Faculty Research Expertise

The School of Nursing consistently makes a significant impact across various research areas. Our faculty are dedicated to advancing scholarly contributions throughout the patient lifespan, producing groundbreaking studies in diverse fields such as population health, translational research, implementation science, precision health, nursing education, and the social determinants of health and health disparities. The School of Nursing is committed to engaging, collaborating, and advancing health research.

This sun chart highlights the diverse areas of expertise among the School of Nursing (SON) faculty

This graphic highlights five primary areas of faculty expertise among School of Nursing faculty, which advances Holistic Nursing Care Across the Patient Lifespan: 

  • Population Health,
  • Precision Health,
  • Nursing Education,
  • Social Determinants of Health and Health Disparities, and
  • Translational Research and Implementation Science, 

For a more detailed view of how different faculty expertise specialties fit into these primary areas, see the full sunburst graphic.

If you have any feedback on this faculty expertise page, please email SON-ONRS@uthscsa.edu.

Student Opportunities

Student Assistant

  • Job description:
    • Assist with data input and reporting to HRSA electronic handbook. Assist with student activity tracking.
    • Assist with editing/updating non-academic CANVAS course.
  • Skills and Qualifications: Excel, CANVAS, organization
  • Number of Hours per week: 8 to16 hours
  • Employment term: Temporary through 8/31/26
  • Start Date: 11/10/25
  • Email resumes to schwabk@uthsca.edu and marquezm5@uthscsa.edu

Graduate Research Assistant

  • Job description:
    • Responsible for data cleaning, data merging, data management, and conducting analyses using multiple national CMS datasets under the supervision of Dr. Wang. These datasets will arrive in a physical form (e.g., in a thumb drive). The files need to be extracted, cleaned, merged, and built into datasets ready for analysis.
  • Skills and Qualifications:
    • Cleaning and merging large CMS datasets. Conduct of analysis using merged datasets. Proficiency with Stata, SAS, R, or other statistical software suitable for large data analysis.
  • Number of Hours per week: 19.5
  • Employment term: Temporary 1 Year
  • Start Date: 11/10/25
  • Additional Information: This position will be ideal for individuals who are seeking employment in data science fields or academia. Opportunity to join and lead manuscripts at high-impact journals. Dr. Wang is a national leader in aging and is willing to mentor the student in further academic and career growth.
  • Email resumes to wangj17@uthscsa.edu and marquezm5@uthscsa.edu

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