Top 20 Nursing School for NIH Funding Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston rose 20 positions year over year in the rankings of nursing schools that received funding from the National Institutes of Health in 2023. The school ranks No. 1 in Texas and No. 18 nationally. Get the details about our funded research. Read More Research Faculty Get to know our nurse scientists, and find one whose interests align with your own. Research Projects Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston faculty are improving health care for all through innovative research in varied areas of study. Learn more. Smart Apartment Researchers use this laboratory to test technologies to help older adults live independently. Laboratory Services We support scientific research for faculty and students through editorial support, statistical consultations, laboratory services, and more. Meet our Scientific Editor Someone like Markeda Wade is seldom seen at nursing schools. As a full-time scientific editor, her services are available to any faculty member working on a grant, publication, or presentation. Learn more. Read More Cizik School of Nursing Research News Santa Maria receives Presidential Award Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston Dean Diane Santa Maria receives Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. Aging-in-Place grant proposals due Feb. 21 Cizik Nursing Research Institute to award two grants for research conducted in the Smart Apartment at Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston. Whisenant named PhD Director Meagan Whisenant, PhD, APRN, leads research-focused doctoral program at the state’s top nursing school for NIH-funded research. Healthy relationships help prevent dating violence Melissa Peskin, PhD, and Belinda Hernandez, PhD, MPH, featured in Carla Diaz-Lewis Domestic Violence Lecture Series. Youth Firearm Injuries Assistant Professor Annalyn DeMello receives NIH grant to study psychosocial, cognitive, and behavior affects on gunshot survivors. UTHealth Houston establishes Cizik Nursing Research Institute Funded by an endowment from Jane and Robert Cizik, institute to help nurse scientists advance meaningful programs of research. Advancing chronic pain management Professor Jennifer Kawi receives U-series grant to test pain self-management app in rural areas. Roybal grant funds elder mistreatment research center Award is university’s first from program funded by the National Institute on Aging. Top 20 in NIH Funding The nursing school’s ranking rose 20 positions year over year, making it the top nursing school in Texas for NIH-funded research. More News Research Resources Department of Nursing Research Research Faculty Funded Research Projects Center for Nursing Research Biosciences Laboratory Smart Apartment
