Mari F Tietze

Mari F Tietze is a Professor and Myrna R. Pickard Endowed Professor at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) College of Nursing and Health Innovation (CONHI). She leads the graduate certificate and master’s in nursing (MSN) Health Informatics program and represents nursing in UTA’s Multi-Interprofessional Center for Health Informatics (MICHI). Her expertise spans nursing informatics, health equity, robotics in healthcare, and EHR optimization. Dr. Tietze earned her PhD from Texas Woman’s University, with earlier degrees from Washburn and Kansas Universities. She holds Fellowships in the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (FHIMSS) and the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN).

Education:

• PhD in Nursing, Texas Woman's University (2002)
• MSN in Nursing, University of Kansas (1986)
• BSN in Nursing, Washburn University (1977)

Research Interests: Focuses on nurses' EHR experiences, health equity, and robotics in nursing. Her work includes statewide studies on nurse-EHR interactions and co-authorship of the AJN Book of the Year-winning textbook Nursing Informatics for the Advanced Practice Nurse.

Grants & Awards: Recent grants include NIH-funded projects on cardiovascular health equity and pain management. Awards include the 2023 CONHI Teaching Mentor Award and recognition as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing. She chairs committees on telehealth, health IT policy, and workforce development.

Advising & Mentorship: Mentors numerous graduate students in informatics, telehealth, and health equity research. Leads curricular redesign initiatives and supports over 20+ DNP and PhD projects annually.

Labs & Collaborations: Directs the CONHI Health Informatics programs and collaborates with interdisciplinary teams on projects like TExBioMed and the GET PHIT initiative. Engages in national/international conferences on health informatics education and policy.