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Professor
Michael "Doc" Moates
Ed.D., LBA
Professor Michael "Doc" Moates Ed.D., LBA
	Photo of me as a member of the White House press corps
Born	Michael Moates
Citizenship	United States
Education
EdD	This user has a; Doctor of Education degree
	This user is a graduate student in Nursing.
MEd	This user has a Master of Education degree.
MA	This user has a Master of Arts degree.
BS	This user has a Bachelor of Science degree.
AA	This user has an Associate of Arts degree.
AS	This user has an Associate of Science degree.
Alma mater	Fielding Graduate University (Ed.D., M.Ed.); Liberty University (M.A.); Tarleton State University (B.S.);
Occupations	Scholar-practitioner, graduate nursing student, policy advocate, entrepreneur
	This user works or worked as an; adjunct professor.
Years active	2021–present
Organization(s)
	This user is a Senior Member of Civil Air Patrol, the U.S. Air Force Auxiliary.
Known for	Neurodiversity, mental health, and nursing advocacy in higher education
	This user is neurodivergent.
Website	https://www.docmoates.com
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	This user has been on Wikipedia for 4 years, 7 months and 15 days.
	This user is a member of; WikiProject Human rights
	This user participates in WikiProject Education.
	This user participates in; WikiProject Autism.; talk \| articles \| stubs
	This user is a member of; WikiProject Psychology.
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No AI	This user believes that Wikipedia articles must be written by humans and not computer algorithms in order to build a quality encyclopedia.†
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Hi, I am Michael "Doc" Moates, Ed.D.

I use this account to contribute on topics related to nursing, mental health, education policy, disability and neurodiversity. I come to Wikipedia as a scholar-practitioner who is active in graduate nursing education, higher education policy discussions and neurodiversity advocacy (American Psychological Association, 2020).

I am proud to say my dissertation chair was Four Arrows.

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Professional and academic interests

Psychiatric-mental health nursing and PMHNP education
Neurodiversity and disability
Higher education and clinical training
Graduate education finance and student loan policy
Nursing regulation, scope of practice and public protection
Public policy and administration
Integrating artificial intelligence into nursing and mental health education in responsible and privacy-conscious ways (Topol, 2019)

Editing approach

I try to follow a neutral point of view and focus on reliable, verifiable sources.
I do not add my own original research or personal opinions to articles.
When I am closely connected to a topic, I prefer to use article talk pages and request edits so that other editors can review changes (American Psychological Association, 2020).

If you have questions about my edits or think I made a mistake, please leave a message on my talk page and I will do my best to respond.

References

American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2021). The essentials: Core competencies for professional nursing education. American Association of Colleges of Nursing.
American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). American Psychological Association.
Topol, E. (2019). Deep medicine: How artificial intelligence can make healthcare human again. Basic Books.
U.S. Department of Education. (2023). Student financial assistance programs: Proposed rules. U.S. Government Publishing Office.