The Office of the Dean provides strategic leadership and administrative oversight in fulfilling the mission of the UCSF School of Nursing. The Dean’s Office develops and administers policies in collaboration with School and campus stakeholders, and coordinates and manages administrative, financial, academic, clinical and research operations and activities across departments and programs.
Catherine Waters, PhD, RN, FAAN
Interim Dean, School of Nursing
Sally Bates Endowed Chair in Health Disparities
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
Abbey Alkon, PhD, RN, FAAN
Interim Associate Dean, Research
Cecilia Chang
Associate Dean, Administration and Finance
Mica Estrada, PhD
Associate Dean, Diversity, Inclusion and Outreach
Mary Lynch, DNP, MPH
Associate Dean, Education Programs
Madelyn (Maddy) Pearson, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Senior Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs
Chief Nursing Executive and Vice President of Patient Care Services, UCSF Health
Ivette Becerra-Ortiz, DNP, NP
Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs
Chief of Advanced Practice Providers, UCSF Health
Marianne Biangone, PhD, RN, PHN
Assistant Dean, Curriculum and Program Evaluation
Elizabeth Gatewood, DNP, RN, FNP-C, CNE
Assistant Dean, Educational Technology Innovation
Joe Zavala, PhD
Assistant Dean, Student Affairs
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Office of Academic Affairs
Office of Academic Programs
Office of Administration and Finance
Office of Clinical Affairs
Office of Research
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