International Health Humanities Network Membership

     Maureen Donohue-Smith earned a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology at Cornell University, a Master’s Degree in Psychiatric Nursing at the University of Colorado and is a licensed Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. She began her academic career in the humanities, earning a BA in English Literature and was a Ph.D. candidate in English Literature at the University of California, Berkeley. Her research has included the use of memoir in teaching about mental illness, and the representation of mental illness, aging, and child abuse in film and literature. For many years, she has used mainstream films in teaching students about the powier of the media to shape public perceptions of mental illness. She is currently Associate Professor of Psychiatric Nursing at La Salle University in Philadelphia, PA.