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Azizeh K Sowan, PhD, RN, MSN, MSDA, MBA, FAAN

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Azizeh K. Sowan is a tenured Professor in the University of Texas Health
Science Center San Antonio School of Nursing. She holds a master’s degree in
data management and Analytics and a master’s in business administration from
the University of Texas at San Antonio, a master’s degree in nursing education
from the University of Jordan, and a PhD in nursing from the University of
Maryland at Baltimore. Dr. Sowan is a national expert and consultant in
informatics and patient care technology. She also served as an informatics
consultant for a Magnet, level-1 trauma medical center in San Antonio for
almost 10 years. Her research focuses on eliminating technology hazards within
complex adaptive healthcare systems and improve quality and safety. She
utilizes large datasets and log data from medical devices in her research. She
has published many articles with a focus on technology hazards and national
patient safety goals, has been awarded several research grants, and received
several conferences, best publications, and research projects awards. For over
20 years, Dr. Sowan has taught different courses in the undergraduate and
graduate nursing programs such as informatics, theory, statistical methods,
leadership, research, and policy and quality. She mentored many students in
master theses and doctoral dissertations and capstone projects.