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.
Avanti AdhiaScD
Assistant Professor
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
Alisha Bhimani
Assistant Teaching Professor
Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing
Dr. Alisha Bhimani currently serves as an Assistant Teaching Professor at the University of Washington School of Nursing. A certified Family and Emergency Nurse Practitioner, she is dedicated to advancing…...View Full Profile
Kelly Schorling Brewer
Assistant Teaching Professor
Biobehavioral Nursing & Health Informatics
I have over 20 years of nursing experience in both med-surg and mental health settings, with much of my work centered on caring for patients experiencing homelessness and substance use…...View Full Profile
Tamara Cyhan Cunitz
Unpaid Academic
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
Kaboni Whitney GondwePhD, RN
Assistant Professor
Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing
Assistant Professor in Nursing and Midwifery Dr Gondwe received her PhD in Nursing and Doctoral Certificate in Global Health from Duke University in 2018. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship in…...View Full Profile
Jonika Hash - she, her
Assistant Professor
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
Omeid Heidari
Assistant Professor
Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing
Assistant Professor I am an assistant professor in the Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing department, with experience as a bedside nurse, primary and specialty care nurse practitioner, and researcher.…...View Full Profile
Miriam Kathleen Hirschstein
Teaching Associate
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
Associate Teaching Professor
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
Brendan R McDonald
Biobehavioral Nursing & Health Informatics
Prior to my current position, I worked from 2019 to 2023 in an integrated behavioral health setting at the Community Health center of Snohomish County. My first role as a…...View Full Profile
Jerusha N Mogaka
Assistant Professor
Biobehavioral Nursing & Health Informatics
Jerusha N. Mogaka, RN, MPH, PhD, is a nurse-scientist and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Informatics at the University of Washington (UW). Dr. Mogaka’s research focuses…...View Full Profile
Vitor Oliveira
Research Assistant Professor
Biobehavioral Nursing & Health Informatics
Vitor Oliveira is a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Washington School of Nursing and an exercise scientist specializing in cardiometabolic health, muscle quality, and digital lifestyle interventions. His research…...View Full Profile