Ratchneewan Ross, PhD, RN, FTNSS, FAAN

Ratchneewan Ross, PhD, RN, FTNSS, FAAN

Ratchneewan Ross, PhD, RN, FTNSS, FAAN

Professor
ratchneewan.ross@louisville.edu

The image depicts Ross' Research Framework of Global Mental Health in Culturally Diverse, Complex, or Vulnerable populations, copyright 2023. The following description details the elements and background context of the framework. Ross’ Research Framework Description: As a researcher for over 30 years, I have worked with research teams in different parts of the world, including Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and North America. My focused area is in the mental health of culturally diverse, complex, and vulnerable populations including those who have experienced violence, stigmatization, trauma, and extreme stress, taking social determinants of health into account. Overall, I use a rigorous research design (quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods) to find answers to research questions. My other areas of expertise involve research methodology and measurement. Examples of contributions based on my work include a recommendation to screen for depression in pregnant women with HIV (Ross et al., 2011) by the U.S. HHS Panel on Treatment of HIV-infected Pregnant Women and Prevention of Perinatal Transmission (ClinicalInfo.NIH.Gov, 2022), as well as the creation of the SATTELLITE sexual violence assessment and care guide for perinatal patients (Ross et al., 2009).

As a researcher for over 30 years, I have worked with research teams in different parts of the world, including Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and North America. My focused area is in the mental health of culturally diverse, complex, and vulnerable populations including those who have experienced violence, stigmatization, trauma, and extreme stress, taking social determinants of health into account. Overall, I use a rigorous research design (quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods) to find answers to research questions. My other areas of expertise involve research methodology and measurement. Examples of contributions based on my work include a recommendation to screen for depression in pregnant women with HIV (Ross et al., 2011) by the U.S. HHS Panel on Treatment of HIV-infected Pregnant Women and Prevention of Perinatal Transmission (ClinicalInfo.NIH.Gov, 2022), as well as the creation of the SATELLITE sexual violence assessment and care guide for perinatal patients (Ross et al., 2009).

Ross' Research Framework of Global Mental Health in Culturally Diverse, Complex, or Vulnerable populations, copyright 2023.

References:

ClinicalInfo.NIH.Gov. (2022). Recommendations for the use of antiretroviral drugs during pregnancy and interventions to reduce perinatal HIV transmission in the United States. Postpartum Follow-Up of People with HIV | NIH.

Ross, R., Sawatphanit, W., Mizuno, M., & Takeo, K. (2011). Depressive symptoms among HIV-positive postpartum women in Thailand. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 25(1), 36-42. Depressive symptoms among HIV-positive postpartum women in Thailand - PubMed (nih.gov)

Ross, R., Roller, C. G., Rusk, T., Martsolf, D. S., & Draucker, C. B. (2009). The SATELLITE sexual violence assessment and care guide. Women’s Health Care: A practical journal for nurse practitioners, 8(11), 25-31. The SATELLITE Sexual Violence Assessment and Care Guide for Perinatal Patients - PMC (nih.gov)