technology dependent pediatric patients coping with chronic illness
    • Family centered care in high risk pediatric units