Melanie Wilhelm
Dr. Melanie J. Wilhelm is a Doctor of Nursing Practice and a Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner at a pediatric practice in Norfolk, VA. She is board certified through the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB). Dr. Wilhelm is licensed in both Virginia and Minnesota as a Registered Nurse and a Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. She carries a license to prescribe and DEA # through the state of Virginia. She is a contributing faculty member with Walden University as of February 2021. She serves Walden as a Subject Matter Expert in the area of graduate pediatric nursing studies and is working with a team to create NURS6800: Advanced Pediatric Development and Behavior. Dr. Wilhelm was honored as the Exceptional Professional in the fall 2017 Hampton Roads Physician Magazine. Her doctoral thesis on Pediatric Obesity related to Nutrition Counseling was published in the Infant, Child, and Adolescent Nutrition Journal in October 2012. She has founded Raising Today’s Child, LLC as a mission to help families raise healthy, happy children. Her book, Raising Today’s Baby, second edition, released on Amazon in 2018. She writes a monthly parenting column at TidewaterFamily.com. Follow her on Facebook.com/RaisingTodaysChild, Twitter.com/Rzn2dayschild and RaisingTodaysChild.com.
Education
DNP, Old Dominion University
MS, Old Dominion University
BS, Bowling Green State University
Public Service
WVEC: Coast Live, Guest Speaker - Norfolk
Raising Todays Child LLC, Other - Chesapeake
Pediatric Specialists, Other - Norfolk
Tidewater Family Magazine (now the Tidewater Family Plus Magazine), Volunteer - Virginia Beach
Awards / Honors
Exceptional Professional, Hampton Roads Physician Magazine, 2017
Teacher of the Year, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), 1990
Publications
Wilhelm, M. J. (2012). Pediatric Obesity and Nutrition Counseling. Infant, Child and Adolescent Nutrition
Wilhelm, M. J. (2015). Raising Today's Baby.
Wilhelm, M. J. (2018). Raising Today's Baby Second Edition.
Wilhelm, M. J. (2021). About Infant Formula. Tidewater Family Plus Magazine
Wilhelm, M. J. (2021). Could it be strep throat?. Tidewater Family Plus Magazine
Wilhelm, M. J. (2021). Raising Today's Child, A Pediatric Nurse Practitioners Perspective.
Presentations
Wilhelm, M. J. (2012). Pediatric Obesity and Nutrition Counseling. NICHQ