Professional Degrees

• Ed.D., St. Mary's College, 2007
• M.S.N., California State University, Sacramento, 1993
• Family Nurse Practitioner Program, University of California, Davis, 1981
• B.S.N., University of San Francisco, 1976

Credentials and Certifications

• Family Nurse Practitioner
• Furnishing License
• DEA License

Courses

• NURS 168 - Gender and Brain Related Differences
• NURS 173 - Leadership and Management RN-BSN
• RPTA 196 E – Traumatology: An Introduction to Posttraumatic Growth.

Research Interests

• Trauma Informed Care
• Stress Resilience and Posttraumatic Growth (PTG)

Professional Activities

• Sigma Theta Tau, International Nursing Honor Society, Zeta Eta, 1992-current
• Phi Kappa Phi: Honor Society, 2009-current
• Board Member of UC Davis Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Advisory Board (2013 – current)
• IMAGINE Charter School: Board Member: 2018-current.

Publications

• Mikal-Flynn, J., Sackett, B. (2018). Mental Fitness. How to use daily stress and traumatic events for motivation and growth. The Police Chief.                                                             
• Mikal-Flynn, J., Hoffman, J., Anderson, L. S. (2017). Posttraumatic and Metahabilitation in Recreational Therapy Practice: A Strengths Based Pathway to Recovery. Therapeutic Recreation Journal.                                     
• Mikal-Flynn, J. (2017). Posttraumatic Growth; Breaking Through to Recovery. Nursing: 2017. {Feature Article}                                                                              
• Mikal-Flynn, J. (2015). Case Study: Meta-Habilitation; Transforming Life Crisis To Triumph: A Story of Enhance Recovery Involving Addiction and Dependency. Journal of Addictions Nursing.                                               
• Mikal-Flynn, J. (2012). MetaHabilitation: how to survive life after trauma. Nursing Times Online Issue. www.nursingtimes.net 4/10/12.
• Mikal-Flynn, J. (2012). Turning Trauma Into Triumph. Metahabilitation; A Contemporary Model of Rehabilitation.  Metahab.com, Sacramento, CA.

Grants

• NCAA Innovations in Research and Practice Grant Program (2019)
• NIH: Pilot Study: Post Cardiac Programs (2007)