Bobbie Posmontier, PhD, CNM, PMHNP-BC, FAAN
Professor
Program Director - PhD in Nursing Program
Co-Director Mother - Baby Connections
Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - Jefferson Outpatient Psychiatry
Contact
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Suite 718
Philadelphia, PA 19107
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Bobbie Posmontier, PhD, CNM, PMHNP-BC, FAAN
Professor
Program Director - PhD in Nursing Program
Co-Director Mother - Baby Connections
Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - Jefferson Outpatient Psychiatry
Specialization
Dr. Posmontier has over 25 years clinical expertise as a nurse midwife and psychiatric nurse practitioner. Her research addresses improving perinatal mental health outcomes among pregnant and postpartum women. She led an NIMH funded research team in the United States and an internally funded research project in Israel where she demonstrated the efficacy of nurse midwives and social workers providing evidence based psychotherapy to reduce depressive symptoms in primary care practice to women with perinatal mental health problems and poor access to care. To improve access to perinatal mental health services, Dr. Posmontier founded an evidence-based perinatal mental health intensive outpatient program at Drexel University, Mother Baby Connections. She leads an interdisciplinary team of expert faculty and student trainees who provide treatment to women with serious mental illness and their infants within an academic setting. This innovative program is one of only 27 perinatal intensive outpatient programs in the country and the only nurse-led interdisciplinary perinatal intensive outpatient program embedded in an academic setting that targets low-income minority women and their infants. By providing a comprehensive family-centered, theoretically-based, attachment-focused intervention program with several evidence-based components, this program has reduced symptoms and improved functional independence of mothers who experience serious perinatal mental health problems. Under Dr. Posmontier’s leadership, the program provides training to future perinatal mental health providers in specialized psychotherapy and mother-infant interaction therapy. Dr. Posmontier and her team have been awarded the HHS Racial Equity in Postpartum Care Challenge Phase 1 and Phase 2 awards, and an SBIR Phase I Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH for Small Business Technology Transfer Grant (1R43 MD 018236-01) for their research on developing the MommaConnect mobile application to augment treatment based on the Mother Baby Connections treatment model.
Education
Post-doctoral research fellowship, University of Pennsylvania - 2008
PhD, University of Pennsylvania - 2006
Post Masters Nurse Midwifery, University of Pennsylvania - 1989
MSN, University of Pennsylvania - 1986
BSN, Thomas Jefferson University - 1982
Highlighted Publications
Stott D, Klobodu C, Chiarello L, Posmontier B, Elgohail M, Geller P, Horowitz JA, Milliron BJ. Nutrition-Related Experiences of Women with Perinatal Depression During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study. Journal of Patient Experiences. 2023 Sept 7:10:23743735231199818. doi: 10.1177/23743735231199818.
Sodowick, L.B., Hartman, A.R., Geller, P.A., Schwartz, J., Posmontier, B., Horowitz, J.A (In Press). The Benefits of Housing Intensive Outpatient Programs in Psychology Training Clinics Through the Lens of Drexel University’s Mother Baby Connections Program. Submitted to Association of Psychology Training Clinics Bulletin.
Posmontier, B., Geller, P.A., Horowitz, J.A., Elgohail, M., Chiarello, L. Intensive Perinatal Mental Health Programs in the United States: A Call to Action. Psychiatric Services. 2022 Aug 1;73(8):930-932. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.202100384. Epub 2022 Jan 26.
Klobodu, C., Chiarello, L., Diamond, G., Elgohail, M., Geller, P., JA Horowitz, J. A., Milliron, B., Posmontier, B., Stott, D. Nutrition-Related Challenges and Needs of Women With Perinatal Depression: Perspectives of Women With Perinatal Depression and Healthcare Providers. Current Developments in Nutr. 2022 Jun 14;6(Suppl 1):677. doi: 10.1093/cdn/nzac061.061.
