Diana Frankenburger is a Certified Inpatient- OB Registered Nurse, Certified Breastfeeding Educator, Certified Childbirth Educator at the University of Kentucky and currently serves as the Prenatal Education Coordinator.  She facilitates childbirth education groups for expectant parents, grandparents, Breastfeeding Classes, works with the PATHways group specifically designed for mothers in recovery from substance use disorders and also meets with patients during their prenatal appointments.  She co-facilitates the Fourth Trimester group with Aubrey and has had great success with piloting this concept at UK.  Diana is an inspiration to those she works with, and continually strives for excellence in her nursing practice.  Diana is a mother, grandmother and was named ‘Unapologetically Woman 2023 Honoree’ by the Community Action Council of Lexington.

Aubrey Jones received her PhD in Social Work in 2020 from the University of Tennessee, Master of Social Work from Florida State University and Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies at the University of Montana. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the College of Social Work at the University of Kentucky. She has developed a strong interest in mental health promotion for perinatal populations and co-facilitates the Fourth Trimester group with Diana. She has 30 peer-reviewed publications since 2018 and several more under review, is a Principal Investigator on three funded projects this year. Aubrey is a mother and is an active part of the conversations surrounding supporting those in recovery from SUD, supporting NICU experiences of parents, and investing in community systems that bring awareness to create ways to provide support to pregnant and postpartum families.

Following the completion of this course, learners should be able to: Jennifer Hancock is the President and CEO of Volunteers of America of Mid-States. Jennifer earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in social work from the University of Kentucky, where she began a career dedicated to social justice and community building

Jennifer has served in many capacities during her more than 20 years of professional leadership in the nonprofit sector and in her 16 years advancing the mission of VOA. Under her leadership, VOA has become a nationally recognized expert in providing family-focused and results-oriented solutions for the opioid and addiction crisis. Working closely with a wide range of elected officials and community leaders, the organization has earned consistent recognition for providing best practice care across nearly 50 programs.

Dr. Amber Pendleton is a general pediatrician at Norton Children’s Medical Group – Novak Clinic, professor at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, and the Associate Division Chief for the General Pediatrics division at UofL. She attended medical school at University of Kentucky, Pediatrics residency at University of Virginia, then came to care for children in Louisville over a decade ago. She has served on the Community Access to Child Health national committee at the American Academy of Pediatrics for many years and has primary interest in addressing the mental and social needs of families in primary care through prescribing community and coordinating multi-disciplinary care. 

Chelsea Harrod is the Child Protection Branch Manager in the Division of Protection and Permanency with the Department for Community Based Services. Chelsea began her career with the Cabinet as a frontline, investigative social worker in 2014. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Family Science with a minor in Community and Leadership Development from the University of Kentucky. Chelsea strives to assist the families in Kentucky while ensuring the safety of the children throughout the Commonwealth!

Dr. Young received her Psy.D. in Counseling Psychology from Carlow University. Dr. Young’s passion for social justice concerns previously connected her to Mercy Behavioral Health, a legacy program of the Sisters of Mercy of the America’s ministry in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. There she provided comprehensive mental health and substance abuse services to underserved populations for eleven years. Her research interests include trauma-informed services for women, harm reduction psychotherapy and the clinical implications of bias in the therapeutic relationship. She is a member of both the American Psychological Association and Kentucky Psychological Association.

Dr. Chapman earned her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Kentucky. Her primary research interests are in evaluating components of psychotherapy process and outcome, both in person and via telepsychology, to develop evidence-based practices that increase the access to and quality of mental health care amongst underserved populations. Although Dr. Chapman uses an integration of interpersonal process, cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness theories to inform her work, her clinical approach is ultimately informed by a client-directed outcome-informed (CDOI) model. She is currently a member of the APA Division 17 Section for the Promotion of Psychotherapy Science, is involved with the Society for Psychotherapy Research and the KPA.