▁although ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁gain ▁her ▁doctor ate ▁from ▁her ▁al ma ▁mater ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁Her ▁th esis ▁was ▁' W omen ▁and ▁Psych osis '. ▁She ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁Professor ▁of ▁Psych iat ry ▁at ▁The ▁Alfred ▁Hospital ▁and ▁Mon ash ▁University ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁Research ▁and ▁career ▁ ▁K ul kar ni ▁has ▁developed ▁treat ments ▁for ▁women ' s ▁mental ▁health ▁that ▁takes ▁into ▁account ▁bi ological , ▁social ▁and ▁psych ological ▁factors . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁she ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁Director ▁of ▁Psych iat ry ▁at ▁the ▁D anden ong ▁Area ▁M ental ▁Health ▁Service , ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁associate ▁professor ▁making ▁her ▁the ▁first ▁academic ▁to ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁D anden ong ▁Hospital . ▁She ▁and ▁her ▁team ▁established ▁the ▁D anden ong ▁Psych iat ry ▁Research ▁Centre ▁and ▁by ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁she ▁had ▁sevent een ▁research ▁staff . ▁She ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁chair ▁of ▁Psych iat ry ▁at ▁The ▁Alfred ▁Hospital ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁Research ▁for ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Psych ology , ▁Psych iat ry ▁and ▁Psych ological ▁Medicine ▁at ▁Mon ash ▁University ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁K ul kar ni ▁became ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Mon ash ▁Part ners ▁Academ ic ▁Health ▁Science ▁Centre ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁K ul kar ni ' s ▁research ▁demonstr