Leigh Minchew, PhD, DNP, CRNP, WHNP-BC, PMHNP-BC

Education

• PhD, Nursing Science, Texas Woman’s University
• Post-Graduate Certificate, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, University of South Alabama
• Post-Graduate Certificate, Oncology Subspecialty, University of South Alabama
• DNP, Nursing/Educational Leadership, Case Western Reserve University
• Post-Graduate Certificate, Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner, University of South Alabama
• MSN, Troy University
• BSN, Troy University
• BS, Biology, Troy University

Research Interests

• Psychological and spiritual distress in cancer survivors
• HPV-related cancers and vaccine uptake
• Leadership readiness in undergraduate nursing students
• Sexual assault assessment among graduate nursing students

Selected Honors

• Evaluator, Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
• Governor’s Appointee and Chair, Alabama Office of Women’s Health Steering Committee
• Fellow, University of South Alabama Scholarship on Teaching and Learning
• Fellow, American Association of Colleges of Nursing Elevating Leaders in Academic Nursing
• Fellow, Duke-Johnson & Johnson Nurse Leaders

Selected Grant Funding

• Minchew, L. (Project Director) & Wright, T. (Co-Project Director). (2025). Long-term and Acute Care Training to Promote Undergraduate Nurses’ Clinical Practice in Rural and Underserved Community Health Settings (LAUNCH). Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR)-Workforce Expansion Program (WEP), Health Resources and Services Administration. $3,986,000. Funded.
• Minchew, L. (Project Director) & Wright, T. (Co-Project Director). (2023). Leveling Advanced Nursing Education and Social Support Resources to Advance Professional Nursing Education (LEAP). Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR)-Pathway to Registered Nurse Program (PRNP), Health Resources and Services Administration. $3,400, 000. Funded.
• Minchew, L. (Principal Investigator). (2022). Self-blame in women with cervical cancer. Graduate Nursing Student Grant. Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Zeta Gamma Chapter. $1000. Funded. 
• Minchew, L. (Principal Investigator). (2018-2020). Encouraging family activities to promote healthy home environments. Alabama Nurses Foundation Community Grant, Alabama State Nurses Association, Montgomery, AL. $500. Funded.   
• Minchew, L. (Principal Investigator), & Zlomke, K. (Co-PI). (2017). Identifying Current Practices and Barriers to Creating a Healthy Home Environment. 2017-2018 University of South Alabama College of Nursing Dean’s Grant, $4,341. Funded
• Minchew, L. (Principal Investigator). (2011). Postpartum Depression Screening in Group Prenatal Care Participants. USA College of Nursing, Dean’s Grant, $3,000. Funded  
• Morgan, C. (Project Director) & Minchew, L. (Co-Project Director). (2011). BSN to DNP for Women’s Health Nurse Practitioners. Health Resources Services Administration, $1,044,633. Funded

Selected Publications 

• Fredland, N. M., & Minchew, L. A. (2026). Family violence in adolescence and emerging adulthood. In J. R. Williams, N. Metheny, L. Hooker, & J. C. Campbell (Eds.), Family violence and nursing practice (pp. 291-332). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-06072-3_11
• Minchew L. A. (2025). Self-blame attribution: Concept analysis and application to HPV-related cancers. Journal of Christian Nursing, 42(4), 216–223. https://doi.org/10.1097/CNJ.0000000000001167
• Minchew, L., Cesario, S., Richmond, M., & Mbango, C. (2023). Examining the burden of self-blame attribution among women with cervical cancer. Journal of Holistic Nursing, 42(2), 143-155. https://doi.org/10.1177/08980101231194218
• Selwyn, C., Lathan, E., Platt, T., & Minchew, L. (2023). How healthcare providers reconcile bad things happening to good patients: The role of just world beliefs in attitudes toward trauma-informed care. Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 24(5), 640-645. https://doi.org/10.1080/15299732.2023.2195404
• Minchew, L., Fredland, N., & Cesario, S. (2022). Podium (In-Person) 47: Self-blame in women with cervical cancer: A pilot study. In Special Issue: 24th Nursing Network on Violence Against Women International (NNVAWI) Conference Proceedings June 21-23 2022 Journal of Advanced Nursing, 78(S1), 1-72. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15313
• Minchew, L. A. (2022, January 28). Self-blame assessment in holistic nursing care. Connections in Holistic Nursing Research: An eNewsletter of the American Holistic Nurses Association, 14(1). https://www.ahna.org/membership-members_only-member_archives 
• Minchew, L. A. (2025). Self-blame attribution: Concept analysis and application to HPV-related cancers. Journal of Christian Nursing, 42(4), 216-223. https://doi.org/10.1097/CNJ.0000000000001167
• Dolan, C., Minchew, L. &, Selwyn, C. (2022). Podium (In-Person) 11: A holistic approach to advanced forensic nursing curriculum development to ensure student support. In Special Issue: 24th Nursing Network on Violence Against Women International (NNVAWI) Conference Proceedings June 21-23 2022. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 78(S1), 1-72. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15313

