Tatiana Sadak
PhD, PMHNP, ARNP, RN University of Washington School of Nursing
Tatiana Sadak is an associate professor, director of undergraduate nursing education, and an experienced geropsychiatric nurse practitioner at the University of Washington (UW) School of Nursing. She is a pivotal member of the Dementia Action Collaborative, which is charged with developing and implementing a plan to address Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in the state of Washington, and a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America. She has been named a Distinguished Educator in Gerontological Nursing by the National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence. Her mission is transforming nursing profession by teaching dementia-specific competencies across the full arc of professional development.
As a Macy Faculty Scholar, Dr. Sadak will create and implement an innovative interprofessional educational program for undergraduate nursing students that focuses on cultivating dementia expertise and preparing students to assume leadership roles in team-based outpatient dementia care.
Brenda K. Zierler, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Informatics at the UW School of Nursing and Director of Research and Training at the Center for Health Sciences Interprofessional Education, Research and Practice (CHSIE) at UW, serves as Dr. Sadak's mentor.