Michelle A DartMichelle A. Dart, MSN, PNP, CDE, graduated witha bachelor of science in nursing from Elmira College in 1995 and a master's of science in nursing with a pediatric nurse practitioner certificate from Upstate Medical University in 2001.She nowworks fulltime as a pediatric nurse practitioner at Pediatric Associates in Syracuse, NY and contract for certified diabetes educator services.She alsofacilitates a local diabetes support group in conjunction with the Cayuga Community Health Network. Michelle learned Motivational Interviewing while working remotely for diabetes education provided for patients through their insurance company.She continues to utilize these skills as much as possible inherr personal and professional life. Throughout her nursing career, she has worked in a variety of settings such as pediatrics, pediatric hematology/oncology, pediatric diabetes, long-term care, psychiatric and adult medical-surgical settings.She has been a contributing author to the nursing textbooks Nurse As Educator and Essentials of Patient Education, by Susan Bastable and created teaching tools for two chapters in the instructor's manual (Jones & Bartlett). She was also a contributing author to Pediatric Procedures, Second Edition, written by Vicky Bowden & Cindy Greenburg (Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins).She am marriedwith 3 sons. Read More Read Less