Laura Conklin

Laura Conklin has an extensive and distinguished nursing career, which she described in her first book, Shocking Stories of Nursing: Memoirs of a 50 Year Nursing Career. She is a graduate of Mercy College of Detroit (UD-Mercy), Central Michigan University, and the University of Phoenix.

Ms. Conklin also completed studies in clinical wound healing at the Page and William Black postgraduate school of Mount Sinai School Of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, and has taken courses at the Wharton School the University of Pennsylvania. She is board certified in legal nurse consulting and is president of Conklin and Associates, LLC, assisting plaintiff and defense attorneys in the litigation process as a nursing expert. Past certifications included orthopedics, wound care, nursing education, a Fellow in the College of Certified Wound Specialists, and a Diplomate of the American Academy of Wound Management.

Ms. Conklin has many publications, seminars, and continuing education sessions listed in her curriculum vitae. Ms. Conklin retired as a Professor of Nursing in 2019 from Wayne County Community College District, having educated and mentored students at various levels and served as an Ambassador to the National League for nursing.

Ms. Conklin has published several articles and is a contributing author to D. Ignatavicus and M. Workman’s Medical-Surgical Nursing: Critical Thinking For Collaborative Care (6th ed.) and the chapter author in Legal Nurse Consulting Practices (3rd ed.) American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants.

Also, Ms. Conklin served as an expert witness for the Bureau of Health Professions of the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs and is a consulting expert for the Michigan Department of the Attorney General. Ms. Conklin has presented at numerous conferences (local, national, and international) on various aspects of nursing practice and is an active member of several professional organizations.