Our research mission is bold and inclusive: We seek to transform the discipline of nursing through research, practice and partnerships, and to contribute to the social advancement and health of Tennessee, the nation and the world.
Improving the lives of patients with chronic illnesses through innovation in diagnosis, treatment and long-term management
Developing new ways to use technology to create better patient outcomes
Finding the root causes and solutions for inequalities, such as access to health care, quality of health care, health outcomes and health behaviors, and resources needed to achieve health and wellness
Improving the care of patients with serious illness and their loved ones
Enhancing the health and well-being of women, infants, children and families
Developing new pedagogy and best practices to enhance student learning and support faculty educators
Vanderbilt’s signature areas fall under the aegis of the Center for Research Development and Scholarship, led by Mariann Piano, Senior Associate Dean for Research.
From our HRSA grant guidebook to working with the IRB, this repository holds all the how-tos, templates, timelines and SOPs to support your research
School of Nursing research facilities include lab and office space, conference rooms, research interview rooms and a dedicated clinical outpatient research clinic at nearby Wesley Place. Contact Ellen Smogur to reserve classrooms, conference rooms and lab space at VUSN. For Wesley Place Clinic access and scheduling, contact Daien Sanchez.
The Vanderbilt Center for Research on Inequality and Health is a trans-institutional collaboration between the School of Nursing and College of Arts and Science. The center was born out of Discovery Vanderbilt, the university’s ambitious effort to pursue bold new ideas through disciplined, rigorous inquiry. Its scholars conduct cutting-edge, multi-disciplinary research to understand the causes and consequences of health-related inequalities. It brings together deep scholarly strengths in population health science; LGBTQ+ health policy; gun violence; and economic and social inequality—and explores how they impact health.