Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Nursing, Richmond, USA
Biography
Dr. Patricia Kinser, is an Endowed Professor at the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Nursing. She received a bachelor’s degree from Haverford College, a bachelor’s and master’s degree at VCU, and a PhD at the University of Virginia. Her biobehavioral program of research is focused on mental health in women across the lifespan. The main focus of Dr. Kinser’s work is to examine mechanisms of perinatal depression and non-pharmacologic symptom management strategies for depression and related symptoms.