Professor Kulkarni has tirelessly contributed to the mental health field and the greater Melbourne community, bringing new and innovative treatments to patients while training and educating future health professionals.
For more than two decades, Professor Jayashri Kulkarni has brought treatments to patients who desperately need them, training and educating professionals from around the world.
Professor Kulkarni is a passionate advocate for women's mental health and has delivered a range of reforms, including:
the establishment of the Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre Women's Mental Health Clinic
establishment of a women's only in-patient unit at Alfred Psychiatry
development of a world-first treatment approach for women with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression using hormones, and
establishment of a national register to improve the management of pregnant women needing treatment with antipsychotic medications.
She has led the way in discovering new understanding of gender-specific mental illness and improved treatment options.
Countering the traditionally 'gender blind' approach to psychiatric care, Professor Kulkarni has risen to be a world recognised pioneer and advocate in highlighting the hormonal, social and cultural factors at play in women's mental health.