Skip to content
Back to Search

Brenda Kaye Zierler
PhD, RN, RVT, FAAN

Photo of Brenda Kaye Zierler

brendaz@uw.edu

Accepting PhD Students

Chair and Professor

Biobehavioral Nursing & Health Informatics

Profile
Adjunct Professor, Department of Health Services, UW School of Public Health
Adjunct Professor, Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, UW School of Medicine
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education, School of Medicine
Group Health Endowed Professorship
Director of Research, Training and Faculty Development, UW Center for Health Sciences Interprofessional Education, Research, and Practice

I would like to improve the quality and safety of care for patients with cardiovascular disease through developing clinical guidelines, implementing and evaluating team training strategies, and conducting evaluation research of the interventions. My latest efforts are focused on improving collaborative practice in an accountable care organization so that health care teams can co-produce health services with patients and families to meet their goals/needs.
  • Ph.D. in Nursing, University of Washington, School of Nursing, 1996
  • B.S.N., University of Washington, School of Nursing, 1991
  • A.D.N., Skagit Valley Community College, 1980
  • B.Sc., Western Washington University, 1978
Awards, Honors, & Badges
  • Summa cum laude (President’s Honor) , 1980/01, Skagit Valley Jr. College

  • Summa cum laude, 1991/01, University of Washington

    BSN Graduate Award

  • AHRQ Predoctoral Fellowship Health Services, 1996/01, University of Washington School of Public Health

  • Sandra J. Eyres Faculty Appreciation Award, 2008/01, University of Washington School of Nursing Staff Advisory Council

  • Robert Wood Johnson Nurse Executive Fellow, 2011/01,

  • Fellow, 2011/01, American Academy of Nursing

  • Interprofessional Education (IPE) Scholar, 2015/01, University of Washington Health Sciences Center

  • Chair-Elect, 2014/01, American Interprofessional Health Collaborative

    2013-2014

  • Chair, 2015/01, American Interprofessional Health Collaborative

    2014-2015

  • Excellence in Leadership Annual Award, 2014/01, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, University of California at Davis

  • Distinguished Researcher Award, 2016/01, University of Washington School of Nursing Annual Recognition

  • Co-Director for UW School of Nursing’s collaboration with Pan American Health Organization, 2018/01,

    2016-2018

  • Nexus Award from National Center for Interprofessional Practice & Education, 2017/01,

  • Communities in Schools in Seattle, Annual Luncheon, Featured Speaker, 2009/01,

  • Nursing Students of Washington State (NSWS) Annual Convention, Keynote Speaker, 2010/01,

    Interprofessional Education and Practice: The Future of Nursing.

  • Nominee for University of Washington’s David B. Thorud Leadership Award, 2014/01, University of Washington

  • Nominee for University of Washington’s David B. Thorud Leadership Award , 2018/01, University of Washington

  • Top Score: CTSA Great Team Science Contest , 2018/01,

    Engineering Innovation in Health: Interdisciplinary teams solving unmet health challenges with technical solutions.

  • Geraldine (Polly) Bednash Lectureship Award, 2019/03, American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Annual Dean’s Meeting

  • Washington State Nurse’s Association Innovative Educator Award, 2019/01, WSNA Annual Awards Dinner

  • Keynote Speaker – “Leading Team-based Care” at Kaiser Permanente , 2019/01, Washington’s Annual Nursing Best Practice Conference.

Classes
  • NMETH 450: Informatics, Patient Safety, and Quality Improvement
  • NURS 587: Leadership and Team Science Seminar
  • NURS 599: Selected Readings in Nursing Science
  • NURS 610: Teaching Practicum