Lucinda / Cindy J. Whitney, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC

Professional Background

Dr. Whitney has been a psychiatric mental health nurse for 39 years and in advanced practice for 20 years. She has practiced across the continuum of care including outpatient, residential, urgent, and acute psychiatric care. She has seven years of experience in providing telehealth services to rural Kansas communities. Lucinda has provided psychotherapy, medication management, and clinical consultation for patients across the lifespan with an emphasis on children, adolescents, and their families. She has additional training in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.

Dr. Whitney is a Clinical Assistant Professor and PMHNP Program Coordinator.

• ADN, Barton County Community College
• BSN, Univ. of Missouri-Kansas City
• MSN, Univ. of Kansas-Medical Ctr.
• DNP, Univ. of Kansas-Medical Ctr.

• American Psychiatric Nurses Assoc: Kansas Chapter , APNA: KS chapter, President, 2025 - Present
• American Psychiatric Nurses Assoc: Kansas Chapter , Treasurer, 2020 - Present
• American Psychiatric Nurses Assoc: Kansas Chapter , KPNA, President, 2017 - 2020
• Kansas Advanced Practice Nurses Association (KAPN), Member, 2016 - Present
• National Association of Nurse Practitioner Faculty , Member, 2013 - Present

• Glodich A. M, Allen J. G, Arnold L. J. 2001. Protocol for a trauma-based psychoeducational group intervention to decrease risk-taking, reenactment, and further violence expsore: Application to the public high school setting. Journal of Child and Adolescent Group Therapy, 11 (2), 87-107
• Glodich A. M, Allen J. G, Fultz J., G. Thompson, Whitney Lucinda Jean, C. Varvil, A. Lightcern, Sessions P.. 2005. School-based psycho educational groups on trauma designed to decrease reenactment
• Hanna D., Hanna L. J. 2009. Inflamed feelings: The psychological effects of inflammatory disorders. Practical Dermatology, 6 (3), 60-63
• Whitney Lucinda Jean, Rhoads J.. 2010. Disorders affecting children and adolescents. Clinical Consult for Psychiatric Mental Health Care (1)
• Hanna D., Young M., Whitney L., Hsu J., Bhatia A.. 2012. We have an identity crisis. Practical Dermatology, 11 (1), 35-39
• Baird Martha B, Whitney Lucinda, Caedo Cassie E. 2017. Experiences and Attitudes Among Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practice Nurses in the Use of Telemental Health: Results of an Online Survey. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC NURSES ASSOCIATION, 24 (3), 235-240
• Siegfried Elaine C, Jaworski Jennifer C, Eichenfield Lawrence F, Paller Amy, Hebert Adelaide A, Simpson Eric L, Altman Emily, Arena Charles, Blauvelt Andrew, Block Julie, Boguniewicz Mark, Chen Suephy, Cordoro Kelly, Hanna Diane, Horii Kimberly, Hultsch Thomas, Lee James, Leung Donald Y, Lio Peter, Milner Joshua, Omachi Theodore, Schneider Christine, Schneider Lynda, Sidbury Robert, Smith Timothy, Sugarman Jeffrey, Taha Sharif, Tofte Susan, Tollefson Megha, Tom Wynnis L, West Dennis P, Whitney Lucinda, Zane Lee. 2018. Developing drugs for treatment of atopic dermatitis in children (>= 3 months to < 18 years of age): Draft guidance for industry. PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY, 35 (3), 303-322
• Icenogle Mary, Busenhart Cara, Buller Carol, Peterson JoAnn, Schwartz Lori, Whitney Lucinda, Teel Cynthia. 2020. A creative action plan for mental wellness: Tools for primary care in rural and underserved settings. Creative Nursing, 26 (4)