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UT Austin names Kavita Radhakrishnan interim nursing dean
She has served on the university’s nursing faculty since 2012 and previously led its research programs.
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Malvika Choudhary - Mon, 16, Mar 2026
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Kavita Radhakrishnan / nursing.utexas.edu
The University of Texas at Austin has named Kavita Radhakrishnan as interim dean of its School of Nursing.
Radhakrishnan, a nurse scientist and faculty member at UT Austin since 2012, has previously held several leadership roles at the school, including associate dean for research, assistant dean for research, and director of the Luci Baines Johnson and Ian J. Turpin Center for Gerontological Nursing.
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“I am humbled to serve as interim dean of The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing,” Radhakrishnan said. “In the weeks ahead, I look forward to meeting with many of my colleagues listening to their ideas and learning from the expertise across this remarkable community.”
Her research focuses on the use of digital technologies to support chronic disease self-management, particularly among older adults and underserved populations. Since 2010, her work has examined technology-enabled approaches aimed at helping people manage health conditions while remaining in their homes and communities.
“I believe in the concept of aging in place,” she said. “And I believe technology, when thoughtfully and ethically applied, can help make that a reality for more people.”
Radhakrishnan’s research projects have received support from federal and state agencies, including the National Institutes of Health and the Texas Department of Health and Human Services.
Her studies on digital gaming and connected sensors for cardiovascular disease self-management have received more than $6.8 million in funding from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and the National Institute of Nursing Research.
She is currently the principal investigator of two National Institutes of Health-funded randomized controlled trials examining the use of digital gaming and connected sensors to support self-management behaviors in people with cardiovascular disease.
Radhakrishnan has authored more than 50 academic publications on digital health and chronic disease management.
She has served as an expert adviser on the American Heart Association’s policy task force on the implementation of telehealth in cardiovascular and stroke care and served as a board commissioner for the City of Austin Asian American Quality of Life Commission from 2016 to 2020.
Originally from India, Radhakrishnan began her academic training in engineering before transitioning into nursing. She said the shift came after volunteering at a hospital in Boston while searching for engineering work.
Radhakrishnan holds a doctorate and a bachelor of science in nursing from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, a master’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington, and a bachelor’s degree in electronics engineering from the University of Mumbai.
She also completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania’s NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Aging.
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