Mari Ikeda RN, RCP, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Nursing Administration, School of Nursing, at Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Japan.
Her research has focused on the development of a program to address postpartum mood among new mothers, using both qualitative and quantitative research methods, focusing as well on the broader family-level effects. This approach allows visualization of the dynamism of family relationship, through illuminating the actor-partner interaction effects on postpartum depression within the marital/partnered dyad. She has also worked to incorporate lessons learned from her program development with interpersonal group therapy for cancer patients and families.
She has held a position at the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare for 7 years as one of the Technical (Nursing Science) Officers. This has provided opportunities to conduct research in the areas of nursing administration and leadership, policy education, and health systems science with an appreciation of the interdependence of policy, research, and practice.
She is currently chair of the International Exchanges Committee of the Japanese Association for Research in Family Nursing (JARFN) which aims to develop relationships with IFNA and family nurses in other countries.
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