Michelle R. Anthony-Richardson PhD, RN
Michelle R. Anthony-Richardson began her career in the Department of Veterans
Affairs as a case manager in the Mental Health Intensive Case Management
program (MHICM) program. Within six months, she volunteered and was
appointed Interim Nurse Manager for the program. During her tenure, she
successfully brought the MHICM program through CARF survey (Commission on
Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) with no clinical findings in 2012. This
was again repeated in the summer of 2015. In June 2015, Dr. AnthonyRichardson was appointed permanent nurse manager for the MHICM program,
Mental Health Outpatient programs (MHOP) to include the Community Based
Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs). In her current role, Dr. Anthony-Richardson
supervises 20 nurses. She collaborates with the healthcare team to ensure
practice standards are met while delivering safe and effective care to our
nation’s veterans. Dr. Anthony-Richardson earned her Ph.D. in Nursing at the
University of Phoenix, Arizona. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree from
Long Island University, New York, and dual Master's degree in Nursing and
Business Management in Health Care Management from University of Phoenix.
Dr. Anthony- Richardson is a clinical instructor at University of South Carolina
and teaches in the school of Social/Health Science and Business at the University
of Phoenix. In 2012, she served as lead faculty instructor. She is also a certified
instructor at the University of Phoenix. Her nursing career has been dedicated
to creating high quality of care and developing the next generation of nurses and
health care professionals to lead in these ever-changing times.