- Social workers’ perceptions of barriers to interpersonal therapy implementation for treating postpartum depression in a primary care setting in Israel
- The relationship between personal knowledge and decision self-efficacy in choosing trial of labor after cesarean
- Postpartum Practices and Depression Prevalences: Technocentric and Ethnokinship Cultural Perspectives
- Antepartum care in the twenty-first century
Certifications
- Board Certified Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
- Post Masters Certificate Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
- Certified Interpersonal Psychotherapy Supervisor and Trainer
- Certified Infant Massage Instructor, Certificate Master Psychopharmacology
Awards
- Gloria Donnelly Mentorship Award
- Fellowship in the American Academy of Nursing
- Nurse Faculty Scholar Semi-finalist Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- Sigma Theta Tau Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy Fellow
research grants
- 2023 Ma, Tony (PI), Posmontier, B. (MPI), Horowitz, J.(MPI), Geller, P. (Co-I). Leveraging mHealth to Expand a Successful, Evidence-based Mother Baby Connection Program. HHS Racial Equity in Postpartum Care Challenge Phase 2.
- 2022-20223 Ma, Tony (PI), Posmontier, B. (MPI), Horowitz, J.(MPI), Geller, P. (Co-I) .MommaConnect, a mobile health platform (mHealth) based on our evidence-based Mother-Baby Connections (MBC) perinatal mental health program. SBIR Phase I Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH for Small Business Technology Transfer Grant Applications. 1 R43 MD018236-01
- 2022-2023 Ma, Tony (PI), Posmontier, B. (MPI), Horowitz, J.(MPI), Geller, P. (Co-I). Leveraging mHealth to Expand a Successful, Evidence-based Mother Baby Connection Program. HHS Racial Equity in Postpartum Care Challenge Phase 1.
- 2021-2022 Horowitz, J. (PI), Posmontier, B (Co-I). Geller, P (Co-I)., & Ma, T (Co-I). Momma Connect mhealth application for Women with Postpartum Depression and their Infants. Acorn Innovation Grant.
- 2021 Posmontier, B. (PI), Horowitz, J.A., Geller, P., Elgohail, M., Ma, Thomas Jefferson College of Nursing Stratton Foundation Pilot Grant for Health Services. Mother-Baby Interaction/ Interpersonal Psychotherapy: Mobile Health Technology Treatment for Mothers with Postpartum Depression & Their Infants.
- 2018 Posmontier, B. Awarded Deans Rapid Response R3 grant to study Cortical Hemodynamic Response Among Infants of Mothers With and Without Postpartum Depression
- 2016 Geller, P., Principal Investigator, Posmontier, B., Co-Investigator, Croft, D., Co-Investigator, Wolf, S. Co-Investigator. Urban Equity Pilot Grant. Enhancing Mental Health Care Access for Low Income High Risk Pregnant Women: Coordination of Perinatal Health Care and Mental Health Services. College of Medicine.
- 2013- 2016 Posmontier, B. Principal Investigator, Breiter, D. Co-Investigator, and Israeli research partners Bina, R. and Lerner-Geva, L. Co-Principal Investigators, and Styr, B. Cinamon, T. Co-Investigators. Multidisciplinary Model of Social Worker Psychotherapy for Postpartum Depression to study the efficacy of social workers providing Interpersonal Psychotherapy for women with postpartum depression in primary care clinics in Israel. Louis and Bessie Stein Fellowship,
- 2010-2014 Posmontier, B. Principal Investigator, Richard Neugebauer, Scott Stuart, Co-Investigators. Multidisciplinary model of nurse midwife administered psychotherapy for postpartum depression, R-21 Award, 1R21MH086610-01A1, National Institute of Mental Health.
presentations
International
2020 Bina, R., Posmontier, B., An international training model for social workers to deliver interpersonal therapy for postpartum depression in primary care facilities in Israel. Biennial Congress of the Marcé Society, Iowa City, Iowa, October 5-8, 2020.
