
Professor Bavier came to the University of Connecticut in 2007 as dean of the School of Nursing. She served in that role for four years before returning to teaching full-time. Dr. Bavier is the former dean of the School of Nursing at St. Xavier University in Chicago.
Dr. Bavier is a graduate of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. She holds a master’s degree in nursing from Emory University in Atlanta and a doctorate in nursing from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh.


