Kristin L. Swartz

Kristin L. Swartz is a Senior Research Scientist and Medical Research Consultant at Gundersen Health System since August 2020. Prior to this role, Kristin served as Director of Strategic Programs at Nurses on Boards Coalition and worked as a consultant for Pelvital USA, Inc., focusing on customer experience assessments and pricing studies. Kristin has extensive experience in research and project management, having worked with various institutions including Allina Health, St. Catherine University, and the University of Minnesota, where original qualitative research on musculoskeletal pain in Somali women was conducted as part of a doctoral project. Kristin holds a PhD in Nursing from the University of Minnesota, alongside a Bachelor of Arts degree in Global Studies and Spanish with a minor in Leadership.