Sara Hart

Sara Hart, Ph.D., RN is an Professor of Health Systems and Community Based Care at the University of Utah with experience in curriculum design, program development, and policy analysis. Her scholarship reflects a focus on health systems science, student value-added models of healthcare delivery and the use of evidence to influence public policy. She uses social and ecological models of health to guide students in building linkages between social determinants of health and the public policies that influence the health of populations. Dr. Hart believes an early and frequent emphasis on the complex drivers of health prepare students for integrating knowledge and action into a framework for professional practice and health advocacy.

Education

• BSN, Research College of Nursing, Rockhurst University
• MSN, School of Nursing, University of Maryland, Baltimore
• PhD, Public Policy, University of Maryland Baltimore County. Project: Hospital Ethical Climates and Nurses’ Turnover Behavior
• Post-doctoral Certificate, National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators, University of Kansas School of Nursing