Gia Mudd-Martin, PhD, MPH, RN, FAHA, FAAN
Associate Dean of Research and Nursing Science, and Smith Professor of Nursing Research
Dr. Gia Mudd-Martin is a nationally recognized community engaged researcher whose work is guided by principles of community-based participatory research. She engages with rural, Appalachian, and Latino/Latina, communities across Kentucky and the nation who have a high burden of chronic disease to reduce disease risk and improve health outcomes. Her research has been funded by the NIH, the CDC, and other state and national organizations. Complementing her research, Dr. Mudd-Martin is Director of the Community Engagement and Research Core of the UK Center for Clinical and Translational Science and Co-Lead of the UK Superfund Research Center.
Dr. Mudd-Martin has extensively published and presented scholarly work and is dedicated to mentoring the next generation of scientists from nursing and other health disciplines. She is an active member of multiple professional organizations and had a pivotal role in establishing the Appalachian Translational Research Network as a 501c3, for which she continues to serve as a member of the Executive Leadership Committee. She has received multiple awards in recognition of her work including, among others, induction in 2017 as a Fellow of the American Heart Association and in 2022 as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.
Education
- PhD, University of Texas Health Science Center, 2007
- MPH, University of Texas Health Science Center, 2002
- MSN, University of Texas Health Science Center, 2002
- BSN, University of Louisville, 1988
Active Grants
Grant Primary Investigator: Gia Mudd-Martin
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Total Award: $6,000,000
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health All of Us
Past Grants
Grant Primary Investigator: Gia Mudd-Martin
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Total Award: $2,570,000
Sponsor: National Institute of Nursing Research and National Institute of Health Office of Director
Grant Primary Investigator: Gia Mudd-Martin
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Total Award: $2,600,000
Sponsor: National Institutes of Nursing, the Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research and the NIH Office of Director
Grant Primary Investigator:
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Total Award: $8,700,000
Sponsor: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Grant Primary Investigator:
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Total Award: $6,000,000
Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, master's degree program in nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice program and post-graduate APRN certificate program at the University of Kentucky College of Nursing is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org).