Pia Pauline Lenon, PhD, RN

Clinical Assistant Professor

Pia Pauline Lenon, PhD, RN is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing. Dr. Lenon received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and her PhD in Nursing from the University of Illinois Chicago.

Dr. Lenon’s scholarship focuses on maternal and mental health and health equity, with an emphasis on the social and structural factors that shape health outcomes. Her work uses community-engaged approaches to explore how structural inequities and trauma influence health outcomes in underrepresented and marginalized communities. Her research has been supported by an NIH National Research Service Award (NRSA) Predoctoral Fellowship and the Midwest Nursing Research Society.
   
Dr. Lenon’s research and clinical experience inform her work as an educator. She is committed to preparing the next generation of nurses to provide holistic and equitable care. 

Research Interests

Dr. Lenon’s research focuses on the social and structural factors that shape maternal and mental health outcomes in underrepresented and marginalized communities. Using community-engaged approaches, her work seeks to understand the mechanisms through which structural inequities influence health. Her long-term goal is to partner with communities to work on interventions to improve health equity. 

Specialty Area

Maternal health, mental health, trauma