Frances Hodgkins

Frances Hodgkins serves as an Assistant Professor in Undergraduate Studies at the School of Nursing, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, specializing in psychiatric mental health and nursing education. Her academic foundation includes a Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership (Behavioral Health) from Grand Canyon University and a Master of Science in Nursing (Nursing Informatics) from the University of Phoenix.

Her educational qualifications:

• EdD in Organizational Leadership (Behavioral Health), Grand Canyon University
• MSN in Nursing Informatics, University of Phoenix
• BSN, St. Joseph’s College of Maine
• ASN, University of Maine at Augusta

Dr. Hodgkins' research integrates psychiatric nursing with technological innovation, focusing on mental status examination skill development, rTMS applications for treatment-resistant depression, and holistic art facilitation techniques. Her work bridges behavioral health leadership, nursing informatics, and disaster response systems, emphasizing practical applications in undergraduate psychiatric education and crisis management.

Her scholarly output demonstrates consistent engagement with complexity theory in disaster contexts and psychiatric nursing pedagogy, as evidenced by her 2019 publication on social media analysis during natural disasters and presentations at national conferences including the American Psychiatric Nurses Association.

Professional recognition includes:

• Outstanding Faculty Award (2025)
• Houston Chronicle Top 100 Best Nurses in Houston (2013)
• 2010 Houston Chronicle Top 50 Best Nurses in Houston (2009)

She maintains active leadership through certifications (NE-BC, CNE, PMH-BC) and memberships in the Texas Nurses Association, National League of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau, American Nurses Association, and American Psychiatric Nurses Association, contributing to curriculum development and clinical practice standards in psychiatric-mental health nursing.