Advancing child health.
Strengthening the workforce.

From foundational theory to federal testimony — translating research into practice, policy, and public conversation to improve the health of children and the workforce that cares for them.

Jennifer Sonney portrait

By the numbers

Selected · 2022 — present
$5.5M
Operational portfolio · team of 50+ in current academic leadership role
Associate Dean for Student & Academic Affairs
$6.6M
Student funding disbursed since 2022
UW School of Nursing
12K
PNPs enrolled in NAPNAP Cares
A signature post-pandemic initiative of NAPNAP
122
Graduate supervisory committees — PhD, DNP, MN
Mentorship
3.3M
Media impressions, 2023 tripledemic radio tour
Public health communication

Scholarly Foci

Theory · Family informatics · Workforce · Policy

Theoretical innovation

Developed the Common-Sense Model of Parent-Child Shared Regulation (CSM-PC) — adopted internationally across pediatric chronic conditions.

Family informatics

Human-centered design of family-centered health technologies — wearables, mobile apps, home spirometry, and VR.

Pediatric nursing workforce

National research and advocacy on the PNP workforce — from COVID-19 impact studies to testimony shaping Title VIII funding.

Policy & advocacy

Translating evidence into federal action — the only nurse to testify on nirsevimab before the FDA and CDC ACIP.

Recognition

Selected · 2020 — 2026
'26
Loretta C. Ford Distinguished NP Award
NAPNAP
'26
Executive Leadership in Academic Health Centers, UCSF Cohort 3
Leadership Institute
'23
Joanne Montgomery Endowed Professor
UW School of Nursing
'22
Fellow, American Academy of Nursing
FAAN
'22
President, NAPNAP — 8,000 APRNs
National governance
'20
Fellow, American Association of Nurse Practitioners
FAANP
Featured initiative

Spirometry 360°

Evidence-based spirometry training and research for primary care, deployed in 13 countries through the IPCRG's Horizon 2020 Fresh Air program.

Visit spirometry360.org ↗
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