Maria Shirey PhD, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, ANEF, FACHE, FNAP, FAAN
Professor and Dean, The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Dr. Maria Shirey is an internationally recognized expert in nursing leadership and management. Her research focuses on studying nurse manager work complexity to better understand and influence authentic leadership practices. Dr. Shirey’s research identifies structures and processes required to maximize outcomes associated with nursing leadership. She teaches leadership, management, health policy, and scholarly writing in the DNP and PhD programs. A prolific author and editor, Dr. Shirey is a mentor to developing authors.