Selected Presentations 

• Minchew, L. (2025, October). Self-blame attribution in women with gynecological cancer. Podium presentation to the Society of Gynecologic Nurse Oncologist Annual Symposium: Mile High Meetup. Denver, CO. 
• Minchew, L. (2024, September). Examining the impact of self-blame on patients surviving cancer. Poster presentation to the Bay Area Nurse Practitioner Association’s 2024 Conference “Caring for the Coast,” Gulf Shores, AL.
• Minchew, L. (2024, May). Confidence for leadership readiness in senior BSN students. Podium presentation to the Tenth Conference on Teaching and Learning (CoTL), University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL. 
• Minchew, L. (2023, June). A holistic view of self-blame attribution in women with cancer. Podium presentation to the American Holistic Nurses Association. Orlando, FL.
• Minchew, L. (2023, April). Self-blame attribution: Exploration of a concept pertinent to GYN oncology nursing practice. Poster presentation to the Society of Gynecologic Nurse Oncologists’ 38th Annual Symposium. Gulf Shores, AL.
• Minchew, L. (2022, August).  Transformational practice: Forging a path to enhanced patient care while simultaneously promoting self-actualization. Poster presentation to American Association of Colleges of Nursing Graduate Nurse Student Academy. Washington, D. C.
• Minchew, L. (2022, July). Exploring self-blame and depression in women with cervical cancer. Poster presentation to Sigma Congress 2022, Edinburgh, Scotland.
• Minchew, L., Cesario, S., & Fredland, N. (2022, June). Self-blame in women with cervical cancer: A pilot study. Podium presentation to the Nursing Network on Violence Against Women International 24th Conference, Durham, NC.
• Minchew, L., Dolan, C., & Selwyn, C. N. (2022, June). A holistic approach to advanced forensic nursing curriculum development to ensure student support. Podium presentation to the Nursing Network on Violence Against Women International 24th Conference, Durham, NC.
• Selwyn, C., Minchew, L., Platt, T., & Lathan, E. (2020, November). Advanced practice nurses’ personal history of adversity related to greater endorsement of principles of trauma-informed care. Poster presentation to the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies 36th Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
• Selwyn, C., & Lathan, E., Platt, T., & Minchew, L. (2020, November). Healthcare providers self-identified reasons for failing to inquire about patients’ potential histories of sexual assault. Poster presentation to the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies 36th Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
• Platt, T., Minchew, L., Selwyn, C., & Lathan, E. (2020, October). Beyond the checklist: A framework for trauma informed care. Virtual presentation to the 23rd Annual Premiere Women’s Health Conference, Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health, Anaheim, CA. 
• Minchew, L., Platt, T., Selwyn, C., & Lathan, E. (2020, October). Barriers to inquiry about history of sexual assault during initial assessment. Poster presentation to the 23rd Annual Premiere Women’s Health Conference, Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health, Anaheim, CA.
• Minchew, L., Spencer, B., Edwards-Maddox, S., Contreras, J., & Mogavero-Twist, M. (2020, May). Use of the community of inquiry model as a framework for examining implicit bias in an online graduate nursing course. Virtual presentation to the Tenth Conference on Teaching and Learning (CoTL), University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL.