Faculty

Alicia Kletter completed her Doctor of Nursing Practice at the University of San Francisco with certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP). Her professional background includes 24 years as a family nurse practitioner and now PMHNP; with much of her career spent working with substance use disorders including methadone and buprenorphine maintenance. She further specialized within this field when she was the director of the City of San Francisco’s perinatal opioid use...

Kristen Lombard, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, AHN-BC is an Associate Professor at University of San Francisco (USF) in the School of Nursing and Health Professions where she teaches psychiatric-mental health, Quality Improvement, Health Policy/Ethics/Advocacy, and leadership to nursing graduate students in the Master Entry Option. 

Dr. Lombard’s 43-year career has been diverse and has taken her from large to small hospital systems, acute & primary care, long term care, residential settings, home and...

Dr. Kimberly Perris is an Associate Professor and Director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program at the University of San Francisco School of Nursing and Health Professions, where she leads the Family Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, and Health Systems Leadership tracks. A proud "Double Don," she earned both her master's and doctoral degrees from USF. As Founding Director of Nursing at Cal Poly Humboldt, she built an RN-to-BSN program grounded in community...

Semira Semino-Asaro, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC, is an Associate Professor at SONHP's Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Program.  Semira is a psychiatric nurse practitioner and psychiatric clinical nurse specialist.  In the clinical arena, she has been practicing at Mavida Health, a tele-psychiatry practice focused on perinatal mental health.

Semira’s interest in reproductive psychiatry was informed by her clinical experience as a staff nurse in inpatient psychiatry, neonatal intensive care, and...

Earl is a psychiatric nurse practitioner whose clinical practice focuses on providing inclusive, evidence-based mental health care to diverse populations across the lifespan. His work integrates psychiatric medication management, psychotherapy, and holistic approaches, with particular interest in supporting LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent individuals.

As an educator, Earl is passionate about helping students translate clinical knowledge into thoughtful, compassionate, and culturally responsive...