Monifa Willis

Monifa Willis, MS ’14, MA, PMHNP, is an Assistant Professor at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Nursing and a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland. Her career bridges clinical practice, education, and workforce development initiatives.

• Educated in psychology, marriage and family therapy, and nursing (UCSF Master’s Entry Program in Nursing, 2014)
• Founded a behavioral crisis aftercare service for child and adolescent patients at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital
• Training coordinator for a $4 million UCSF-UnitedHealth Group grant to diversify California’s mental health workforce

Willis focuses on compassionate care, mental health equity, and connecting underserved communities with long-term services. Her work emphasizes cultural competence and addressing systemic gaps in mental health workforce representation.