Stress Management & Integrative Mental Health

Dr. Wilson is a health psychologist and a nurse. She has worked for many years gaining expertise in public health, obstetrics, complementary and alternative therapies, epidemiology, breastfeeding trends, wellness, disease prevention, and higher education. Seeking to view health from outside the western model, Debra completed a Master of Science in Holistic Nursing. Then with a focus in psychoneuroimmunology completed a PhD in Health Psychology. With over 200 publications, her research experience include s healing for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse, autoimmune disease, hair loss and care, breastfeeding, herbs, and women’s health. She has written textbook chapters on quantum theory’s connection to health, psychoneuroimmunology, and environmental health and has books on humor and health and mental health nursing. Debra’s current research areas include stress, grief, stress management, and immune function. She was the managing editor of the International Journal of Childbirth Education 2011 to 2019. Debra has taught graduate courses in psychoneuroimmunology, holistic nursing, biopsychology, stress & coping, complementary & alternative therapies, as well as many others. Debra has a private practice as a holistic nurse, providing grief counseling, clinical hypnosis, and lactation consulting. Dr. Wilson was the 2017 – 2018 American Holistic Nurse of the Year. She is a life - long learner seeking graduate education in physics, and teaches at Austin Peay University. She has delivered over 150 formal presentations. Dr. Wilson is an internationally known speaker on stress and self - care.