Shawna M. Sisler

Shawna M. Sisler, PhD, MS, MA, MAPP, RN, PNP

Languages spoken: English

Academic Information

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Academic Office Information

Shawna.Sisler@nurs.utah.edu

Research Interests

  • Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
  • Adolescence and Young Adulthood
  • College Mental Health
  • Community Psychiatry
  • Wellness Promotion and Disease Prevention
  • Suicide Prevention

Shawna M. Sisler, Ph.D., MS, MA, MAPP, RN, C-PNP-PC, is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Nursing and an Advanced Wellness Nurse Practitioner at the School of Medicine at the University of Utah. Dr. Sisler is passionate about improving translational science efforts in community psychiatry and wellness. She currently teaches Global Health, Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, and Professional Roles 2 (Policy & Health Equity) at the College of Nursing. Dr. Sisler’s scholarly contributions focus on behavioral health integration and social determinants of mental health, particularly in the field of suicidology.


Dr. Sisler received her Ph.D. in Nursing Science from the University of Utah, and her RN and MS in Nursing from UCSF. She holds two additional Masters degrees in Applied Positive Psychology and Counseling from the University of Pennsylvania and Santa Clara University, respectively. Prior to her nursing education and research career, Dr. Sisler practiced as a pediatric nurse practitioner at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital in child & adolescent psychiatry and developmental medicine.

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Wallace AS, Luther BL, Sisler SM, Wong B, Guo JW (2021). Integrating social determinants of health screening and referral during routine emergency department care: evaluation of reach and implementation challenges. Implement Sci Commun, 2(1), 114.
  2. Guo JW, Sisler SM, Wang CY, Wallace AS (2021). Exploring experiences of COVID-19-positive individuals from social media posts. Int J Nurs Pract, 27(5), e12986.
  3. Sisler S, Kent-Marvick J, Wawrzynski SE, Pentecost R, Coombs LA (2021). Social isolation and Social Media Consumption among Graduate students during COVID-19: An Examination using Social Comparison Theory. Int J Nurs Health Care Res (Lisle), 4(9).
  4. Sisler SM, Schapiro NA, Nakaishi M, Steinbuchel P (2020). Suicide assessment and treatment in pediatric primary care settings. J Child Adolesc Psychiatr Nurs, 33(4), 187-200.
  5. Wallace AS, Luther B, Guo JW, Wang CY, Sisler S, Wong B (2020). Implementing a Social Determinants Screening and Referral Infrastructure During Routine Emergency Department Visits, Utah, 2017-2018. Prev Chronic Dis, 17, E45.
  6. Sisler SM, Schapiro NA, Stephan L, Mejia J, Wallace AS (2019). Consider the root of the problem: increasing trainee skills at assessing and addressing social determinants of health. Transl Behav Med, 9(3), 523-532.