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Last published 2026
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Michele Kilmer

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Assistant Professor

Also affiliated: Apple (Israel) (2022); Johns Hopkins University (2024); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2022–2023); Development Initiatives (2023); Public Knowledge (2024); Access to Wholistic and Productive Living Institute (2022); Methodist University (2022)

Faculty Researcher

4 h-index 17 pubs 55 cited

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Humans
  • Autistic Disorder
  • Child
  • Primary Health Care
  • Animal Assisted Therapy
  • Students, Nursing
  • Child, Preschool
  • Health Personnel
  • Curriculum
  • Writing
  • Caregivers
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Animals
  • Dogs

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Michele Kilmer's research investigates autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in pediatric populations, with a focus on interventions and caregiver factors. Her work has examined the implications of surveillance reports for primary care clinicians and explored the effectiveness of animal-assisted therapy in improving prosocial behavior and emotional regulation in autistic children. Kilmer has also studied the relationship between caregiver adverse childhood experiences and the age of autism diagnosis, as well as predictors of caregiver mental health related to ASD evaluation timing.

In addition to her clinical research, Kilmer contributes to nursing education by developing and evaluating models for integrating writing across the curriculum in Doctor of Nursing Practice programs. Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 4, with 16 total publications and 52 citations. She collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Minju Hong, Emily Shah, and Danielle Randolph, and Sarah Huetter from the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station.

Metrics

  • h-index: 4
  • Publications: 17
  • Citations: 55

Selected Publications

  • Primary care providers’ beliefs, intentions, behaviors, and capabilities: Implications for workforce readiness in pediatric autism care (2026)
    Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners DOI OpenAlex
  • Predictors of caregiver satisfaction with a hybrid care model for autism diagnostic evaluations (2025)
    Journal of Pediatric Nursing DOI OpenAlex
  • The effect of Animal-assisted therapy on prosocial behavior and emotional regulation in autistic children with varying verbal abilities: A pilot study (2025)
    PLoS ONE 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The Impact of an Educational Breastfeeding Webinar on Clinician Practice in Primary Care (2025)
    Clinical Lactation DOI OpenAlex
  • Integrating writing across the curriculum strategies in nursing programs: An avenue to meet competency-based education criteria (2024)
    Journal of Professional Nursing 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Animal-assisted therapy in pediatric autism spectrum disorder (2024)
    The Nurse Practitioner 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Relationship between caregiver adverse childhood events and age of autism spectrum diagnosis (2023)
    Journal of Pediatric Nursing 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Why is Sleep Important? Improving Insomnia in Primary Care Adults (2023)
    SSRN Electronic Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • Integrating Writing Throughout the Curriculum in Doctor of Nursing Practice Programs: A Collaborative Model for Success (2023)
    Journal of Nursing Education 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Enhancing DNP Project Success (2022)
    Nurse Educator 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Analysis of the 2000 to 2018 autism and developmental disabilities monitoring network surveillance reports: Implications for primary care clinicians (2022)
    Journal of Pediatric Nursing 18 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Primary care of children with autism spectrum disorder (2020)
    The Nurse Practitioner 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Primary care of children with autism spectrum disorder (2020)
    The Nurse Practitioner 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Primary care of children with autism spectrum disorders (2020)
    The Nurse Practitioner 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Autism Translational Research Program: Increasing Access to Evidence-Based Care for Pediatric Patients With Autism (2019)
    Sigma's 30th International Nursing Research Congress OpenAlex

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17 Collaborators 5 Institutions 2 Countries

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