Lisa Waggoner Thomas, DNP, APRN, ACNS-BC, CRRN, NEA-BC, CNE

Assistant Professor, Clinical

UT Health Houston-Cizik School of Nursing

Lisa W. Thomas, DNP, RN, ACNS-BC, is a Clinical Nurse Specialist, with over 15 years of experience in the rehabilitation setting, managing staff education needs and clinical consultations for this population. A graduate of the Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston DNP Executive Nurse Leadership program, she joined the faculty of the Acute and Continuing Care Department in 2016 and continues to pursue clinical practice opportunities with TIRR Memorial Hermann and the UT Stroke Institute.  Her background in teaching behavioral management strategies for clinicians in high-risk areas led to her solution-focused approaches to decreasing workplace violence.