Azita Emami is a Linda Koch Lorimer Professor and the Dean of Nursing at

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since 2023. She is the former Robert G. and Jean A. Reid Dean of Nursing at the

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from 2018 to 2023. She is also a Fellow of the

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Early life and education

Emami was born in

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and emigrated to

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as a child. She earned a bachelor's degree at the

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in 1993 and a master's degree from the

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in 1994. She completed a doctorate at

in 2000. After earning her doctorate degree, Emami remained at the

as a postdoctoral fellow. She was made an associate professor in 2001.

Career

Emami was made Professor at the

in 2006, where she specialised in the care of the

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. She studied the experiences of Iranian immigrants in Sweden. She also looked at student nurses' experience of cross-cultural care. Emami served as Dean of the School of Nursing at

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from 2008. Here she emphasised the importance of excellent teaching and clinical practise, as well as focussing on student experiences. She launched a curriculum review in 2011, achieving the reaccreditation of the

College of Nursing. She was elected the Dean of Nursing at the

in 2013. The School of Nursing had struggled with low morale and a lack of trust for several years. She established the Center for Global Health Nursing at the

in 2016. In 2018 she launched a multi-disciplinary training program for nurses, providing social justice and practical skills to achieve health equity. Emami is on the editorial board of the Journal of Global Qualitative Nursing Research. She is a member of the

Expert Panel on Global Nursing & Health. She was selected as one of the most influential Deans of Nursing in the United States. Amami also serves on the board of directors of the

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. S he has written about the need for diversity in doctoral education, and serves on the Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Group of the

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References

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