The award honors members of the association who have made strides in scholarly nursing education, contributing to the knowledge base of women鈥檚 or neonatal health.

Logsdon is an international expert in women鈥檚 mental health. She has worked with nurses in the mother-baby unit at聽聽to improve patient education practices regarding postpartum depression and helped create the knowledge base of the role of nurses in preparing new mothers to recognize symptoms of depression after hospital discharge.

Logsdon鈥檚 research has contributed to understanding and improving health literacy in low income and underserved new mothers.

鈥淎s the use of technology to retrieve health information became prevalent, I collaborated with interdisciplinary and clinical partners to conduct studies on how new mothers prefer to receive health information,鈥� said Logsdon, PhD, WHNP-BC, FAAN.

She led a recent National Institutes of Health-funded study that developed an online intervention that helped persuade an increasing number of teenage mothers across 10 Kentucky counties to seek medical help for depression, highlighting an inexpensive way to increase mental health treatment rates for this vulnerable group.

In addition to her research endeavors, Logsdon has mentored numerous nurses and nursing students at UofL. She is editor of the Journal of Advanced Nursing, serves on the editorial board of Archives of Women鈥檚 Mental Health and is co-chair of the Expert Panel on Maternal and Infant Health of the American Academy of Nursing.

鈥淒r. Logsdon is a dedicated scholar for her scientific work in maternal child health and best practices in teaching mothers and families,鈥� said Marcia J. Hern, EdD, CNS, RN, UofL School of Nursing dean. 鈥淪he is a standout in the innovative use of technology and evidence-based application of health literacy to low income and underserved populations of new mothers.鈥�

Psychiatrist Jessica Reis, MD, will present 鈥淲omen鈥檚 Mental Health: Promoting Wellness Across the Reproductive Lifecycle鈥� at 7 p.m. at Second Presbyterian Church, 3701 Old Brownsboro Road. The 鈥淏uilding Hope鈥� lecture series is sponsored by the聽.

Women are more likely than men to develop depression, most anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders and attempt suicide, said Reis, the associate program director of the UofL Department of Psychiatry and Brain Sciences Residency Program.

Some disorders are specifically associated with a woman鈥檚 menstrual cycle and pregnancy, including mood disorders that arise during pregnancy or within weeks after giving birth and premenstrual dysphoric disorder, a severe form of premenstrual syndrome with debilitating emotional symptoms of irritability, depression and anxiety.

鈥淐ertain disorders are more likely to occur at times in a woman鈥檚 life that are most associated with changes in hormone levels,鈥� Reis said. 鈥淚 will discuss the role that hormones play in mental health and other factors that place women at risk.鈥�

Reis also will discuss treatment and prevention recommendations, including medication, therapy, diet and exercise.

For more information, call the Depression Center at 502-588-4886.