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