Citizen George Volume 1

Michael Stephen Dow is married to Perla in Arizona and has 3 kids. Michael was on a path to attend medical school and then the events of September 11, 2001 occurred. Michael became angry at the terrorists and decided to join the US Air Force. He went through Officer Training School and then graduated specialized Navigator training to become an Electronic Warfare Officer. Michael deployed 6 times for the Global War on Terror between 2005 and 2009 with the EC-130H Compass Call mission. Michael medically retired in 2010 and then became an US Army contractor serving Wounded Warriors and ensuring they received all of their entitled benefits for 8 years. Michael always had a love for science and the human body so he then used his GI bill to go through nursing school and graduated in August 2020. Michael now works as a Registered Nurse at an inpatient psychiatric hospital. Michael also works as an On-Call Instructor for Psych Clinicals with the University of Arizona College of Nursing. Michael was recognized as one of the Fabulous 50 nurses of Tucson in 2024. Michael's education: B.A. in Psychology from Auburn University in 1999, B.S. in Biology from University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2001, M.S. in Management from Troy University in 2010, Masters in Health Administration from University of Phoenix in 2017, and M.S. from University of Arizona in 2020 through its 15 month accelerated Masters Entry to the Profession of Nursing program. Michael is the Founder and Manager of Dow Creative Enterprises, LLC. The first 148 books of the Nurse Florence® series have each won a book award (250 titles and counting). The series has won best children's educational series with Independent Press Award four years in a row. The Nurse Dorothea® series has won best Young Adult Non-Fiction series with the NYC Big Book Award. Michael believes we will need the best of science and religion to successfully navigate ourselves, our civilization, through the future obstacles we will face. The Nurse Florence® series seeks to promote science and health among children and to help increase the health literacy levels of the world. The Nurse Dorothea® series seeks to remove the stigma around mental health and help teenagers and young adults with improving their mental well-being. With teamwork, inclusion, faith and perseverance, we can bravely face our problems and help each other reach our better selves as well as our best collective good. www.DowCreativeEnterprises.com