Desiree Reinken, Phd, APRN, NP-C
Dr. Desiree Reinken, PhD, APRN, NP-C, has been working at CEUFast, Inc. since 2021 as an author and became a full-time Nurse Planner in 2022. She has been a Nurse Practitioner (NP-C) for five years and a Registered Nurse (RN) for over a decade. She has a background in emergency nursing, quality/preventative nursing, and nursing education. She completed her Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD) in 2025 from the University of Colorado, her Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) from Maryville University in 2020, her Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) in 2017, and her Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) in 2014 from Mineral Area College.
Dr. Reinken recently (2025) successfully defended her dissertation on "The Intersection of Quality of Life and Glioblastoma in Patient-Caregiver Dyads: A Secondary Analysis." She plans to disseminate her research through multiple publications and pursue independent research on this population. Through her education at the University of Colorado (Anschutz Medical Campus), Dr. Reinken took classes and earned her Nursing Education Certificate; she will sit for the Certified Nurse Educator exam late in 2025.
Dr. Reinken is in her sixth-year volunteering for the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary. During this time, she has served as her flotilla's secretary, vice flotilla commander, and diversity officer. She has also been a division-level diversity officer. She has participated in many organizations with a focus on diversity, equity, inclusion, and leadership. Dr. Reinken is also an active member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and maintains a leadership position with Sigma Theta Tau (Alpha Kappa-At-Large). Dr. Reinken is also a peer reviewer for the Journal of Emergency Nursing.
Desiree plans to dedicate her future to nurse planning and research as a nurse scientist.
Publications:
- Reinken, D. N., & Rizek, J. (2025). Strategies to Prevent and Effectively Respond to Compassion Fatigue and Burnout. Journal of Emergency Nursing, 55(2), 205-10. Advance online publication.
- Tsu, L., Varty, M., Reinken, D., & Coats, H. (2025). Barriers to Care After Intimate Partner Violence Acquired Brain Injury: Current Systems Silence Survivors and Providers. The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation, 40(3), 179192. Advance online publication.
- Duzan, A., Reinken, D., McGomery, T. L., Ferencz, N. M., Plummer, J. M., & Basti, M. M. (2023). Endocannabinoids are potential inhibitors of glioblastoma multiforme proliferation. Journal of integrative medicine, 21(2), 120129. Advance online publication.
- Duzan, A., Reinken, D., & Basti, M. M. (2023). Quality Control of 11 Cannabinoids by Ultraperformance Liquid Chromatography Coupled with Mass Spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS). Journal of analytical methods in chemistry, 2023, 3753083. Advance online publication.
- Reinken, D. N., & Reed, S. M. (2023). Mishel's uncertainty in illness theory: Informing nursing diagnoses and care planning. International journal of nursing knowledge, 34(4), 316324. Advance online publication.
