Nancyruth Leibold

Nancyruth Leibold is an Associate Professor of Nursing at Minnesota State University, Mankato and serves as the MERLOT Editor for Health Sciences. Her primary discipline is Health Sciences with a focus on Nursing Education. Since joining MERLOT in 2017, she has authored 40 materials and submitted 119 resources while maintaining active engagement in nursing scholarship and education innovation.

Education:

• EdD in Education for Health Care Professionals (2009), College of Saint Mary, Omaha, NE
• MS in Nursing (1993), Creighton University
• BSN in Nursing (1991), Nebraska Wesleyan University

Research and Expertise: Dr. Leibold's work centers on holistic nursing integration through mindfulness practices, storytelling as therapeutic intervention, and spiritual care modalities. As a certified Reiki Master/Teacher and Forgiveness Coach, she bridges complementary therapies with evidence-based nursing practice. Her scholarship emphasizes leadership development, instructional technology for online nursing education, and multimodal publication strategies to enhance critical thinking skills among nursing students.

Professional Contributions: She has presented extensively on topics including 'Storytelling as Holistic Praxis', 'Practical Mindfulness Everyday', and 'Spiritual Coloring', while advocating for Creative Commons licensing in academic resources. Her additional interests encompass forest bathing (shinrin-yoku) and developing effective online feedback systems for nursing education.