Marianne Baernholdt

Marianne Baernholdt currently serves as Dean and Professor at the University of Virginia, a position held since August 2022. Prior to this, Marianne held several roles at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from August 2019 to July 2022, including Interim Associate Dean of Research for the School of Nursing and Director of the PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center in Quality and Safety Education in Nursing and Midwifery. Marianne also served as Professor and Director of the Langston Center for Quality, Safety, and Innovation at Virginia Commonwealth University from August 2014 to August 2019. Earlier in their career, Marianne worked at the University of Virginia from August 2005 to July 2014 as Director of the Rural and Global Healthcare Center and Associate Professor in the School of Nursing and Department of Public Health Sciences. Marianne's educational background includes a PhD in Nursing from the University of Pennsylvania and various degrees in nursing and public health from esteemed institutions, highlighting a strong commitment to quality in rural and global healthcare education.