Kevin Lee Smith, RN MSN FNP

Email: Kevin@kevinleesmith.com
Web: http://kevinleesmith.com
 
Mirth Beat Productions
6655 Cortlawn Circle S.
Minneapolis, MN 55426
 
Phone: 763-542-1973
Fax: 763-542-2203

Gold Member since 1991

2006 Conference Speaker:

  • Laughing with “U”: A University Based Humor Class
    Through lecture and a learning activity, you will gain knowledge of teaching strategies that did and did not work, and student evaluation and feedback information- the good, the bad, and the funny! You too can bring gales of laughter and enlightenment into the halls of any educational setting. Kevin will show you how.

Biography:

    Kevin Smith's background includes performances in clubs and events throughout the country, cable TV appearances, and he was a regional Star-Search semifinalist.
     
    He has penned magazine articles and textbook chapters on humor and is the author of the regular humor column, "MirthBeat," in the Nurse Practitioner World News monthly publication.
     
    Kevin is creator of the original "Anatomy of Humor" anatomical chart and T-shirt and is also a humor writer for newsletters and web sites.
     
    Kevin is determined to tickle your funny bone.
     
    He received his bachelors degree from Winona State University, Minnesota, and his Masters degree from the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky.
     
    In addition to a busy performance schedule, Kevin also teaches in the Family Nurse Practitioner program at the University of Minnesota. Member, American Association for Therapeutic Humor, Minnesota Speakers Association, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculty, Sigma Theta Tau.
     
    Kevin is now teaching a college class, "Healthy Humor" through the Center for Sprituality and Healing at the University of Minnesota Academic Health Center. This is one of the first University course offerings related to humor in the health professions.

Speaking Topics:

Recent guest speaker at Loma Linda University , Spirituality and Health: Science, Discovery and Application
 May 17-18, 2005.  Presentation: “ Humor: A Merry Heart Doeth Good Like a Medicine.”

 (Invited by Lee S. Berk, DrPH, MPH, FACSM, conference chair).  See conference information here: http://www.llu.edu

Stand-Up comedy performances 12+ years.

 


Published works:
  • Smith, K. (2003) "Clinical Wit and Wisdom," Advance for Nurse Practitioners, November 2003.

  • (2002-present) monthly Humor columnist, Nurse Practitioner World News.

  • (2003) Humor Column in Creative Nursing, Spring 2003 issue.

  • Smith, K. (1998, 2001) "Humor" in Complementary /Alternative Therapies in Nursing, 2nd and 3rd Edition by Mariah Snyder and Ruth Lindquist, editors, Springer, NY, NY. Awarded top 250 books in 1998 by Doody's Journal.

  • Smith, Kevin (2000) "Humor as a Clinical Skill: Are you Joking?" Urologic Nursing, Vol. 20 (6) 382-384.

  • the original "Anatomy of Humor" anatomical chart and T-shirt