Our nurse scientists are devoted to improving the lives of patients and families with a wide variety of robust programs of research. Get to know our faculty members, and find one whose interests align with yours.
More than 20 Department of Research faculty members are conducting research funded by federal and state grants as well as private foundations and intramural sources. Explore our funded research projects.
The Center for Nursing Research provides pre- and post-award services, editorial support, statistical consultation, and a wide range of other services to support faculty.
Nurse scientists at Cizik School of Nursing are supported by UTHealth Houston’s multidisciplinary Cizik Nursing Research Institute, which provides infrastructure, evidence-based mentoring programs, and laboratory facilities.
This nursing-led, multidisciplinary center supports research studies of behavioral and social interventions that aim to reduce exposure to elder mistreatment and its mental and physical impacts on community-dwelling older adults and their caregivers.
Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston Dean Diane Santa Maria receives Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
Cizik Nursing Research Institute to award two grants for research conducted in the Smart Apartment at Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston.
Meagan Whisenant, PhD, APRN, leads research-focused doctoral program at the state’s top nursing school for NIH-funded research.
Melissa Peskin, PhD, and Belinda Hernandez, PhD, MPH, featured in Carla Diaz-Lewis Domestic Violence Lecture Series.
Assistant Professor Annalyn DeMello receives NIH grant to study psychosocial, cognitive, and behavior affects on gunshot survivors.
Funded by an endowment from Jane and Robert Cizik, institute to help nurse scientists advance meaningful programs of research.
Professor Jennifer Kawi receives U-series grant to test pain self-management app in rural areas.
Award is university’s first from program funded by the National Institute on Aging.
The nursing school’s ranking rose 20 positions year over year, making it the top nursing school in Texas for NIH-funded research.