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.
Carol Dawson-Rose, PhD, RN, FAAN
Dean and Styles Professor of Nursing
Associate Vice Chancellor for Nursing Affairs
James P. and Marjorie A. Livingston Chair in Nursing Excellence
Abbey Alkon, PhD, RN
Interim Associate Dean, Research
To Be Announced
Associate Dean, Administration and Finance
Mica Estrada, PhD
Associate Dean, Diversity, Inclusion and Outreach
Mary Lynch, DNP, MPH
Associate Dean, Education Programs
Catherine Waters, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
Sally Bates Endowed Chair in Health Disparities
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
Assistant Dean, Educational Technology Innovation
Joe Zavala, PhD
Assistant Dean, Student Affairs
Justin Pohl, MEd
Chief Strategic Officer
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