Michelle Binder
DNP, PMHNP-BC
Major, Air Force
Education
Postgraduate Certificate: Foundations in Health Professions Education, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD (2024)DNP: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD (2019)
MSN: Clinical Nurse Leader, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH (2011)
BA: International Studies, Wright State University, Dayton, OH (1999)
Biography
Michelle Binder is a board-certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) in the United States Air Force. After completing her Bachelor’s degree in International Studies followed by several years in the civilian corporate sector, a major life change led her to pursue a Master’s degree in Nursing (MSN) through the Clinical Nurse Leader program at the University of Toledo. After completing her MSN, she joined the Air Force in 2011 as a Registered Nurse. As an RN, her assignments included an inpatient medical-surgical unit, an outpatient Flight Medicine clinic, and a deployment to Kyrgyzstan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Recognizing her true calling to work in Mental Health, she was selected by the Air Force and Uniformed Services University (USU) for their PMHNP program and completed her doctoral degree (DNP) in 2019.Dr. Binder’s initial assignment as a PMHNP was at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington D.C., where she was the sole psychiatric prescriber and Officer in Charge (OIC) of their substance abuse treatment program. The Air Force then called her to serve in Japan for 2 years, where she was both a prescriber and Medical Director for the Mental Health Clinic at Yokota Air Base. After 5 years as a PMHNP working across two continents and throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Binder was selected as an Assistant Professor for the PMHNP program at USU and was thrilled to return to the institution that helped her become the clinician and leader she is today.
Career Highlights: Positions, Projects, Deployements, Awards and Additional Publications
2023: Trusted Care Hero Award, Air Force Medical Service
2021: Military Assistant, 59th Presidential Inauguration of Joseph R. Biden
2020: Daisy Award, 316th Medical Group
2019: Esprit de Corps Award, Uniformed Services University
2016: Alumna of the Year, University of Toledo College of Nursing
2013-2014: Deployment, Operation Enduring Freedom, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
MILITARY DECORATIONS: Meritorious Service Medals, Air Force Commendation Medals, Humanitarian Service Medal, Air and Space Achievement Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Representative Bibliography
Schramm JF, Dominicci FC, Binder MM, DeLeon PH; Telehealth; pp 619-624; In Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nursing; Springer Publishing; New York, NY; 2023; Tusaie KR and Fitzpatrick JJ, ed.; 3rd edition
Schramm JF, Seibert DC, Thompson JM, Binder MM, King Young S, DeLeon PH; Primary Care in American Samoa: How Nurse Practitioners Created a Bridge Across and Ocean; Military Medicine; March-April 2019;184(3-4):72-77
Szirony TA, Sopko P, Swat Masiulaniec BA, Binder MM; The Decision to Accept Hospice Services: A Qualitative Study; Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, September 2011;13(5):340-346