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

Professional Background

Dr. Whitney has been a psychiatric mental health nurse for 39 years and in advanced practice for 21 years. She has practiced across the continuum of care including outpatient, residential, urgent, and acute psychiatric care. She has 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 - 2026
• 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

• Payette Michael, Bhutani Tina, Boreham Muriel , Whitney Lucinda, Koo John, Fried Richard, Johnson Sandra, Admani Shehla, Jakus Jeanette, Mayo Tiffany, Zampella JohnM., Seal MelissaS. , Hanna Diane, Bohnert Krista, Cather JenniferJ. 2026. Considerations for Genital Psoriasis Care Across Age Groups: A Modified Delphi Consensus Initiative from the Genital Psoriasis Wellness Consortium. American Journal of Clinical Dermatology. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40257-026-01035-0#citeas
• Nelson FalonJ, Herlihy Kesa, Whitney Lucinda. 2025. Implementation of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment in a Rural Outpatient Behavioral Health Clinic.. International Journal of Addiction Nursing, 36 (4)
• Cather J., Young M., Boreham M., Admani S. , Buhtani T. , Foster E. , Fried R. , Gooderham M. , Jakus J. , Johnson S. , R. Kamide, Koo J. , Mayo T., Payette M., Ryan C. , Whitney L., Bohnert K. , Seal M. , Burnett P. , Hanna D. . 2025. Genital psoriasis: Shining light on this hidden disease. JEADV Clinical Practice, 4 (4), 719-731. | https://doi.org/10.1002/jvc2.70043
• 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)
• Siegfried ElaineC., Jaworski JenniferC., Eichenfield LawrenceF., Paller Amy, Hebert AdelaideA., Simpson EricL., Altman Emily, Arena Charles, Blauvelt Andrew, Block Julie, Boguniewicz Mark, Chen Suephy, Cordoro Kelly, Hanna Diane, Horii Kimberly, Hultsch Thomas, Lee James, Leung DonaldY., Lio Peter, Milner Joshua, Omachi Theodore, Schneider Christine, Schneider Lynda, Sidbury Robert, Smith Timothy, Sugarman Jeffrey, Taha Sharif, Tofte Susan, Tollefson Megha, Tom WynnisL., West DennisP., 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
• Baird MarthaB., Whitney Lucinda, Caedo CassieE.. 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
• 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 LucindaJean, 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 LucindaJean, Rhoads J.. 2010. Disorders affecting children and adolescents. Clinical Consult for Psychiatric Mental Health Care (1)