Joyce B Perkins PhD, MS, MA, RN, SGAHN, AHN-BC, CHTP, RMP-T, ACE-GFI

Dr. Perkins is a Professor at St. Catherine University School of Nursing in St. Paul, MN, facilitating curriculum development for the American Holistic Nursing Association endorsed BSN program in the College for Adults. Dr. Perkins trained in Psych/Mental Health nursing at the University of Minnesota and worked for 14 years as a psych/mental health nurse at the bedside of patients at Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, MN. She completed her PhD in Nursing at the University of Colorado, Health & Science Center, Denver. She is an Advanced Practice Board Certified Holistic Nurse (AHN-BC) with certifications in Healing Touch (CHTP), Reiki (RMT-P) Therapeutic Touch, and Qigong. She has also taught group exercise classes at local health clubs for the past 44 years (ACE-GFI). Dr. Perkins is a Distinguished Scholar of the Global Academy of Holistic Nursing (SGAHN) and serves on the GAHN Board of Directors. She is a member of the Society of Rogerian Scholars and the American Holistic Nurses Association. Formally trained by three Rogerians: Drs. Newman, Smith, and Reeder, she is a Postdoctoral Senior Scholar of Watson's Caring Science Institute (WCSI). Dr. Perkins has taught at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels in nursing, including chairing scholarly project committees. Her research focus has been on the lived experience of doctoral level nursing students (DNP) practicing Transcendental Meditation®; and in Caring Efficacy. She has authored numerous peer reviewed articles on Unitary Human Caring Science and holistic nursing.