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MARIA MCDONALD: Hi.

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My name is Maria McDonald,
and I'm a PhD candidate

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in the UVA School of Nursing.

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And my research interest
has been focused

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on maternal mental health.

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I've had a very
unique experience

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in the UVA School of
Nursing, and that I've

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been collaborating also with
the psychology department

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and studying really the
biological epigenetic

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underpinnings of
postpartum depression.

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I was introduced to UVA
in my master's program

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at another university and
several of my own faculty

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members and mentors that had
actually gone through the PhD

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program at UVA.

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And so I was
introduced to it there.

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They spoke so highly
of the program.

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And my interest in
maternal mental health,

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it was really important for
me to find a mentor that

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had a similar research
interest I could really

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mentor me moving forward.

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And so I looked online and
found Dr. Jean Allhusen,

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who is my current mentor.

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And her research interests
just align so well with mine.

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The most enjoyable part
of being at UVA, I think,

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has been working with
my cohort members.

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We have very different
research interests

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since I've learned quite a
bit from each one of them.

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And so I've really enjoyed being
a part of the School of Nursing,

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learning from each one of
my cohort members again,

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and also my mentors in
the School of Nursing.

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