Jane Muir, assistant professor in the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, has received the 2025 Nurse Researcher Award from the Emergency Nurses Association. The international organization presents the award annually to an individual nurse who has made outstanding research contributions to emergency nursing.
At Penn Nursing, Dr. Muir is affiliated with the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research. She holds a secondary appointment in the department of emergency medicine in Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine. In her research, she uses quantitative and qualitative methods to identify models of care that improve timely and equitable care in community-facing settings. Currently, she is investigating methods to reduce emergency department re-visits and avoidable outcomes for patients with limited English proficiency. She also collaborates with colleagues at Penn Medicine to develop professional strategies to reduce workplace violence in hospital emergency departments.
Dr. Muir received her bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, and Ph.D. in nursing from the University of Virginia. She holds a second master’s degree in health policy from the University of Pennsylvania.