Office for Nursing Research

The Office for Nursing Research (ONR) supports the UW School of Nursing’s research mission to advance nursing science. UW is among the top ranked Schools of Nursing in research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), with six centers of excellence and more than 185 active and pending research projects.

Learn about the history of research at UW School of Nursing.

Consultation services

Our consultants assist faculty researchers with statistics, research design and data analysis. Learn more.

• Schedule a consultation appointment through the online calendar. If you have questions, please email onrhelp@uw.edu.
• Schedule a modeling party.

Grant services

ONR provides grant application support for School of Nursing faculty, including holding research training sessions, providing information about preparing grant applications as well as finding funding opportunities. Learn more.

Laboratory services

ONR offers the use of our labs, expertise and testing services to researchers at the UW and across the United States. Learn more.

Research for lunch

The Office for Nursing Research hosts Research for Lunch as a venue for researchers to share their expertise and disseminate their research findings. All members of the UW and surrounding community are invited to attend. Learn more about upcoming topics.

Our team

For general inquiries, please email onrhelp@uw.edu.

Administration and grant services

JoAnne D. Whitney, PhD, RN, CWCN, FAAN

Associate Dean for Research
joiewhit@uw.edu

Sarah Zangrillo

Manager, ONR
szangril@uw.edu

Consultation services

Robert L. Burr, MSEE, PhD

Bioengineer, Research Professor, Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Informatics
bobburr@uw.edu

Kevin Cain, PhD

Research & Biostatistical Consultant
cain@uw.edu

Adrian Dobra, PhD

Associate Professor, Statistics
adobra@uw.edu

Ken Pike, PhD

Research consultant
kenpike@uw.edu

Laboratory services

Ernie Tolentino

Research Scientist, Lab Manager
etolenti@uw.edu