Dr. Vidrine has been teaching Behavioral Health Nursing at the Mary Inez Grindle School of Nursing at Brenau University since 2007. She is an advanced practice nurse who has worked in the field of Behavioral Health since 1985 and currently sees clients at a public clinic. She received her BSN from Emory University, MSN from Georgia State University, and is a proud graduate of Brenau’s DNP program. She has been involved in the field of human-animal interaction since 1983 and currently provides equine-assisted psychotherapy at Horse Time, Inc.(a non-profit she co-founded in 1998). In addition to riding horses and cuddling goats, Maureen enjoys hiking, foraging for edible plants and medicinal herbs, and spending time with her family, which includes a dog, a cat, chickens, and approximately 100,000 honeybees.
Published Works
Sanderson, S. L., Emerson, K. G., Scott, D. W., Vidrine, M., Hartzell, D. L., & Keys, D. A. (2024). The Impact of Cat Fostering on Older Adult Well-Being and Loneliness: A Feasibility Study. The Journals of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and Social sciences, 79(1), gbad140. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbad140.
Vidrine, M. (2013). What effects does a neurodevelopmental educational program have on
an interprofessional mental health team’s knowledge related to the care of
traumatized and maltreated youth? DNP Project, Brenau University (unpublished).
Vidrine, M. (2002). Beyond Words: Communicating with horses. STRIDES. (The Official
Publication of the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association), 8
(3), 25-27.
Vidrine, M., Owen-Smith, P., and Faulkner, P. (2002). Equine-facilitated group psychotherapy:
Applications for therapeutic vaulting. Issues in Mental Health Nursing. 23 (6),
587-603.
Summerville, M., Kaslow, N., Abbate, M., and Cronan, S. (1994). Psychopathology, Family Functioning, and Cognitive Style in Urban Minority Adolescents with Suicide Attempts. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 22, 221-235.