Nurse scientists at Cizik School of Nursing are supported by UTHealth Houston’s multidisciplinary Cizik Nursing Research Institute (CNRI), which provides infrastructure, evidence-based mentoring programs, and laboratory facilities. Get the details about the Smart Apartmentfor aging-in-place research and the Biobehavioral Health Laboratory.
Research Faculty
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.
Funded Projects
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.
Center for Nursing Research
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.
Roybal Center for Elder Mistreatment Intervention Research
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.
Associate Professor Linda Cole receives Dean’s Research Award to explore how DNP graduates develop leadership skills during their education and apply them in practice.
Assistant Professor Sara Mithani, PhD, RN, receives Department of Defense grant to study how low-level occupational blast exposures affect brain health in veterans and their families.
Assistant Professor Annalynn Galvin, PhD, RN, receives Dean’s Research Award tobetter understand the nutritional needs of pregnant women experiencing homelessness.
