Faculty

Vivian Schutz, a clinical associate professor at UCF’s College of Nursing, has more than 21 years of experience in nursing education in Brazil and the United States. Schutz has extensive clinical, administrative and leadership experience in intensive care, emergency nursing and healthcare management. Prior to and during her academic career, she served as a nurse leader and chief executive officer of a nursing agency. Her teaching and scholarship focus on nursing leadership and management, critical care nursing and nursing education. She has published in peer-reviewed journals and contributed to nursing scholarship through books and international collaborations.

Education

• Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University
• Post-doctoral Research Fellowship, University of Florida
• PhD, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
• MSN, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro
• BSN, Rio de Janeiro State University
• MBA in Strategic Management Services, Fundação Getulio Vargas
• MBA in Total Quality Management, Fundação Getulio Vargas

Selected Editorial Activities

• Reviewer, International Journal of Nursing Studies

Selected Awards & Honors

• Prof. Dr. Rogério Lopes Rufino Alves Research Award, Third Place, 4th Congress and 2nd University Extension Meeting, Piquet Carneiro University Polyclinic, Rio de Janeiro State University, Brazil

Selected Professional Activities

• Association for Leadership Science in Nursing
• American Organization for Nursing Leadership

Additional Language

• Portuguese