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Students gain advanced knowledge of model health-care systems; effective, efficient and responsive health-care policy; organizational change practices; informatics; implementation science; effective leadership; community health; public health; nutrition; biostatistics; epidemiology; gerontology; rural health; and health disparities. Students graduate with qualitative and quantitative skills necessary for professional research and teaching in health-care and health policy. The doctoral program prepares graduates as health-care and health policy leaders and nurse faculty/researchers at the university level.
School of Nursing
Admissions and Fellowship Information
Space Available: Jun 1, 2025
Continuing Student Fellowship: Jan 15, 2025
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Program Contact Information
Primary Program Contacts
Program Coordinator
Estephany Ascencio - Sanchez
eascenciosanchez@ucdavis.edu
Admissions Coordinator
Katharine Leyva
(916) 734-7720 | HS-SONAdmissions@ucdavis.edu
Program Coordinator for Current Students
Caroline Miller
(916) 703-3393 | HS-SONStudentServices@ucdavis.edu
Program Coordinator
Jennifer Taylor
jlctaylor@ucdavis.edu
Graduate Group Chair
Laura Van Auker
lvanauker@ucdavis.edu
Additional Contacts
Advisor: General
Piri Ackerman
Nursing Science and Health-Care Leadership (Ph.D.)
(916) 734-2145 | packerman@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Deb Bakerjian
Nursing Science and Health-Care Leadership (Ph.D.)
(916) 734-2145 | dbakerjian@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Janice Bell
Nursing Science and Health-Care Leadership (Ph.D.)
(916) 734-2145 | jfbell@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Julie Bidwell
Nursing Science and Health-Care Leadership (Ph.D.)
(916) 703-3706 | jtbidwell@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Sheryl Catz
Nursing Science and Health-Care Leadership (Ph.D.)
(916) 734-2145 | scatz@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Stephen Cavanagh
Nursing Science and Health-Care Leadership (Ph.D.)
sjcavanagh@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Jessica Draughon Moret
Nursing Science and Health-Care Leadership (Ph.D.)
(916) 734-2145 | jdmoret@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Mark Fedyk
Nursing Science and Health-Care Leadership (Ph.D.)
mfedyk@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Roschelle Frtiz
Nursing Science and Health-Care Leadership (Ph.D.)
rlfritz@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
philippe goldin
Nursing Science and Health-Care Leadership (Ph.D.)
(916) 734-2145 | pgoldin@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Victoria Keeton
Nursing Science and Health-Care Leadership (Ph.D.)
(916) 734-1117 | vfkeeton@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Tae Youn Kim
Nursing Science and Health-Care Leadership (Ph.D.)
(916) 734-2145 | tynkim@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Elizabeth Rice
Nursing Science and Health-Care Leadership (Ph.D.)
(916) 734-2145 | eirice@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Shana Ruggenberg
Nursing Science and Health-Care Leadership (Ph.D.)
sruggenberg@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Leigh Ann Simmons
Nursing Science and Health-Care Leadership (Ph.D.)
lasimm@ucdavis.edu
Internal Fellowship Analyst
Heidi West
(530) 754-9473 | hewest@ucdavis.edu
Senior Academic Advisor
Sarah Hamid
(530) 752-0650 | shamid@ucdavis.edu