Breadcrumb Home Announcement Announcement Faculty 2025 brings new faculty faces to the UCLA School of Nursing UCLA Nursing welcomes new faculty members January 20, 2025 1 min read Faculty American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities names Dr. Lauren Clark a 2026 Fellow The UCLA Joe C. Wen School of Nursing’s Shapiro Family Endowed Chair in Developmental Disabilities Studies, Lauren Clark, named 2026 AAIDD Fellow. May 11, 2026 1 min read Faculty, Research Anthony Tolentino selected for NIH All of Us Data Fellows Program UCLA Joe C. Wen School of Nursing Assistant Professor Anthony Tolentino has been selected as a Data Fellow in the NIH All of Us Program. March 24, 2026 1 min read Faculty Barbara Bates-Jensen named interim dean of UCLA Joe C. Wen School of Nursing Bates-Jensen to begin after Dean Lin Zhan concludes her term on July 31, 2026 April 22, 2026 2 min read Faculty Charlene Niemi co-authors new nursing education book The Nurse Educator: Teaching with the Times is designed to support nurse educators in navigating the evolving landscape of nursing education. December 11, 2025 1 min read Faculty Dean Lin Zhan appointed to serve on the Academy’s International Fellow Selection Committee The American Academy of Nursing (AAN) has announced the appointment of Dean Lin Zhan, PhD, RN, FAAN, as Advisor to the International Fellow Selection Committee. November 13, 2025 1 min read Dr. Charlene Niemi co-authors latest edition of public health nursing textbook Nursing faculty member co-authors new textbook April 28, 2025 1 min read Faculty Dr. Kia Skrine Jeffers to represent nursing within the American Public Health Association UCLA Joe C. Wen School of Nursing Assistant Professor Kia Skrine Jeffers, PhD, RN, PHN, has been elected as an APHA Governing Councilor. February 19, 2026 1 min read Faculty Dr. Mary Rezk-Hanna appointed Assistant Editor to Nursing Outlook UCLA Joe C. Wen School of Nursing Associate Professor Mary Rezk-Hanna has been named Assistant Editor of Nursing Outlook. February 23, 2026 1 min read Faculty, Honors and Awards Gerardo Flores named to Jonas Scholar Alumni Council UCLA Joe C. Wen School of Nursing Assistant Teaching Professor Gerardo Flores has been appointed to the 2025 -2027 Jonas Scholar Alumni Council. September 25, 2025 1 min read Faculty In Memoriam: Remembering Dr. Donna McNeese-Smith Donna McNeese-Smith, RN, EdD, CNAA, a professor emerita at the UCLA Joe C. Wen School of Nursing, has passed away at the age of 86. December 17, 2025 1 min read Faculty, Honors and Awards Manpreet Sidhu appointed Educational Affairs Co-Chair for CANP Board of Directors UCLA Joe C. Wen School of Nursing lecturer Manpreet Sidhu has been appointed to serve as the Educational Affairs Co-Chair for CANP Board of Directors. September 24, 2025 1 min read Faculty, Research New study of nurse practitioner regulations and child mental healthcare New study to examine how state nurse practitioner supervision requirements affect children's access to mental healthcare. May 15, 2026 1 min read Students, Research Now Recruiting Study Participants: Lupus & the Los Angeles Wildfires Recruiting study participants for this UCLA research study April 07, 2026 1 min read Faculty, Research Nursing assistant professor selected for NIH Artificial Intelligence consortium Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare January 30, 2025 1 min read
