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Allison R. Webel
PhD, RN, FAAN

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awebel@uw.edu

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Professor

Associate Dean for Research & Innovation
Vice Chair for Research, Child, Family & Population Health Nursing
Editor in Chief, Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing

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Associate Dean of Research & Innovation
Aljoya Endowed Professor in Aging
Editor in Chief, Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
Co-Chair, International HIV Nursing Research Network

Dr. Webel’s clinical research laboratory is dedicated to generating high-quality evidence to help individuals with HIV live and age well, with a particular focus on diet and exercise interventions. She has extensively published in this field, with over 180 peer-reviewed manuscripts addressing HIV and aging, behavioral science, and global health. Her research has been supported by institutions including the National Institute for Nursing Research, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the American Heart Association, Andy Hill Foundation, Gilead Sciences, and the National Institute on Aging.

Building on her early clinical experiences in public and global health, Dr. Webel has spent the past 15 years developing a robust research portfolio aimed at improving the lives of adults with HIV. Trained as an interdisciplinary scientist during her predoctoral and postdoctoral studies, she continues to lead and collaborate with interdisciplinary research teams in the United States and globally.

Her research lab is currently coordinating the PROSPER-HIV study, the largest longitudinal study to date examining the impact of physical activity and diet on the symptom experience of adults living with HIV. Additionally, Dr. Webel co-leads the EXTRA-CVD study, a multisite implementation science study testing a nurse-led intervention to reduce blood pressure and cholesterol in adults with HIV, and the HEALTH study, a multisite clinical trial evaluating the effects of high-intensity interval training on fatigue and physical function in older adults with HIV.

  • Research Interests: HIV
  • Research Interests: Healthy Aging
  • Research Interests: Mixed Methods
  • Research Interests: Global Health
  • Health Equity
  • Innovative Interventions
  • Lifespan Health
  • Symptom Science
  • Ph.D. in Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, 2009
  • Certificate, Case Western Reserve University, Weatherhead School of Business, 2021
  • M.S.N., University of California, San Francisco, 2009
  • Certificate, University of California, San Francisco, 2008
  • B.A., The Ohio State University, 2004
  • B.S.N., The Ohio State University, 2004
  • Registered Nurse, 2021, Washington
  • Registered Nurse, 2009, Ohio
Awards, Honors, & Badges
  • University of Washington School of Nursing Research Mentorship Award, 2023/06,

  • Ajoya Endowed Professor in Aging, 2023/06,

  • Research Article of the Year, Council on Cardiovascular Nursing, 2018/06, American Heart Association

  • Fellow, American Academy of Nursing, 2018/06,

  • Mid-Career Investigator Award, Health of Diverse Populations Research Interest Group, 2018/06, Midwest Nursing Research Society

  • Third Place, American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year, Consumer Category, 2017/06,

  • Mentee, American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing Early Stage Investigator Grant Proposal, 2015/06,

  • Protégé, American Psychological Association Cyber Mentoring Program, 2015/06,

  • Mentee, CFAR Social and Behavioral Science Research Network 8th Mentoring Day, 2014/06,

  • Junior Researcher Award, Self-Care Research Interest Group, Midwest Nursing Research Society, 2014/06,

  • UCSF School of Nursing Alumni Association Scholarship, 2008/06,

  • Association of California Nurse Leaders Fellowship, 2008/06,

  • Soroptimist Sierra Pacific Fellowship, 2007/06,

  • American Association of Colleges of Nursing/Monster.com Fellowship, 2006/06,

  • Global Health Leadership Institute, American Medical Student Association, 2006/06,

  • The Ohio State University Outstanding Senior Award, 2004/06,

  • Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship, 2003/06,

  • Policy and Politics in Nursing Fellowship, 2003/06,

  • John Glenn Public Policy Fellowship, 2003/06,

  • Global Leadership Program, 2002/06,

  • Scholar, Ohio Public Health Leadership Institute, 2001/06,

Classes
  • NSG 551: Health Politics and Policy
  • NURS 420: Community and Public Health Nursing
Grants
  • Examining the effect of High-intensity Exercise to Attenuate Cognitive function Limitations and Train exercise Habits in older people living with HIV (HEALTHCog), University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Impact of Physical Activity Routines and Dietary Intake on the Longitudinal Symptom Experience of the people living with HIV (PROSPER-HIV), National Institute of Nursing Research
  • Intramuscular vs. Enteral Penicillin Prophylaxis to Prevent Progression of Latent Rheumatic Heart Disease: A non-inferiority randomized trial (GOALIE), Children's Hospital Medical Center
  • Are Interventions Supporting Physical ACtivity modified by the Environment (InSPACE)?, Seattle Children's Hospital