Faculty
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DNP, APRN, CBIS, CPNP-PC/AC
Clinical Assistant Professor
Office location
Dell Children's Medical Center, Specialty Pavilion, 4910 Mueller Blvd., Austin, TX 78723
Curriculum Vitae
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Areas
Advanced Practice;
Parent/Child
Expertise
Acute Care;
Global Health;
Pediatric Nursing Practice
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PhD, RN, IBCLC
Clinical Assistant Professor
Office location
NUR 4.170
Curriculum Vitae
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Areas
Nursing Research;
Parent/Child;
Public Health
Expertise
Curriculum & Instruction;
Global Health;
Interprofessional Health;
Quality & Safety;
Women's Health
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PhD, DNP, RN, NP-c
Assistant Professor
Office location
NUR 3.440
Curriculum Vitae
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Areas
Advanced Practice;
Nursing Research;
Tenured/Tenure Track
Expertise
Chronic Disease/Disability;
Family Health;
Family Nursing Practitioner;
Gerontology/Aging;
Health Disparities;
Palliative Care/Hospice;
Resilience/Mindfulness
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PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
Areas
Nursing Research;
Public Health;
Tenured/Tenure Track
Expertise
Chronic Disease/Disability;
Health Disparities;
Nursing Informatics
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PhD, MSN, BSN
Clinical Assistant Professor
Office location
NUR 3.412
Curriculum Vitae
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Area
Public Health
Expertise
Global Health;
Health Disparities;
Prevention/Wellness
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PhD, MPH, RN, CNS, FAAN
Dean
Professor
Laura Lee Blanton Chair in Nursing
Office location
NUR 2.102F
Curriculum Vitae
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Areas
Nursing Research;
Public Health;
Tenured/Tenure Track
Expertise
Chronic Disease/Disability;
Gerontology/Aging;
Health Disparities;
Nursing Informatics;
Women's Health
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PhD, RN, MSN
Assistant Professor
Areas
Nursing Research;
Tenured/Tenure Track
Expertise
Global Health;
Health Disparities;
Prevention/Wellness;
Resilience/Mindfulness
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RN, PhD, FAAN, FAHA
Professor
Associate Vice President
Maureen Healy Decherd '73 Distinguished Professorship in Nursing
Office location
NUR 2.104AA
Curriculum Vitae
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Areas
Adult Health;
Nursing Research;
Public Health
Expertise
Chronic Disease/Disability;
Family Health;
Gerontology/Aging;
Health Disparities;
Prevention/Wellness
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PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
Office location
NUR 3.446
Curriculum Vitae
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Areas
Adult Health;
Mental Health;
Tenured/Tenure Track
Expertise
Family Health;
Health Disparities;
Women's Health
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MSN, APRN, NNP-BC
Clinical Instructor
Area
Parent/Child
Expertise
Family Health;
Pediatric Nursing Practice
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DNP, RN
Clinical Assistant Professor
Areas
Nursing Systems;
Public Health
Expertise
Family Health;
Interprofessional Health;
Prevention/Wellness;
Quality & Safety
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MSN, RN
Clinical Instructor
Office location
NUR 4.168
Curriculum Vitae
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Area
Adult Health
Expertise
Acute Care;
Chronic Disease/Disability;
Gerontology/Aging;
Nursing Informatics
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PhD, MSEE, RN, FAAN
Associate Dean for Research
Director, Cain Center
Director, Luci Baines Johnson and Ian J. Turpin Center for Gerontological Nursing
Associate Professor
Office location
NUR 5.139
Curriculum Vitae
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Areas
Adult Health;
Nursing Research;
Nursing Systems;
Tenured/Tenure Track
Expertise
Chronic Disease/Disability;
Gerontology/Aging;
Nursing Informatics;
Prevention/Wellness
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DNP, RN, CNE
Clinical Assistant Professor
Chair for Family, Public Health and Nursing Leadership Division
Health IPE Fellow, Center for Health Interprofessional Education
Office location
NUR 5.128
Curriculum Vitae
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Areas
Parent/Child;
Public Health
Expertise
Acute Care;
Curriculum & Instruction;
Family Health;
Global Health;
Interprofessional Health;
Nursing Simulation;
Pediatric Nursing Practice;
Prevention/Wellness
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MSN, RN-BC
Clinical Instructor
Areas
Nursing Research;
Parent/Child;
Public Health
Expertise
Family Health;
Nursing Informatics;
Quality & Safety
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PhD, FGSA
Professor
Office location
NUR 4.148
Office in the School of Information: UTA 5.149
Curriculum Vitae
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Areas
Adult Health;
Nursing Research;
Tenured/Tenure Track
Expertise
Gerontology/Aging;
Health Disparities;
Nursing Informatics