Faculty Directory
To learn more about our faculty, their expertise and focus areas, search below. For staff, visit the UW-wide directory, select “Department” from the drop-down, and enter Nurs: into the search bar. For senior leadership and advisory members, visit our leadership page.
Maggie Ellings
Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing
Affiliate Instructor I graduated with my BSN/RN as a joint degree from Whitworth University and Washington State University and worked as an oncology staff RN in various inpatient hospital settings…...View Full Profile
Avanti AdhiaScD
Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing
Assistant Professor, Department of Child, Family, and Population Health NursingAdjunct Assistant Professor, Department of EpidemiologyAffiliate, Firearm Injury & Policy Research ProgramAffiliate, Center for Studies in Demography and EcologyDr. Avanti Adhia…...View Full Profile
Maria E. Bleil
Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing
Maria Bleil, PhD, is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing. She is an affiliate faculty member at the Center for Studies in…...View Full Profile
Kristen Childress
Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing
I have been a nurse practitioner since 2004 and am currently certified by the ANCC as a Family Nurse Practitioner and by the AANP as an Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner. I…...View Full Profile
Tamara Cyhan Cunitz
Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing
Affiliate Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Child, Family, and Population Health NursingAffiliate Faculty, Center for Health Sciences Interprofessional Education, Research, and PracticeCo-Founder, Health Outreach Coordinator, Nashi Immigrants Health Boardhttps://nashisupport.com/about-us/ Tamara…...View Full Profile
Jill Eckerdt
Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing
Teaching AssociateClinical Specialist in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Nursing Jill joins the University after a distinguished 25+ year career as a school nurse. Before relocating to Seattle, she worked…...View Full Profile
Josephine Ensign
Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing
Professor, University of Washington, School of NursingDepartment of Psychosocial and Community HealthAffiliate Faculty, University of Washington Certificate Program in Public ScholarshipAdjunct Professor, University of Washington, School of Arts and Sciences,…...View Full Profile
Jonika Hash - she, her
Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing
Assistant Professor My research sits at the intersection of early life stress, sleep, and infant mental health. I obtained my PhD in nursing science from the University of Washington and…...View Full Profile
Miriam Kathleen Hirschstein
Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing
Teaching AssociateAffiliate Assistant Professor, University of Washington School of Nursing Dr. Miriam Hirschstein is a senior research scientist and the Director of Evaluation at the Barnard Center for Infant Mental…...View Full Profile
Amy J Howells
Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing
Associate Teaching ProfessorPediatric Nurse Practitioner, Section of Critical Care Medicine, Seattle Children’s Hospital I began my nursing career in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) in 2000. After gaining experience,…...View Full Profile
kathleen Gasper leach
Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing
Clinical Instructor The first 15 years of my career were dedicated to serving as a primary care provider at various family practices in Snohomish County while raising my children. In…...View Full Profile
Frances M LewisPh.D., MSN, MA, BSN
Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing
The UW Medical Center Endowed Professor in NursingAffiliate, Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center I bring over 25 years of experience in describing, statistically modeling, and designing…...View Full Profile