Dr. Denise Saint Arnault

Biography

Denise M. Saint Arnault is a Professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Clinical Sciences at the University of Michigan School of Nursing. She earned her PhD from Wayne State University in Detroit in 1998. Her research centers on women's mental health, specifically the intersection of culture and mental health, trauma recovery, and help-seeking behaviors. Dr. Saint Arnault employs mixed methods to explore the experiences of distress among women in the U.S. and other countries, including Ireland, Japan, Brazil, Italy, and Portugal. She has contributed to the field through her development of the Clinical Ethnographic Narrative Interview (CENI), which allows individuals to examine cultural influences on health seeking behaviors. Dr. Saint Arnault’s teaching includes Psychiatric Mental Health nursing care, with a focus on mood disorders among women. She has published extensively on cross-cultural psychiatric nursing and has developed various courses that emphasize cultural competency in nursing care. She is a member of various professional organizations and chairs multiple committees, indicating her commitment to advancing nursing research and education.

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