Bobbie Posmontier

Dr. Bobbie Posmontier is the inaugural Evelyn Lauder Chair in Psychiatric Mental Health and a tenured professor at the Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY). With over 40 years of clinical experience as a nurse-midwife and psychiatric nurse practitioner, she specializes in health equity for underserved populations, particularly focusing on perinatal mental health.

• Educational Background:
  • BSN, Thomas Jefferson University (1982)
  • MSN, CNS Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania (1986)
  • Post-Master’s Certificates: Nurse Midwifery (1989), Teaching (1999), Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (2010), University of Pennsylvania
  • PhD, Nursing, University of Pennsylvania (2006)
  • Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Center for Health Disparities Research, University of Pennsylvania (2008)
  • Master Psychopharmacology Certificate, Neuroscience Education Institute

Her research emphasizes technology-driven solutions for postpartum depression, including digital health platforms and mobile interventions to improve maternal-infant outcomes. She also explores nutrition in perinatal depression, patient navigation models, and adapted mental health methodologies for high-needs populations.

Dr. Posmontier leads NIH-funded projects and co-directs the evidence-based perinatal mental health program Mother Baby Connections at Drexel University. She serves as a reviewer for peer-reviewed journals and NIH research proposals through NIMHD, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.

• Scientific Awards:
  • Gloria Donnelly Mentorship Award (2019)
  • Fellow, American Academy of Nursing (2018)
  • Nurse Faculty Scholar Semi-Finalist, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (2012)
  • Fellow, Sigma Theta Tau Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy (2011)
  • Adeza Biomedical Research Scholarship Award (2004)
  • Sigma Theta Tau International Research Scholarship Award (2004)

Dr. Posmontier maintains active clinical practice at Jefferson Health, specializing in psychiatric care for women with postpartum depression and their infants. She has trained interdisciplinary professionals, including nurses, psychology students, medical residents, and social workers, in the U.S. and Israel.