Dr. Melinda Stanley Hermanns, assistant professor of nursing, has earned the Certified Nurse Educator designation after meeting strict eligibility criteria and successfully completing a rigorous certification examination developed and administered by the National League for Nursing.
Hermanns holds a bachelor of science degree in nursing and a master of science degree in nursing, both from UT Tyler as well as a Ph.D. in nursing from UT Health Science Center at Houston. She also received a post-master's nursing education certificate from UT Tyler.
Board certified in psychiatric mental health through the American Nurses Credentialing Center, Hermanns' research interests include studying the illness experience of persons with Parkinson's Disease as well as their care partners.
She is the vice president of the East Texas Chapter of the American Parkinson's Disease Association and serves as an advisory council member for People with Parkinson's through the Parkinson's Disease Foundation.
