Anna M McDaniel PhD, RN, FAAN
Dean & Professor
About Anna M McDaniel
Anna M. McDaniel assumed the role of fifth dean of the UF College of Nursing in July 2013. Having most recently served as Associate Dean for Research at the Indiana University School of Nursing, Dean McDaniel has had an accomplished career advancing nursing science and educating new nursing professionals. Dean McDaniel received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing from Ball State University in Indiana and her PhD in Nursing Science from Indiana University. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship in medical informatics from Regenstrief Institute for Health Care. Dean McDaniel has served as a principal investigator or co-investigator on more than $34 million in research grants and contracts and has contributed to more than 120 scientific publications and presentations.
TEACHING
Dean McDaniel’s teaching responsibilities focus on mentoring graduate students in research and evidence-based practice projects.
RESEARCH
Dr. McDaniel’s research has been characterized by the innovative use of information technology to enhance decision-making by clinicians and to promote positive health behaviors in consumers. Her history of funded research focuses on cancer control, from prevention (tobacco prevention and cessation) through survivorship (symptom management).
SERVICE
In addition to her leadership as the Associate Vice-President for Academic-Practice Partnership at UFHealth Shands Hospital, Dean McDaniel serves as the chair of the Florida Association of Colleges of Nursing, as a reviewer for professional journals and scientific meetings, and as ad hoc member of NIH review panels in her areas of research expertise.
Research Profile
Using technology for cancer prevention and control, specifically, the treatment of nicotine dependence.