2019 Horowitz, J., Posmontier, B., Geller, P.A, Chiarello, L., Bonacquisti, A. Mother-Baby Interaction Therapy: Intervention for Mothers with Postpartum Depression and their Infants. International Family Nursing Association annual convention, Washington, DC, August 13-16, 2019
2019 Posmontier, B. Horowitz, J., Geller, P.A, Bonacquisti, A., Chiarello, L. Intensive Outpatient Perinatal Mental Health Mother-Baby Day Program: 24-Month Mental Health Outcomes. International Family Nursing Association annual convention, Washington, DC, August 13-16, 2019
2018 Posmontier, B., Horowitz J.A., Geller, P.A., Chiarello, L., Bonacquisti, A. Patient-Centered Intensive Outpatient Perinatal Mental Health Mother-Baby Day Program: Mental Health Outcomes After 24 Months of Operation. Presented at the 2018 International Council on Women’s Health Issues Congress, Hong Kong, China December 17 and 18, 2018
2018 Geller, P. A., Posmontier, B., Horowitz, J. A., Bonacquisti, A., & Chiarello, L.. Introducing Mother Baby Connections: A creative model of perinatal mental health programming. In P. A. Geller (Chair), New solutions to old problems: Improving mental health of perinatal women. Symposium presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine annual convention, New Orleans, LA.
2018 Posmontier, B., Geller, P.A., Panelists on Intensive Perinatal Mental Health Programs Symposium, Hesser, J. Moderator. Presentation: Mother Baby Connections: An Academically-Based Intensive Outpatient Perinatal Mental Health Program. Presented at Postpartum Support International 31st Annual Conference, Houston, Texas.
2017 Geller, P.A., Posmontier, B., Horowitz, J.A., Chiarello, L., Grunberg, V., Bonacquisti, A., Assessing Prefrontal Cortex Brain Activity among Depressed and Non-depressed Mother-Infant Dyads. Abstract presented at Postpartum Support International Annual Conference 2017, Philadelphia, PA
2017 Posmontier, B., Horowitz, J.A., Geller, P.A., Izzetoglu, M., & Grunberg, V.A.. Feasibility of using fNIRS to compare cortical hemodynamic response between postpartum depressed and non-depressed mothers and their infants. Presented at the International Family Nursing Association annual convention, Pamplona, Spain.
2017 Posmontier, B., Geller, P.A., Horowitz, J.A., Chiarello, L.C., Grunberg, V.A., & Bonacquisti, A. (2017, June). Mother Baby Connections: An intensive outpatient perinatal mental health program. Abstract presented at the International Family Nursing Association annual convention, Pamplona, Spain.
2017 Horowitz, J.A., Posmontier, B., Geller, P.A., Izzetoglu, M., & Grunberg, V.A.(2017, June). Neuro-Imaging markers for Postpartum depression: A systematic review. Abstract presented at International Family Nursing Association annual convention, Pamplona, Spain.
2016 Posmontier, B, Horowitz, J, Geller, P, Izzetoglu, M., Grunberg, V. Neurological Correlates of Postpartum Depression: An Integrated Review. Presented at the18th Congress of the International Society of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology and 20th Congress of the Psychosomatic Sego Section. Malaga Spain.
2015 Posmontier, B., EMDR for Maternal Birth PTSD.7th Annual Conference on Psychopharmacology & 3rd International Symposium on Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. Antalya Turkey
2015 Posmontier, B., Neugebauer, R., Stuart, S., Shaughnessy, R. Multidisciplinary model of nurse midwife administered psychotherapy for postpartum depression Workshop. Presented to the 7th Annual Conference on Psychopharmacology & 3rd International Symposium on Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, Antalya, Turkey
2014 Posmontier, B., Neugebauer, R., Stuart, S., Shaughnessy, R. Multidisciplinary model of nurse midwife administered psychotherapy for postpartum depression- Final results. Presented to the International Biennial Congress of the Marcé Society, Swansea, UK.
National
2018 Geller, P. A., Posmontier, B., Horowitz, J.A., Chiarello, L., Bonacquisti, A., Mother Baby Connections Program. In P.A. Geller (Chair), The time has come: The growth of mother-baby day treatment programs in the United States. Symposium presented at North American Society for Psychosocial Obstetrics & Gynecology annual conference, April 22, Philadelphia, PA.
