Colleen Marzilli, Ph.D., DNP, MBA, APRN, FNP-BC, NEA-BC, CNE, PHNA-BC, CCM, MedSurg-BC, FNAP
Colleen Marzilli, PhD, DNP, MBA, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE, NEA-BC, PHNA-BC, CCM, MedSurg-BC, FNAP is a passionate nurse educator and researcher. She is an alumna of The University of Texas at Tyler and The University of Tennessee Health Science Center at Memphis. She is a professor of nursing and the graduate program coordinator. She teaches and serves undergraduate and graduate nursing students while conducting research in cultural competence, health disparities, health systems issues, nursing issues, and leadership. She empowers students and promotes student success by serving students as a role model for professionalism and excellence, including cultural competence and implicit bias. She has numerous publications, book chapters, podium and poster presentations, grants, and has given lectures internationally. She serves the profession as a peer-reviewer for several research journals, grants, and conferences. She also serves the community as a family nurse practitioner providing care to those in need.
She has led in many capacities including on the board of UT Health East Texas; Sigma, the International Honor Society for Nursing; Texas Nurses Association; and the Global Education Development Institute. She is an alumna of Leadership Women Texas 2018, Leadership Women Pipeline, and Leadership Tyler Class 32.
Most Recent Publications
Gunawan, J., Aungsuroch, Y., Fisher, M.L., Marzilli, C., Nazliansyah, AF., & Hastuti, E. (2023). Refining core competencies of first-line managers in the hospital context: A qualitative study. International Journal of Nursing Sciences. https://doi.org/10.
Gunawan, J., Aungsuroch, Y., Fisher, M.L., Marzilli, C., Nazliansyah, N., & Sykarma, A. (2022). Identifying and understanding challenges to inform new approaches to improve vaccination rates: A qualitative study in Indonesia. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 55, 11-21.
Gunawan, J., Aungsuroch, Y., Watson, J., & Marzilli, C. (2022). Nursing administration: Watson’s theory of human caring. Nursing Science Quarterly, 35, 235-243.
