Mental and Behavioral Health | UNC School of Nursing

Becky Salomon, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC

Assistant Professor

Stephanie Machalicky, DNP, PMHNP-BC

Clinical Assistant Professor

Krystal Pendergraft-Horne, DNP, RN, FNP-C

Clinical Instructor

Caroline Kraft, DNP, PMHNP-BC, PMHS

Clinical Associate Professor

Susan Catchings, DNP, FNP-C

Clinical Assistant Professor

Rose Mary Xavier, PhD, MS, RN, PMHNP-BC, FAAN

Assistant Professor & Director, BioBehavoiral Laboratory

Jessica Williams, PhD, MPH, PHNA-BC, FAAN

Associate Professor

Ya-Ke "Grace" Wu, PhD, RN

Assistant Professor

Karen Sheffield-Abdullah, PhD, RN, CNM

Assistant Professor

Victoria Soltis-Jarrett, PhD, PMHCNS/NP-BC, FAANP, FAAN

Carol Morde Ross Distinguished Professor of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing

Leslie Sharpe, DNP, FNP-BC

Assistant Professor, Lead Faculty FNP Program

Theresa Raphael-Grimm, PhD, PMHCNS-BC

Susan Pelliccio

Assistant Professor

Grace Hubbard, DNP, PMHCNS-BC

Assistant Professor and PMHNP Lead Faculty, MSN/DNP Division and Programs

Ann-Marie Jones, DNP, PMHNP-BC

Assistant Clinical Professor

Rachel Hirschey, PhD, RN

Assistant Professor

Cheryl Woods Giscombe, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC, FAAN

Interim Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Levine Family Distinguished Professor of Quality of Life, Health Promotion, and Wellness

Research Project

Mind Your Heart Intervention for American Indian Women

Jada Brooks, PhD, MSPH, RN, FAAN

Practice and Service

Victoria Soltis-Jarrett | Nurse Practitioner Residency: Behavioral Health Integration in Rural Primary Care using the TANDEM3-PC Model

Practice and Service

Victoria Soltis-Jarrett | Partners in Practice, Engagement, and Education in Rural NC: Preparing Nurse Practitioners for Behavioral Health Integration in Primary Care

Practice and Service

Theresa Raphael-Grimm | Taking Care of Our Own

Research Project

The HARMONY Study — A Culturally-Relevant, Randomized-Controlled, Stress Management Intervention to Reduce Cardiometabolic Risk in African American

Cheryl Woods Giscombe, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC, FAAN

Research Project

Healthy Mothers-Healthy Children: An Intervention With Hispanic Mothers and Their Young Children

Natalia Villegas Rodriguez, PhD, MSN, RN, IBCLC, FAAN

Soltis-Jarrett receives $2.6 million in funding to address mental health crisis in rural North Carolina

Toles & Leeman: Adapting the Connect-Home transitional care intervention for the unique needs of people with dementia and their caregivers: A feasibility study

Leeman, Ledford & Beeber: Implementing mental health interventions within a national nurse home visiting program: A mixed-methods evaluation

PhD student Latesha Harris selected for RWFJ Health Policy Research Scholars Program

Areas of Expertise