2018 Geller, P., need more info, Introducing Mother Baby Connections: A model of creative mental health programming. Presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine 29th Annual Meeting and Scientific Presentations, April 11-14. New Orleans, LA
2017 Geller, P.A., Bonacquisti, A., Posmontier, B., Horowitz, J.A. Chiarello, L. & Patterson, C.A. (2017, November). Mother Baby Connections: An interdisciplinary approach to addressing postpartum distress and steps towards NICU adaptation. In P.A. Geller (Chair), Addressing postpartum distress in high risk populations: Innovative psychosocial evaluation and approaches in the NICU. Symposium presented at the 3rd Biennial Perinatal Mental Health Conference, Chicago, IL. November 7-10, 2017
2017 Minoia, J., Posmontier, B. Sexual Health Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs Among Nurse Practitioners and Certified Nurse Midwives Who Work with Adolescents in Non-acute Care Settings. National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health-20th Annual Conference October 11-14, 2017 – Seattle, Washington
2016 Posmontier, B. Horowitz J., Geller, P., Chiarello, L., Bonacquisti, A. Mother Baby Connections: An Intensive Outpatient Perinatal Mental Health Program. National Nurse-Led Care Consortium, November 10, 2016, Philadelphia, PA
2016 Horowitz, J., Geller, P., Posmontier, B., Izzetoglu, M. Neurological Signature of Postpartum Depression: A Systematic Review. NASPOG 2016 Biennial Meeting. April 8-10, 2016, New York, NY
2015 Posmontier, B., Neugebauer, R., Stuart, S., Shaughnessy, R. Multidisciplinary model of nurse midwife administered psychotherapy for postpartum depression Presented to the International Society of Psychiatric Nurses, Seattle Washington.
2014 Posmontier, B., Love, R., Kane, C., DeSocio, J. Growing Pains: Trials, Tribulations, and Pearls of Advancing DNP Programs: The Drexel DNP Experience. Presented at the International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses 16th Annual Conference, Greenville, South Carolina.
2014 Posmontier, B., Nurse Midwife psychotherapy for postpartum depression. Presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Philadelphia, PA.
2014 Posmontier, B., Multidisciplinary model of nurse midwife administered psychotherapy for postpartum depression: preliminary findings. Presented at the Society for Behavioral Medicine 35th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions, Philadelphia, PA.
2013 Posmontier, B., Neugebauer, R., Stuart, S., Shaughnessy, R. Multidisciplinary model of nurse midwife administered psychotherapy for postpartum depression. Presented to the International Society of Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Iowa City, Iowa.
Regional
2019 Posmontier, B., Horowitz, J.A., Geller, P., Chiarello, L., Bonacquisti, A. A Follow-up Study of Outcomes From An Intensive Outpatient Perinatal Mental Health Program. Presented at the Transforming the Future of Nursing Research: Imagination, Innovation, and Engagement Conference, Eastern Nursing Research Society (ENRS) 31st Annual Scientific Sessions, Providence, RI , April 3-5, 2019.
2018 Geller, P. A., Posmontier, B., Horowitz, J. A., Bonacquisti, A., & Chiarello, L. (2018, April). Introducing Mother Baby Connections: A creative model of perinatal mental health programming. In P. A. Geller (Chair), New solutions to old problems: Improving mental health of perinatal women. Symposium presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine annual convention, New Orleans, LA.
2018 Posmontier, B., Horowitz, J.A., Geller, P., Chiarello, L., Bonacquisti, A.Mother Baby Connections: Preliminary Treatment Outcomes for an Intensive Outpatient Perinatal Mental Health Program (Translational Research category/format). Presented to Eastern Nursing Research Society April, 2018
2017 Horowitz, J., Posmontier, B. Geller, P., Izzetoglu, M., Grunberg, V. Neuro-imaging markers for Postpartum Depression: A Systematic Review. Presented at the Eastern Nursing Research Society for presentation April, 2017
2017 Geller, P. A., Bonacquisti, A., Posmontier, B., Horowitz, J. A., Chiarello, L. & Patterson, C. (2017, November). Mother Baby Connections: An interdisciplinary approach to addressing postpartum distress and steps towards NICU adaptation. In P.A. Geller (Chair), Addressing postpartum distress in high risk populations: Innovative psychosocial evaluation and approaches in the NICU. Symposium presented at the 3rd Biennial Perinatal Mental Health Conference, Chicago, IL.
