Dr. Denke is a nurse scientist at University of Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.
As a Principal or co-Principal Investigator, her research spans two decades, working with clinical nurses, physicians, residents, fellows, and honors students in collaborating and leading teams in both qualitative and quantitative research, building research infrastructures, forging institutional partnerships with local, state, national and international research coalitions. Linda is certified as a clinical research coordinator and her research interests are mental health, nursing well-being, spirituality and burnout, and co-morbidities including pain management in acute care.
From IRB submissions, to writing the Magnet documents, Linda’s work to this point, lays the foundation for the research development of nurses, and the groundwork for culture of inquiry. Linda was honored to be chosen to be one of the keynote speakers at the Second International Nursing Summit Forum, held on May 11-12, 2019 in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. This annual event is hosted by Guangdong Nursing Association and in 2019, the 108th International Nurses Day as well as the 90th Anniversary of Guangdong Nursing Association. Dr. Denke presents research topics annually at this event and this year collaborating with nurses in China in research. During the summer months, she she traveled to Kenya & Tanzania to provide medical care to rural villagers.
