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

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

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor
Administration

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 

  • 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. (2024). Self-blame attribution: Concept analysis and application to HPV-related cancers. Journal of Christian Nursing. 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. 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
  • Bydalek, K., Williams, S.G., Fruh, S. M., Sims, B. M., McCardle, J., Minchew, L. A., Graves, R. J., Elkins, J. C., Jones, L., & Sittig, S. (2020). Food insecurity among nursing students: A mixed methods study. Nursing Forum, 55(4), 547-552.  https://doi.org/10.1111/nuf.12460 
  • Hayes, K., Williams, S. G, Fruh, S.,  Graves, R. J., Minchew, L. A., & Hall, H. R. (2020). Sleep, screen time, and family meal frequency in preschool children: A pilot study. The Nurse Practitioner, 45(8), 35-41. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NPR.0000681788.13417.56
  • Hauff, C., Fruh, S. M., Sims, B. M., Williams, S. G., Herf, C., Golden, A., Graves, R. J., Minchew, L. A., & Hall, H. R.  (2020). Nurse practitioner students’ observations of preceptor engagement in obesity management and bias: A mixed methods approach. Journal of the American Association for Nurse Practitioners, 32 (7), 520-529. https://doi.org/10.1097/JXX.0000000000000440

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. (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. (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.