2015 Posmontier, B., Neugebauer, R., Stuart, S., Shaughnessy, R. Multidisciplinary model of nurse midwife administered psychotherapy for postpartum depression. Presented to the Eastern Nursing Research Society, at the ENRS Annual Scientific Sessions, Washington, DC.
Local
2019 Geller, P. A., Posmontier, B., Horowitz, J. A., Bonacquisti, A., & Chiarello, L. (2019, March).Mother Baby Connections: A model of intensive perinatal mental health outpatient programming. In N. Hamilton (Chair), Improving health during the postpartum period: Maternal health in crisis. Symposium presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine annual convention, Washington, DC.
2018 Posmontier B., Geller, P., Horowitz, J., Chiarello, L., Mother Baby Connections: An Intensive Outpatient Perinatal Mental Health Program. Presented at Drexel University Family Intervention Science: Spring 2018 Speaker Series, Philadelphia, PA
2018 Posmontier B., Geller, P., Horowitz, J., Chiarello, L., Bonacquisti, A., Mother Baby Connections: 4-week Treatment Outcomes for an Interdisciplinary Intensive Outpatient Perinatal Mental Health Program. Presented at Drexel University Sex and Gender Forum, Philadelphia, PA
2017 Geller, P.A., Posmontier, B., Horowitz, J., Chiarello, L., & Bonacquisti, A.. Mother Baby Connections: New interdisciplinary program to address postpartum distress and maternal-infant interaction. In P.A. Geller (Chair), Innovative psychosocial programming to alleviate postpartum distress, Breakout Session presented at Postpartum Support International annual conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Invited Presentations
National
2019 Posmontier, B. Social Justice and Health Equity. Panel presenter Academy for Professionalism in Healthcare, New Orleans, LA
Local
2017 Posmontier, B. Keynote Speaker. Difference Between Research and Evidence Based Practice. Presented at the 5th Annual Evidence Based Colloquium, College of Nursing and Health Professions, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA. March 15, 2017
2016 Posmontier, B. Mother Baby Connections: An intensive outpatient perinatal mental health program. Presented to the Bloom Ambassadors at the Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Greater Philadelphia December 20, 2016 Philadelphia, PA
2013 Posmontier, B. Relationship Based Care workshop. Presented at Cooper University Health Care, Camden, NJ
Refereed Posters
Local
2019 Posmontier, B., Geller, P. A., Horowitz, J. A., & Chiarello, L. (2019, March). A Survey of Intensive Perinatal Mental Health programs in the United States. Poster presented at the 2019 Helen I. Moorehead-Laurencin, MD Sex & Gender Research Forum, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
2018 Posmontier, B. Horowitz, J.A., Geller, P. , Chiarello, L. Perinatal Mental Health Day Program Preliminary Outcomes. Presented at the 2018 Transforming Health, Driving Policy Conference November 1-3, 2018, Washington, D.C.
2017 Geller, P., Posmontier, B., Horowitz, J., Chiarello, L., Bonacquisti, A. New Interdisciplinary Intensive Outpatient Perinatal Mental Health Program at Drexel University. Presented at the Sex and Gender Research Forum, Drexel University. March 8, 2017
2017 Geller, P., Alexa Bonacquisti, Posmontier, B., Croft, D., Wolf, S. Urban Equity Pilot Grant. Enhancing Mental Health Care Access for Low Income High Risk Pregnant Women: Coordination of Perinatal Health Care and Mental Health Services. Presented at the Sex and Gender Research Forum, Drexel University. March 8, 2017
2017 Posmontier, B., Geller, P., Horowitz, J., Grunberg, V., Izzetoglu, M. Using fNIRS to assess maternal-infant interaction in the postpartum period, Presented at the Sex and Gender Research Forum, Drexel University. March 8,2017
2016 Posmontier, B., Geller, P., Horowitz, J., Grunberg, V., Izzetoglu, M. Neuroimaging Signature of Postpartum Depression, Presented at Discovery Day, Drexel University, September 26, 2016