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Kelsey B. Green

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Kelsey B. Green, DNP, MPH, RN, PHN, is a nurse, educator, and public health leader working at the intersection of nursing education, perinatal health, and community health workforce development. She is an Assistant Professor at the University of San Francisco School of Nursing and Health Professions, where she teaches the Fundamentals theory course in the BSN program and serves as Clinical Director and Program Coordinator of the USF CNA Training Program.

She brings over eight years of emergency nursing experience with adult and pediatric patients, a background in community-based doula and breastfeeding programs, and experience as a nurse consultant for Sevita Health, supporting clinical staff who care for individuals with disabilities and complex medical histories. She is a Certified Matrescence Educator and Facilitator and serves on the Editorial Advisory Committee for Wiley's Nursing Open.

Kelsey earned her BSN, MPH, and DNP in Population Health Leadership from USF. Her interests include matrescence and patrescence, perinatal health equity, breastfeeding disparities, and culturally grounded programs supporting the transition to parenthood.

Expertise

  • Nursing
  • Maternal health
  • Matrescence
  • Breastfeeding Support 

Research Areas

  • Maternal mental health
  • Black maternal and child health
  • Matrescence
  • Health studies pipeline programs

Appointments

  • Clinical Director, USF CNA Program (2026)
  • Program Evaluator, USF CNA Program (2022-2023)

Education

  • University of San Francisco, DNP: Population Health Leadership (2026)
  • University of San Francisco, MPH (2025)
  • University of San Francisco, BSN (2017)

Prior Experience

  • Adjunct Professor, University of San Francisco (2020-2026)

Awards & Distinctions

  • Delta Omega Alpha Epsilon Chapter, 2025 
  • Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing member, Beta Gamma Chapter, 2023
  • This Is Public Health (TIPH), 2023-2024
  • Frances Monet Carter Award for Clinical Excellence in Psychiatric Nursing, 2017