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Mykin Higbee

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Dr. Mykin Higbee

Biography

Dr. Mykin R. Higbee is an Assistant Professor at Utah Valley University’s Department of Nursing. Her healthcare experience started as a home health aid which lead to her obtaining her LPN and then RN license. Dr. Higbee is primarily a critical care nurse with 24 years of bedside experience. She has also worked in other clinical environments including med-surg, fluoroscopy, a GI clinic, and the emergency department. Dr. Higbee has a BSN from Brigham Young University (1995), an MSN in Nursing Education from Utah Valley University (2013), and a PhD in Nursing Research from the University of Texas at Tyler (2017).

Her research interests include caffeine and energy drink consumption habits of nurses and nursing students.

In her free time, Dr. Higbee loves to spend time outdoors hiking, skiing, and visiting National Parks. She loves to travel with her husband and six kids when they can find time to all be together.

Education

PhD, University of Texas at Tyler, 2017

Major: Nursing Research

MSN, Utah Valley University, 2013

Major: Nursing Education

BSN, Brigham Young University, 1995

Major: Nursing

Teaching

NURS 2420

Nursing Care of the Aging Population, Spring 2025

NURS 441G

Nursing in Global Perspective GI, Spring 2025

NURS 2325

Nursing Practice Simulation and Skills Lab I, Spring 2025

NURS 3355

Nursing Practice Simulation and Skills Lab III, Spring 2025

NURS 3445

Nursing Practice Simulation and Skills Lab IV, Spring 2025

Presentations

Higbee, Mykin , 12th World Congress on Nursing Education & Practice, "Caffeine Consumption Habits, Sleep Quality, Sleep Quantity, and Perceived Stress of Undergraduate Nursing Students", Prague, Czech Republic . (June 28, 2024)
Higbee, Mykin , Taylor, Noelle , Mulitalo, Karen , Betts, Andrea , Women in Medicine, "Women in Medicine Panel", UVU Student Nurses Association , UVU, Orem Utah. (March 26, 2024)
Higbee, Mykin , Interprofessional Panel Related to Women's Physical, Mental and Emotional Health, "Period's Reimagined", Women's Success Center at UVU, Center Stage. (March 5, 2024)
Taylor, Noelle , Higbee, Mykin , Gaul, Raiden , 2024 Conference on Community-Engaged Scholarship and Teaching, "Empowering Indigenous Youth by Building Collaborative Nursing Education Partnerships", Utah State University, Moab, Utah. (February 8, 2024)
Gaul, Raiden , Higbee, Mykin , Taylor, Noelle , Sigma Theta Tau 34th International Annual Nursing Congress, "Current Initiatives by Nursing Academic, Clinical, and Policy Leaders to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals", Sigma Theta Tau, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (virtual). (July 23, 2023)
Higbee, Mykin , Taylor, Noelle , Gaul, Raiden , Nurse Educator's Conference of the Rockies (NEC), "Empowering Indigenous Youth to Seek Health Care Education Opportunities", Breckenridge, Colorado. (July 14, 2023)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Taylor, Noelle , Higbee, Mykin , Gaul, Raiden , "Addressing Health Disparities Among Native Americans" . Logan, Utah: Transforming Communities. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/tcjournal/
Higbee, Mykin , Gipson, Christine S, "Investigating the Why Behind Energy Drink Consumption Among Nursing Students_ A Qualitative Study" . Sage Publishing: Creative Nursing. https://journals-sagepub-com.ezproxy.uvu.edu/home/CNG
Gaul, Raiden , Higbee, Mykin , Taylor, Noelle , Ensign, Allison , Monson, Natalie , Price, Jared , (2022) "Response to Nursing Education_ Philosophical Perspectives on Current Challenges and Crisis in Competency_ A Defining Moment in Nursing Education" . United States: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing. https://ojin.nursingworld.org/letters-to-the-editor/response-by-gaul-higbee-taylor-ensign-monson--price/
Higbee, Mykin R, Gipson, Christine S, El Saidi, Mohammed A, (2022) "Caffeine Consumption Habits, Sleep Quality, Sleep Quantity, and Perceived Stress of Undergraduate Nursing Students" (Issue: 2, vol. 47). United States: Nurse Educator. https://journals.lww.com/nurseeducatoronline/abstract/2022/03000/caffeine_consumption_habits,_sleep_quality,_sleep.19.aspx
Gaul, Raiden , Higbee, Mykin , Taylor, Noelle , Ensign, Allison , Monson, Natalie , Price, Jared , "Confronting Academic Tradition to Advance the Nursing Profession" . United States: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing.
Monson, Natalie , Higbee, Mykin , Brunger, Candice , Ensign, Allison , Gaul, Raiden , Taylor, Noelle , (2021) "Standardized skill pass-offs and nursing student confidence_ A qualitative study" (Issue: 3, vol. 16). United States: Teaching and Learning in Nursing. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1557308721000391

Awards

Service Learning Superstar

Center for Social Impact - April 1, 2024

Each month during the academic year, the Center for Social Impact recognizes the fantastic work of service-learning faculty members on campus and in our community with a monthly Service-Learning Superstar Award. I was recognized for my work with nursing students and our interactions with older adults in the community and at Senior Centers in Utah, Salt Lake, and Summit counties.

Nominated - Faculty Excellence Award (FEA)

Faculty Senate - December 4, 2023

I was nominated for the University Faculty Senate FEA award which recognizes full-time faculty who have made significant contributions to UVU's mission through demonstrated excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service.

Nominated - Faculty Excellence Award (FEA)

Faculty Senate - November 8, 2022

I was nominated for the University Faculty Senate FEA award which recognizes full-time faculty who have made significant contributions to UVU's mission through demonstrated excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service.