Amy Walker PhD, RN

Associate Professor

I received my Master’s of Science in Nursing at Vanderbilt University in 1997. From 1997- 2003 I worked primarily in pediatric critical care and hospice settings. I then started the PhD Program at Oregon Health & Science University and graduated in Summer 2008. I did a postdoctoral fellowship at UCSF from 2008-2010. Since completion, I have been an assistant professor at University of Washington.

Since then I have been teaching in the undergraduate program and developing a program of research focused on families facing childhood cancer.

Education

BA, Mount Holyoke College, 1992
MSN, Vanderbilt University, 1997
PhD, Oregon Health and Science University, 2008

What classes do you teach?

Coordinator, Undergraduate Pediatric Clinical NCLIN 403
NURS 401 Care and Illness I

What do you love about the UW School of Nursing?

I love the diversity of our students and our rigorous research environment.

Keywords

Department

Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing

Research Areas

Symptom Science
Lifespan Health