Expertise
Three areas. One point of view: healthcare is a living system.
Young people's mental health
What she believes
“If a kid is given the opportunity to do well, they will.”
“Ask the person what they think the solution is. Their own answer is clinical data.”
The proof
- Child and adolescent consult-liaison psychiatry at Atrium Health since 2019
- Consult-liaison work at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
- Whole-person psychiatry across the lifespan, with therapy and medication management together and attention to nutrition, sleep, and functional and pharmacogenomic testing
Related talks
- If a Kid Is Given the Opportunity to Do Well, They WillA systems approach to child and teen mental health.
- Kids, Chatbots, and TrustWhy young people take their mental health to the internet and how adults become the safer option.
- Wellness Isn't the Absence of a DiagnosisWhole-person psychiatry beyond the 15-minute med check.
The ones who care for everyone else
What she believes
“Burnout is a system problem, not a personal failure.”
“You cannot heal the people inside it without tending the system itself.”
The proof
- DNP project "Elevating the Voices of Midcareer APPs" (Rush University, 2025), focused on mitigating burnout through emotional intelligence, leadership skills and recognition programs
- Behavioral Health APP Lead roles at Atrium Health (2020 to 2025)
- Ambassador, Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation
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The next generation of nurses
What she believes
“Train clinicians for the practice, not just the test.”
The proof
- Limited-term faculty, Georgia State University (graduate PMHNP and undergraduate courses)
- Mental health simulation instruction at GSU and Emory
- Clinical instructor, Northeastern University
- Preceptor to APP fellows and students, 2019 to 2025
- Leadership workshops on communication and conflict management