Eugenia Millender, MSN, RN, CCRN
Eugenia Millender received a Bachelor of Science in nursing (BSN) and a Masters of Science in nursing education (MSN) from the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing at Florida Atlantic University (FAU), Boca Raton, FL. She is currently a full time PhD student of nursing at FAU. In addition, Eugenia is working on a Psychiatric/Mental health nurse practitioner degree at Rush University, Chicago. IL.
Mrs. Millender is a board certified critical care nurse whose experience in this area made her acutely aware of the challenges that immigrants, refugees and minorities face in accessing mental health and substance abuse service. This first hand experience with underserved populations has cultivated an interest in mental health nursing including substance abuse.
Eugenia Millender has taught undergraduate courses in the areas of critical care and community nursing for Palm Beach Atlantic University, West Palm Beach, FL.
Eugenia is an active nurse volunteer in her community. She initiated “Closing the Loop” a health care access project at the Lake Worth Resource Center. This project partners with local agencies to advocate for preventative healthcare services for all and to ensure services provided in the community are documented in a database to be shared with other providers to ensure continuity of care. Eugenia’s commitment to community leadership led her to be selected as a member of the Leadership Palm Beach County, Class of 2010.
Eugenia acknowledges that her achievements would have not been possible without the unwavering support of her husband, Donald Millender, her mother Carolina Normante and her three sons.
Eugenia’s specific research interest in Central America Indians and general interest in underserved populations focuses on developing community-based culture sensitive interventions. She is particularly interested in making a difference in adolescents and families facing limited access to mental health and substance abuse care.