Nurse scientist Meghan Mattos explains the SHUTi insomnia intervention to a patient.

Research

Positioning the School as a leader in nursing science, from discovery to translation

The School’s researchers seek to address some of the most pressing health inequities of our time by leading groundbreaking investigations, disseminating findings in ways that impact our local and global communities, and by recruiting and supporting nurse scientists at all career stages. The benefits of nursing science engage all our faculty and learners, supporting diverse scholarly and dissemination efforts. Our undergraduate and graduate curricula require students to engage in research and other scholarly endeavors and by offering opportunities for them to collaborate with mentors and peers to disseminate their work.

  • Meet our faculty researchers
  • $12.5M earned across 56 funded awards (FY ’20-’24)
  • 7 post-doctoral research fellows and post-doctoral-fellow-to-tenure-track faculty members
  • 20 paid undergraduate research interns who work with funded nurse scientists across the summer and academic year

 

Office for Nursing Research
Faculty Research
Student Research Opportunities

Explore Our Work

Social and behavioral scientist Ishan Williams, PhD, FGSA, part of a $25M "Bridge to AI" grant that aims to ensure AI data is equitable and trustworthy, studies aging, dementia, and support systems for family caregivers. 

Ishan Williams

PhD program director Kathryn Laughon, PhD, RN, FAAN, SANE, is a forensic nurse and violence scholar who directs UVA Health's newest emergency arm: an emergency forensic center for victims of violence across the lifespan. 

Kathryn Laughon

Kelley Anderson, PhD, RN, FNP, CHFN, pivoted from ICU into preventative care, earning a new $300K Humana Foundation grant to establish a comprehensive nutrition counseling service for her rural Nelson County neighbors.

Kelley Anderson

Office for Nursing Research Faculty and Staff

Jeanne Alhusen
Associate Dean for Research
UVA Health University Medical Center Endowed Professor of Nursing
(434) 974-0074
Ashley McFadden
Senior Grants Administrator
(434) 243-3975
Souad Benloukil
Clinical Research Coordinator
(434) 924-1328
Stephanie Baca
Grants and Contracts Administrator
(434) 297-6820