Julie Grant PhD, RN, SCRN, CNRN
Assistant Teaching Professor
- College of Nursing
Email Address:[email protected]
Primary Phone:303-724-1807
Mailing Address:
- CU Anschutz
Education II North
13120 East 19th Avenue
Aurora, CO 80045
Julie B. Grant, PhD, RN, CNRN, SCRN, is a nurse educator and qualitative researcher specializing in nursing palliative care communication, existential support, and neuroscience nursing care. She earned her PhD in Nursing from the University of Colorado Anschutz through the Caring Science program, where her research focused on how acute care nurses provide existential support to patients facing life-limiting illnesses. Her ongoing scholarship aims to advance relational, communication-focused nursing care that supports patient identity, meaning-making, and emotional wellbecoming for patients facing life-limiting illness.
Dr. Grant began her career as a hospice volunteer in rural North Carolina. There, the compassionate, engaged care she witnessed during one of life’s most crucial yet underserved stages inspired her academic shift from psychology to nursing. Now, as a Certified Neuroscience Registered Nurse and Stroke Certified Registered Nurse, Dr. Grant brings extensive clinical, leadership, and teaching experience to the College of Nursing. Her background includes roles as a Clinical Nurse Manager of a neuroscience unit, health center director for a residential summer camp program, and acute care nurse across multiple inpatient specialties. She has led quality-improvement initiatives that significantly improved patient safety and clinical outcomes. Dr. Grant’s research and nurse management experience also highlighted the need for supportive, holistic nursing education that mirrors the care we expect nurses to provide, shaping her ongoing commitment to human-centered nursing education.
Education, Licensure & Certifications
- 2025 – PhD, University of Colorado Anschutz
- 2016 – BS, Azusa Pacific University
- 2008 – MS in Health Education, University of West Florida
- 2006 – BS in Psychology, Colorado State University
- Certified Neuroscience Registered Nurse (CNRN)
- Stroke Certified Registered Nurse (SCRN)
- End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC)
- Caritas Coach, Watson Caring Science Institute
Awards
- 2025 – Doris Kemp Smith Faculty and PhD Student Research Award
- 2024 – College of Nursing Conference of Research and Scholarship (CONRS) Poster Award, CU Anschutz Campus
- 2022 – College of Nursing Dean’s Early Scholar Award, CU Anschutz Campus
- 2020 – You Made It Happen Award, Baptist Hospital
- 2017 – Caught in the Act of Caring Award, Temecula Valley Hospital
- 2016 – Faculty Award, Azusa Pacific University