Michelle Niemeier, PhD

Dr. Michelle Niemeier is a medical psychologist at Children's Hospital New Orleans. Dr. Niemeier earned her PhD in educational psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. She completed a predoctoral internship in clinical psychology at The Astor Home for Children in New York, and a postdoctoral fellowship at Children's Hospital New Orleans in pediatric psychology. Dr. Niemeier later earned a postdoctoral master's degree in Clinical Psychopharmacology and subsequently has been practicing medical psychology for the past 5 years. With more than 19 years of experience as a clinical psychologist, she continues to practice because she loves working with children, adolescents, and their families in her hometown of New Orleans and providing services that help improve their functioning and the overall quality of their lives. Dr. Niemeier's little something extra is that she is a proud breast cancer survivor, a former member of the Big Easy Rollergirls, and a member of The Leijorettes, a subkrewe of the Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus in tribute of Princess Leia!