Faculty
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PhD, DNP, MSN, MA, FNP, AH-PMH-CNS, FAAN, FAANP
Professor, Director Doctor of Nursing Practice Program
Lee and Joseph P. Jamail Endowed Professorship in Nursing
Office location
NUR 5.311(faculty office) | NUR 3.414 (research office)
Areas
Advanced Practice;
Mental Health;
Nursing Research;
Public Health;
Tenured/Tenure Track
Expertise
Clinical Nurse Specialist;
Family Nursing Practitioner;
Health Disparities;
Prevention/Wellness;
Women's Health
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PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, FCNS
Assistant Professor
Office location
NUR 5.143
Curriculum Vitae
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Areas
Adult Health;
Advanced Practice;
Tenured/Tenure Track
Expertise
Chronic Disease/Disability;
Clinical Nurse Specialist
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PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor
Office location
NUR 5.156
Curriculum Vitae
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Areas
Public Health;
Tenured/Tenure Track
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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
![Dr. Ashley Henneghan](/sites/default/files/styles/utexas_image_style_500w_500h/public/2022-12/henneghan_ashley.jpg?itok=AAqY8e5b)
PhD, RN, FAAN
Assistant Professor
Office location
NUR 3.450
Curriculum Vitae
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Areas
Adult Health;
Nursing Research;
Tenured/Tenure Track
Expertise
Chronic Disease/Disability;
Interprofessional Health;
Palliative Care/Hospice;
Prevention/Wellness;
Resilience/Mindfulness;
Women's Health
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PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor
Dolores V. Sands Chair in Nursing
Office location
NUR 3.102H (administrative office) | NUR 4.153 (faculty office) | NUR 3.416 (research office)
Curriculum Vitae
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Areas
Nursing Research;
Parent/Child;
Tenured/Tenure Track
Expertise
Chronic Disease/Disability;
Clinical Nurse Specialist;
Health Disparities
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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, FSAHM, FAAN
Associate Professor
Curriculum Vitae
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Areas
Nursing Research;
Parent/Child;
Public Health;
Tenured/Tenure Track
Expertise
Health Disparities;
Prevention/Wellness
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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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PhD
Dr. Mary Louise Adams Endowed Professorship in Oncology Nursing
Program Leader, Survivorship and Supportive Care Research, LIVESTRONG Cancer Institutes
Director, Brain Health Neuroscience Lab
Director of Statistical Services, Cain Center for Nursing Research
Director, Center for Advanced Research Methods (CARM)
Member, Center for Computational Oncology, Oden Institute for Computational and Engineering Sciences
Areas
Adult Health;
Tenured/Tenure Track
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PhD, MSW, FGSA
Associate Professor
Office location
NUR 4.146
Curriculum Vitae
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Areas
Adult Health;
Nursing Research;
Tenured/Tenure Track
Expertise
Ethics;
Gerontology/Aging;
Palliative Care/Hospice
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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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RN, PhD, FAAN
Professor
Joseph H. Blades Centennial Memorial Professorship in Nursing
Areas
Nursing Research;
Public Health;
Tenured/Tenure Track
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PhD, RN, ACNP, AOCNP
Assistant Professor
Office location
NUR 3.434
Curriculum Vitae
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Areas
Adult Health;
Nursing Research;
Tenured/Tenure Track
Expertise
Ethics;
Interprofessional Health;
Palliative Care/Hospice;
Prevention/Wellness;
Resilience/Mindfulness
![Dr. Kavita Radhakrishnan](/sites/default/files/styles/utexas_image_style_500w_500h/public/2022-12/radhakrishnan_kavita.jpg?itok=-vO6HTQR)
PhD, MSEE, RN, FAAN
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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EdD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN
Denton & Louise Cooley and Family Centennial Professor
Office location
NUR 4.139
Curriculum Vitae
File
lynnrew_cv2023.pdf
(623.75 KB)
Areas
Nursing Research;
Parent/Child;
Public Health;
Tenured/Tenure Track
Expertise
Health Disparities;
Mental Health Nursing Practice
![Dr. Rhee Hyekyun](/sites/default/files/styles/utexas_image_style_500w_500h/public/2022-12/rhee_hyekyun_0.jpg?itok=8G4AmfVm)
PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor
La Quinta Motor Inns, Inc. Centennial Professorship in Nursing
Areas
Nursing Research;
Parent/Child;
Tenured/Tenure Track
Expertise
Chronic Disease/Disability;
Health Disparities;
Pediatric Nursing Practice
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PhD, RN, FAAN
James R. Dougherty Jr. Centennial Professor
Professor
Areas
Adult Health;
Tenured/Tenure Track
Expertise
Chronic Disease/Disability;
Gerontology/Aging;
Health Disparities;
Prevention/Wellness
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PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
Office location
NUR 3.424
Curriculum Vitae
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Areas
Nursing Research;
Public Health;
Tenured/Tenure Track
Expertise
Chronic Disease/Disability;
Health Disparities;
Interprofessional Health
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PhD, RN, CNS, FNAP, FAAN
Professor
Office location
NUR 2.102C
Curriculum Vitae
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Areas
Adult Health;
Advanced Practice;
Nursing Research;
Tenured/Tenure Track
Expertise
Chronic Disease/Disability;
Clinical Nurse Specialist;
Interprofessional Health;
Prevention/Wellness;
Resilience/Mindfulness
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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
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PhD, MBA, RN, AOCN, FAAN
Professor
Office location
NUR 3.408
Curriculum Vitae
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Areas
Nursing Research;
Nursing Systems;
Tenured/Tenure Track
Expertise
Acute Care;
Chronic Disease/Disability;
Clinical Nurse Specialist;
Palliative Care/Hospice;
Quality & Safety
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PhD, RN, FNP-C, FAANP, FAAN
Associate Professor
Office location
NUR 4.131
Curriculum Vitae
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Areas
Advanced Practice;
Mental Health;
Nursing Research;
Tenured/Tenure Track
Expertise
Family Nursing Practitioner;
Prevention/Wellness;
Resilience/Mindfulness
![Dr. Julie Zuniga](/sites/default/files/styles/utexas_image_style_500w_500h/public/2022-12/zuniga_julie.jpg?itok=dvOOlRhj)
PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Professor
Office location
NUR 3.438
Curriculum Vitae
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Areas
Adult Health;
Nursing Research;
Public Health;
Tenured/Tenure Track
Expertise
Chronic Disease/Disability;
Health Disparities