• Ph D, Health Sciences, University of South Dakota, 2021
• MS, Nursing , South Dakota State University, 2012
• BS, Nursing, Mount Marty College, 1998
• BA, Sociology, South Dakota State University, 1995

• Registered Nurse, South Dakota Board of Nursing
• Cardiopulmonary Rescusitation , American Heart Association
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, American Heart Association

Citations listed below are presented in a standardized, modified format for display purposes only. They do not necessarily reflect the preferred style and conventions of the faculty member or discipline.

• Lichtenberg, Michelle. A little off balance. In Instructor's e-text for nursing: A concept-based approach (1st ed.). Livonia, MI: Pearson, 2015.
• Lichtenberg, Michelle. It's all about balance. In Instructor's e-text for nursing: A concept-based approach (1st ed.). Livonia, MI: Pearson, 2015.
• Lichtenberg, Michelle. Protective details. In Instructor's e-text for nursing: A concept-based approach (1st ed.). Livonia, MI: Pearson, 2015.
• Lichtenberg, Michelle. Risk factor scavenger hunt. In Instructor's e-text for nursing: A concept-based approach (1st ed.). Livonia, MI: Pearson, 2015.
• Lichtenberg, Michelle. Take a breath away. In Instructor's e-text for nursing: A concept-based approach (1st ed.). Livonia, MI: Pearson, 2015.
• Lichtenberg, Michelle. Talk the talk. In Instructor's e-text for nursing: A concept-based approach (1st ed.). Livonia, MI: Pearson , 2015.
• Lichtenberg, Michelle. Who's under pressure. In Instructor's e-text for nursing: A concept-based approach (1st ed.). . Livonia, MI: Pearson, 2015.

• Excellence in Teaching, USD Nursing Department, 2021
• Nomination for the Dean Belbas Educational Excellence Award, University of South Dakota, 2018
• Excellence in Caring, USD Nursing Department, 2017
• Nomination for the Dean Belbas Educational Excellence Award, University of South Dakota, 2017
• Excellence in Caring, USD Nursing Department, 2016

• Lichtenberg, Michelle, and Yockey, Jean, Exploring Nurse Educators Knowledge of Nursing Student Cue Recognition. Presented at the AACN Transform 2021 Conference, Dallas, TX. (December 2021)
• Ihnen, Natalie, Yockey, Jean, Casper-McLay, Heather, Lichtenberg, Michelle, Hunsley-McTighe, Amy, Barnable, Traci, Waters, Heidi, and Kleinhesselink, Anne, Using Implementation Science To Bring Order to Curricular Revision. Presented at the AACN Transform 2021 Conference, Dallas, TX. (December 2021)
• Lichtenberg, Michelle, Exploring Nurse Educators' Knowledge of Nursing Student Cue Recognition. Presented at the AACN Transform Conference 2021, Dallas, Texas. (December 2021)
• Lichtenberg, Michelle, The HESI Experience at the University of South Dakota's Nursing Program and Suggested Tips for Your Program. Presented at the In Depth Look at HESI, Pewaukee, Wisconsin. (October 11, 2019)
• Lichtenberg, Michelle, Post-Clinical Conference: Should it Look the Same in a Concept Based Curriculum?. Presented at the Tools and Strategies for Concept Based Learning in Nursing Education, Aluquirque, NM. (February 27, 2016)
• Lichtenberg, Michelle, A Toolbox for Student Evaluation in a Concept-Based Curriculum: NCLEX Results and Beyond. Presented at the Tools and Strategies for Conceptual Learning in Nursing Education, Albuquerque,NM. (February 26, 2016)
• Lichtenberg, Michelle L., Reducing Gaps and Overlaps in a CBC. Presented at the Concept-Based Curriculum Symposium, Kansas City, MO. (June 05, 2015)
• Lichtenberg, Michelle L., Introduction to a Concept-Based Curriculum. Presented at the Concept-Based Curriculum Symposium, Kansas City, MO. (June 04, 2015)
• Yockey, Jean, Wolff, Becky, and Lichtenberg, Michelle, Simulation. Presented at the 2011 Nursing Advisory Board, Vermillion, SD. (May 06, 2011)