Professor Dr. Chris Divin

Biography

Chris Divin is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas. Her early career included 17 years of work as a health promoter in marginalized communities in Latin America and colonias along the US/Mexico border. In 1997, she completed her Master of Science in Nursing at the University of Texas at El Paso, where she participated in a Community Health and Family Nurse Practitioner Program. After completing her degree, she worked in primary care in El Paso and in geriatrics at a PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) site. She has developed a palliative care program for frail elderly individuals and obtained certification in Advanced Hospice and Palliative Nursing. In 2015, she completed her PhD at the University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing. Her research interests center around intimate partner violence and salutogenesis, specifically the factors that promote health in the face of adversity. Her dissertation specifically explored the salutogenesis of aging Mexican American women with a history of intimate partner violence.

Research Interests