Dean and Professor
University of Texas El Paso
El Paso, TX
Elias Provencio-Vasquez is currently the dean of the School of Nursing at The University of Texas at El Paso. He is a pioneer in creating innovative nursing approaches for mothers with substance use disorders and their children. Dr. Provencio-Vasquez has published and presented in numerous nursing, community and interdisciplinary forums and is the principal investigator on two funded research projects. He has served on the Task Force on Education and Regulation of Professional Nursing Practice for the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, is a former member of the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice, Health Resources and Services Administration and a current member of the National Advisory Committee of the New Careers in Nursing Scholarship Programs, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and American Association of Colleges of Nursing.He is past President of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners where he raised awareness, value and appropriate compensation for nurse practitioners during his term. In addition, Dr. Provencio-Vasquez holds fellowship status in: United States Public Health Service Primary Care Policy Program; RWJF Developing Leadership and Reducing Substance Abuse; American Association of Colleges of Nursing Leadership for Academic Nursing Programs; American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and American Academy of Nursing.