Nicole Persing-Wethington, DET

Nicole Persing-Wethington

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Health Educator
Crawford County Extension Office

Phone:
989-344-3264 ext. 1

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Nicole Persing-Wethington, DET is a Health Educator with the Michigan State University Extension Health and Nutrition Institute.  She leads research and evidence-based programming focused on mindfulness, emotion regulation, chronic disease management, and fall prevention.  Nicole began her MSU Extension experience as a young 4-Her. She went on to become a volunteer and work in the Children and Youth Institute before moving into the Health and Nutrition Institute.  

Education

DET  Educational Technology, Central Michigan University
M.A.  Learning, Design, and Technology, Central Michigan University
B.S.   Organizational Management, Spring Arbor University

Trainings and Certifications

ERYT, YACEP, YNP; TSY; Trauma Informed Outreach, Trust Based Relational Intervention, Tai Chi for Health.  

Research Interests

Wellbeing; program design; program evaluation; multimodal education; integrated literacies; participatory and community-engaged research; mindfulness interventions; somatic practice; emotion regulation education; trauma-informed practice.

Educational Programs: 

  • Mindfulness for Better SLEEP
  • Stress Less with Mindfulness
  • Mindfulness for Wellbeing
  • Mindfulness for Children: Helping Kids Manage Stress
  • Mindful Educators
  • Mindfulness for Better Living One-Time Presentations
  • RELAX: Alternatives to Anger
  • Powerful Tools for Caregivers
  • ACEs: Adverse Childhood Experiences
  • Tai Chi for Better SLEEP
  • Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention
  • Seated Tai Chi for Arthritis
  • Tai Chi for Arthritis Part II
  • A Matter of Balance
  • Chronic Disease PATH (Personal Action Towards Health)
  • Chronic Pain PATH (Personal Action Towards Health)
  • Diabetes PATH (Personal Action Towards Health)
  • SLEEP: SLeep Education for Everyone Program
  • Walk with Ease

 

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