Marita G Titler PhD, RN, FAAN

Titler
Professor Rhetaugh G. Dumas Endowed Chair
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Department Chair, Systems, Populations and Leadership
University of Michigan School of Nursing
Ann Arbor, MI

Dr. Titler's program of research centers on health services research with a focus in translation/implementation science, and outcomes effectiveness research with older adults. As a result of her expertise, she has received federal and foundation funding for her research, serves on NIH and AHRQ study sections, and has published numerous clinical and research articles on outcomes effectiveness, evidence based practice, and translation science. Additionally, Dr. Titler has provided educational and consultation services to numerous health systems and national and international communities including Tri-Services Nursing Research, NIH, Veterans Healthcare Administration, and Singapore Ministry of Health. In 2015 she was elected to the National Academy of Medicine.

As a means of sharing her expertise, Dr. Titler has developed, implemented, and evaluated an evidence-based practice course for staff nurses and an advanced practice institute for nursing professionals responsible for leading the application of evidence in care delivery. In promotion of evidence-based practice, these short courses have been taught locally and internationally at agencies such as the Alaskan Native Medical Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Hawaii State Center for Nursing. In addition, Dr. Titler has taught as a visiting professor in the DNP program at the University of Kentucky and the PhD Nurse Executive Program in the Niehoff School of Nursing at Loyola University. Currently, at the U-M School of Nursing, she mentors doctoral students in implementation science and serves as faculty in a variety of areas including evidence-based practice, outcomes effectiveness research, and translation science.