Kathryn Niemeyer, PhD, MSc, MSN, FNP-BC

Kathryn Niemeyer, PhD, MSc, MSN, FNP-BC

Associate Professor
School of Nursing
Phone: (231) 591-2298
Email: [email protected]

Education

• PhD, University of Arizona, Nursing Research, Integrative Health
• MSc, University of East London, Herbal Medicine
• Post Graduate Certificate for Family Nurse Practitioner, Grand Valley State University, Family Nurse Practitioner
• MSN, Grand Valley State University, Clinical Nursing-Cardiac Critical Care, Education
• BA, Calvin College, Psychology
• RN, Mercy Central School of Nursing

Graduate/Post-Graduate Training

• Fellowship, NIH NCCAM T-32 Doctoral Research Fellowship, University of Arizona, College of Family and Community Medicine's Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research Training Program., Tucson, AZ, United States

Biography

Kathryn Niemeyer PhD, MSc, MSN, FNP-BC, RN
Kathryn Niemeyer is a PhD prepared Family Nurse Practitioner with a second Master’s degree in Herbal Medicine. She teaches at FSU and has a small private integrative health practice in northern Michigan.
Kathryn teaches undergraduate and graduate evidence-based practice courses, graduate systems leadership and health theory courses and undergraduate integrative nursing. While at FSU, Kathryn developed the DNP program and is involved in conducting research on integrative health with breast cancer. She has had several articles and book chapters published, and provides peer-review for a variety of professional journals. In 2017, Kathryn had the opportunity to assist the USDA test and refine a web-delivered database on herbal medicine and in 2019, she consulted on marketing for an herbal based nutritional supplement. While a PhD student at the University of Arizona, Kathryn was the recipient of a 3-year NIH-NCCAM fellowship in Whole Systems of Complementary and Integrative Medicine through the School of Family and Community Medicine. She did her dissertation in herbal medicine. She has been a FNP in internal medicine, women's health and family health. Prior clinical background includes 17 years in critical care nursing as an RN and clinical nurse specialist and while working in critical care she taught for 10 years at the assistant, adjunct, and clinical professor levels.

Publications and Intellectual Contributions

• Journal Article
  Niemeyer, K. J. (2022). "Self-Assessment of Change and Experiences of Persons with Breast Cancer Using Unitive Whole-Person Integrative Health," Integrative and Complementary Therapies. 28 (5). pp. 221-231. Mary Ann Liebert, Inc Publishers. https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/ict.2022.29040.kjn
• Book Chapter
  Niemeyer, K. (2016). "Antimicrobial Medications," Primary Care of Women: A Guide for Midwives and Women's Health Providers. (2nd).
• Book Chapter
  Niemeyer, K. (2016). "Complementary and Integrative Healthcare for the advanced-practice nurse: An Overview," Primary Care of Women: A Guide for Midwives and Women's Health Providers. (2nd).
• Journal Article
  Niemeyer, K. (2013). "Traditional Knowledge of Western herbal medicine and complex systems science," Journal of Herbal Medicine. pp. 112-119.
• Research Report
  Niemeyer, K. (2012). "Forschende Komplememtarmedizin,"
• Research Report
  Niemeyer, K. (2012). "Forschende Komplememtarmedizin,"
• Journal Article
  Niemeyer, K. (2010). "Using herbal remedies to maintain optimal weight," Journal of Nurse Practitioner. pp. 153-154.
• Book Chapter
  Niemeyer, K. (2001). "Common Herbal Therapies," Diagnostic Reasoning: Case Analysis in Primary Care Practice.
• Appendix
  Niemeyer, K. (2001). "Common Supportive Herbs," Diagnostic Reasoning: Case Analysis in Primary Care Practice.

Presentations

• Oral Presentation
  Niemeyer, K., Integrative Nursing Faculty Fellowship, "Nutrition and Herbal Allies in the time of Coronavirus," College of Nursing, University of Arizona, Zoom, (June 2020).
• Oral Presentation
  Niemeyer, K., University of Arizona, Integrative Nursing Faculty Fellowship, "Opening Doors: Complementary and Integrative Health Advanced Practice Nursing," College of Nursing, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, (June 2019).
• Oral Presentation
  Niemeyer, K., Fourth International Integrative Nursing Symposium, "Regreening of Health: Evolving the Practice of Herbal Medicine," University of Minnesota, Galway, Ireland, (May 2019).
• Oral Presentation
  Niemeyer, K., Fourth International Integrative Nursing Symposium, "Regreening of Health: Restoring the Role of Food in Healing," University of Minnesota, Galway, Ireland, (May 2019).
• Oral Presentation
  Niemeyer, K., School of Pharmacy, "Achieving Patient Goals with Complementary and Integrative Health: A Guide for Pharmacists," Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI, (2018).
• Oral Presentation
  Niemeyer, K., Mederi Center for Natural Healing Tumor Board, "Breast Cancer Research Review," Mederi Center for Natural Healing, Ashland Oregon, (2018).
• Oral Presentation
  Niemeyer, K., Michigan Council of Nurse Practitioners, "Integrative Health: A Model for Advanced Practice," Advanced Practice, Detroit, MI, (2018).
• Oral Presentation
  Niemeyer, K., Panel, "Nursing Faculty Fellowship in Integrative Nursing," University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, (2018).
• Oral Presentation
  Niemeyer, K., Opening Doors Complementary and Integrative Health Advance Practice Nursing, "Nursing Faculty Fellowship in Integrative Nursing," University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, (2018).
• Oral Presentation
  Niemeyer, K., Michigan Council of Nurse Practitioners, "Nutritional Supplements: A Survival Guide for the Nurse Practitioner," Advanced Practice, Detroit, MI, (2018).