News from Cizik School of Nursing

Dean Diane Santa Maria is among 32 world-renowned nurse researchers honored by Sigma Theta Tau.

Associate Professor Mary Ellen Trail Ross, DrPH, MSN, RN, GCNS-BC, reflects on her passion for caring for older adults – and sharing that passion with the next generation of nurses - in this Women's History Month feature.

Assistant Professors Rebecca Tsusaki, PhD, APRN, WHNP-BC, IBCLC, and Padmavathy Ramaswamy, PhD, MSN, MPH, FNP-C, recently received seed grants from The University of Texas Kenneth L. Shine Academy of Health Science Education to pursue innovations in nursing education.

PhD student Jamie Lynn Gilley, MSN, APRN, NNP-BC, recently won third place in the Southern Nursing Research Society (SNRS) 2022 Annual Conference Top Student Poster Session for her research into congenital diaphragmatic hernia pulmonary hypertension.

Instructors Kennessa Landry, MSN, RN, and Cynthia Young, MSN, RN, are taking on new leadership roles as cohort coordinators within the Department of Undergraduate Studies at Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston.

Dr. Daphne Hernandez leads interdisciplinary program to prevent obesity and chronic diseases.