Health systems-level initiatives and strategies aim to improve the institutions and resources surrounding healthcare.

UI College of Nursing faculty work to promote better health systems through improvements in healthcare quality, provider and patient safety and efficiency, and promotion of evidence-based practice.

Funded Centers/Projects

  • University of Iowa Center for Nursing Classification and Clinical Effectiveness
  • The Iowa Model Collaborative
  • Unresolved Issues in Newborn Screening: Quantifying the Harms of a False positive Result (R01HD095068). Co-I: Daack-Hirsch, PI: Tarini, Children’s Research Institute
  • Assuring medication safety in k-12 schools: Implementation and evaluation of electronic school medication administration record eSMAR (R18HS029292) PI: Farag
  • Patient, nurse, and event characteristics associated with nurse judgments about safety concerns conveyed by inpatients in minority and other health disparity populations (R21MD016139). PI: Groves
  • Behavioral Economic and Staffing Strategies To Increase Adoption of the ABCDEF Bundle in the ICU (BEST-ICU) (UG3HL165740). Co-I: Krupp, MPI: Balas/Vasilevskis, UNMC
  • Iron-CLAD: securely advancing AoU participant characterization with proven platforms and collaborations (OT2OD036113). Co-I: Madlock-Brown, MPI: Haendel/Chute/Moffitt/Pfaff, U Colorado

College of Nursing donor supported grants

  • Sigma Theta Tau-Gamma Chapter Grant
  • Jo Ellen Ross Research Fund

Research Faculty

Heather Bair

Heather Bair, DNP, ARNP, CRNA, CHSE, FAANA

Title/Position
Associate Professor (Clinical)
Associate Director, Anesthesia Nursing Program
Jacinda L. Bunch

Jacinda L. Bunch, PhD, RN, SANE-A, NREMT

Title/Position
Assistant Professor (Clinical)
Senior Advisor, SIM-IA Program
Amany Farag

Amany Farag, PhD, RN

Title/Position
Associate Professor
Co-Director, VA Quality Scholars Program, Iowa City VA
Patricia Groves

Patricia Groves, PhD, RN

Title/Position
Associate Professor
Director, MSN-CNL Program
Keela Herr

Keela Herr, PhD, RN, FAAN, AGSF, FGSA

Title/Position
Kelting Professor in Nursing Emerita
Co-Director, Csomay Center for Gerontological Excellence
Maria (Lindell) Joseph

M. Lindell Joseph, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAONL

Title/Position
Professor (Clinical)
Director, DNP & MSN Health Systems: Administration/Executive Leadership programs
Editor-In-Chief, Nurse Leader, the Official Journal of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (2025)
Francis Kuehnle

Francis Kuehnle, MSN, RN

Title/Position
Assistant Professor of Practice (Instructional)
Cormac O'Sullivan

Cormac O'Sullivan, PhD, ARNP, CRNA, FAANA

Title/Position
Professor (Clinical)
Director, Anesthesia Nursing Program
Senior Advisor, SIM-IA Program
Lisa Segre

Lisa Segre, PhD

Title/Position
Professor
Distinguished Scholar in Nursing Science
Marianne Smith

Marianne Smith, PhD, RN, FAAN

Title/Position
Associate Professor Emeritus
Anita Stineman

Anita Stineman, PhD, RN

Title/Position
Professor (Clinical) Emeritus