William Lewis Holzemer, RN, PhD, FAAN
Rutgers University

What advice would you give your younger self?
Enjoy the journey.

Where is your favorite vacation spot?
Tokyo, Japan.

What made you want to pursue a career in nursing?
I wanted to conduct clinical research.

What book should every nurse read?
The Structure of Scientific Revolution by Thomas S. Kuhn (1962).

What has been your most interesting/surprising outcome while conducting nursing research?
How and who we select as study participants (subjects) and assign them to groups (e.g. Experimental/Control) governs our capacity to describe and discuss study findings.

What is a fun fact many people may not know about you?
I like to gamble.

About Bill

Bill Holzemer is a Professor Emeritus at the University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing and Dean Emeriti and Distinguished Professor at Rutgers University. Dr. Holzemer is also a member of the American Academy of Nursing and the National Academy of Medicine.