Assistant dean of research, scholarship, and innovation, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia, US

Areas of expertise

“My approach to care is holistic, with an emphasis on mindfulness and self-management.”

— Patricia Kinser, PhD

Areas of expertise

“My approach to care is holistic, with an emphasis on mindfulness and self-management.”

— Patricia Kinser, PhD

Career

Virginia Commonwealth University – Assistant dean of research, scholarship, and innovation, since 2021
Virginia Commonwealth University – Professor, since 2021
Virginia Commonwealth University’s Institute for Women’s Health – Cochair of the perinatal mental health research group, since 2017
Board of Health for the Commonwealth of Virginia – Governor-appointed member, since 2017
Health Brigade – Women’s health nurse practitioner, since 2007
Board-certified women’s health nurse practitioner

Education

University of Virginia – PhD in nursing research
Virginia Commonwealth University – Master’s degree in women’s health nurse practitioner
Virginia Commonwealth University – Bachelor of Science in nursing
Haverford College – Bachelor of Science in biology, neural and behavioral science, and feminist and gender studies

Awards and achievements

Recipient of many awards, including an endowed professorship from Nursing Alumni Endowment, 2021; Excellence in Research Writing Award from the Journal of Holistic Nursing, 2019; Excellence in Nursing Research Award from Sigma Theta Tau, 2019; DAISY Faculty Award from VCU School of Nursing, 2016; and Distinguished Practitioner and Fellow from the National Academies of Practice, 2015
Published 58 articles in peer-reviewed journals, four book chapters, and one book
Frequent guest speaker about female health issues and mindfulness-based interventions around the United States and worldwide

Academic memberships

Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing
Active member of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, the Virginia Council of Nurse Practitioners, the Southern Nursing Research Society, the Marcé Society, the Academy of Women’s Health, and the American Academy of Nursing

Appearances and publications in other media

The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing, vol. 45, no. 4, pp. 233–39.,

03 Aug 2020

Journal of Holistic Nursing, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 189–99.,

10 Jun 2019

Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, vol. 46, no. 3, pp. 334–46.,

05 Jun 2017