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About Carol Geisler, PhD, RN

I have been teaching and serving as the Research Coordinator in the Master of Arts in Holistic Health Studies since 2004 and have guided over 250 graduate students in completing a Master's thesis of their own choosing. Personally, I have been interested in the interconnections between mind, body, and spirit since I was a young child. My life journey has taken me on an interesting and ever-evolving path where I have studied nursing, counseling, psychology, spirituality, energy healing, plants as medicine, soul purpose, ritual, death & dying, meditation, collaboration, and research as part of my own lifelong integrative health journey.

Positions

Present Associate Professor, Holistic Health Studies, St. Catherine University ‐ Holistic Health Studies Department
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Disciplines

Research Interests

Grants

2017 - Present Assistant Mentorship Program (AMP)
St. Catherine University
2018 St. Antonine O’Brien Faculty Travel Award
St. Catherine University
2015 APDC Faculty Research and Scholarly Activities Grant
St. Catherine University
2013 APDC Faculty Research and Scholarly Activities Grant
St. Catherine University
2012 APDC Faculty Research and Scholarly Activities Grant
St. Catherine University
2011 APDC Faculty Research and Scholarly Activities Grant
St. Catherine University
2009 Curriculum Development Grant
St. Catherine University
2009 Henrietta Schmoll School of Health Grant
St. Catherine University
2009 Study Abroad Course Award
St. Catherine University
2006 Curriculum Development Grant
St. Catherine University
2004 Curriculum Development Grant
St. Catherine University
2001 - 2004 SAMSHA: Roadmap to Seclusion and Restraint Free Mental Health Services for Persons of All Ages
SAMSHA
2000 Local Collaborative Time Study Parent Education Grant
Suburban Ramsey Collaborative
2000 Ramsey County Tobacco Prevention Collaborative
Ramsey County
2000 Roseville Community Fund Grant
Roseville
1999 Highway Safety Planning Grant
Office of Highway Safety Planning
1999 Michigan Department of Community Health Grant
Michigan Department of Community Health
1996 - 1997 Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education (FIPSE) Institutional Grant
FIPSE
1996 - 1997 National Collegiate Athletic Association CHOICES Grant
NCAA
1995 - 1996 Substance Abuse Prevention Grant
Utah Department of Highway Safety
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Professional Service and Affiliations

2021 - Present Treasurer, AAUP - St. Catherine Chapter
2019 - Present Faculty Dispute Resolution Committee, St. Catherine University
2017 - Present Leadership Council, Member, Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondolet
2006 - Present Institutional Review Board, Member, St. Catherine University
2016 - 2020 Myser Initiative Steering Committee, St. Catherine University
2017 - 2018 Consociate Advisory Committee, Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondolet
2017 - 2017 Ritual Committee for Leadership Selection, Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondolet
2013 - 2017 Leadership Council, Minnesota Holistic Nurses Association
2011 - 2013 University Faculty Evaluation Promotion and Tenure Committee, St. Catherine University
2008 - 2013 Office of Research and Sponsored Projects Advisory Committee, St. Catherine University
2008 - 2013 Faculty Advisor, Wellness and Health Care Living Learning Community, St. Catherine University
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Honors and Awards

  • Residence Life Faculty of the Year Award

Courses

  • Communities of Practice
  • Ecology and Health
  • Global Search for Justice
  • The Reflective Woman
  • Journeys of Death and Dying
  • Plants, Culture, and Healing
  • HHS 8980 - Research Seminar
  • HHS 8940 - Research Methods and Statistics
  • HHS 8900 - Quantitative and Qualitative Research: Mindful Inquiry

Education

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1995 PhD, Michigan State University ‐ Counseling and School Psychology
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1987 MA, Northern Michigan University ‐ Guidance and Counseling
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1985 BA, St. Catherine University ‐ Nursing, French Literature
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Contact Information

Phone: 651-690-7789

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