Faculty
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PhD, RN, WHNP
Clinical Associate Professor
Office location
NUR 4.135
Curriculum Vitae
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Area
Parent/Child
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DNP, APRN, NNP-BC, CNE
Clinical Assistant Professor
Office location
NUR 4.132
Curriculum Vitae
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Areas
Advanced Practice;
Parent/Child
Expertise
Acute Care;
Quality & Safety
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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
PhD, RN
Clinical Assistant Professor
Area
Parent/Child
Expertise
Acute Care;
Pediatric Nursing Practice
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DNP, APRN, CPNP AC/PC
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Area
Parent/Child
Expertise
Pediatric Nursing Practice
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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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DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC
Clinical Assistant Professor
Areas
Advanced Practice;
Parent/Child
Expertise
Pediatric Nursing Practice;
Prevention/Wellness
DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, PMHS, CNEcl
Clinical Assistant Professor
Office location
NUR 4.142
Curriculum Vitae
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Area
Parent/Child
Expertise
Pediatric Nursing Practice
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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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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
![Rachel Haungs](/sites/default/files/styles/utexas_image_style_500w_500h/public/faculty-photos/huangs_rachel.jpg?itok=Ix8fb6Xv)
DNP, RN, CPN
Clinical Assistant Professor
Office location
NUR 5.140
Curriculum Vitae
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Area
Parent/Child
Expertise
Pediatric Nursing Practice
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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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DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC
Clinical Assistant Professor
Office location
NUR 5.142
Curriculum Vitae
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Areas
Advanced Practice;
Parent/Child
Expertise
Pediatric Nursing Practice;
Resilience/Mindfulness
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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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MSN, APRN, NNP-BC
Clinical Instructor
Area
Parent/Child
Expertise
Family Health;
Pediatric Nursing Practice
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PhD, MSN, RNC-OB
Clinical Assistant Professor
Graduate Advisor
Office location
NUR 5.141
NUR 2.410
Curriculum Vitae
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Area
Parent/Child
Expertise
Acute Care;
Nursing Simulation;
Women's Health
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RN, MSN
Clinical Instructor
Areas
Parent/Child;
Public Health
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PhD, RN
Clinical Assistant Professor
Office location
NUR 5.151
Curriculum Vitae
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Areas
Parent/Child;
Public Health
Expertise
Quality & Safety;
Women's Health
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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
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lynnrew_cv2023.pdf
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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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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, APRN, CNM, PMHNP-BC
Clinical Instructor
Area
Parent/Child
Expertise
Mental Health Nursing Practice;
Women's Health
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DNP, RN
Clinical Assistant Professor
Office location
NUR 5.140
Curriculum Vitae
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Areas
Parent/Child;
Public Health
Expertise
Health Disparities;
Nursing Simulation;
Prevention/Wellness;
Women's Health
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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, 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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RN, EdD, MPH
Luci B. Johnson Centennial Professor
Office location
NUR 4.147 | NUR 3.440
Curriculum Vitae
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Area
Parent/Child
Expertise
Prevention/Wellness;
Women's Health
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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