Angela Ross DNP, MPH, RN, PHCNS-BC, FHIMSS, PMP, DASM

Angela Ross, DNP, MPH, PMP, DASM, PHCNS-BC, LTC (ret) U.S. Army Nurse Corps, joined McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston on August 1, 2015, as an assistant professor of Biomedical Informatics. She is an adjunct at the UT Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine Edinburg, TX and the UTHealth School of Public Health Regional Campus in Brownsville, TX. Her project interests include process improvement, project management, system implementation, program and project evaluation, policy development, workflow analysis, and workforce development. Ross served over 25 years in the Army Medical Department. Ross has held positions as chief medical information officer, acting chief of system service and design, and project manager for the U.S. Army Medical Information Technology Center Defense Health Agency (DHA). Ross earned a BSN from Dillard University, an MPH from Tulane University, an M.S. in nursing informatics from the University of Maryland, a Master's Certificate in IS/IT project management from Villanova University, and a DNP with an emphasis on informatics and executive leadership from the University of Maryland. She is certified by the American Nurses Association (ANA) as a clinical nurse specialist in public health and by the Project Management Institute (PMI) as a Project Manager and a Disciplined Agile Scrum Master (DASM).

Brenda T. Pun, RN, DNP, FCCM

Brenda Pun, DNP, RN is an advanced practice nurse with a special interest in critical care, who serves as the Director of Data Quality at the Vanderbilt Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center.  Brenda received a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Wheeling Jesuit University, a master’s degree from Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. She is involved in a variety of research projects that focus on improving the care and outcomes of critically ill patients and their families. In addition, she is dedicated to helping advance the understanding on how to best translate and implement new evidence into bedside care practices.