Sigrid Barrett, PhD, RN, PNP, CNE, FAAN, joined UNLV in September 2024 as Dean for the School of Nursing. Barrett is a certified nurse educator and nurse practitioner specializing in pediatric acute and chronic care. 

Prior to joining UNLV, Barrett spent ten years at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Nursing. As a tenured Professor, she served as the Chair of the Department of Family, Community and Health Systems and contributed to several university-wide interdisciplinary research centers, including the UAB Gregory Fleming James Cystic Fibrosis Research Center, Center for Palliative and Supportive Care, and Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center. Her program of research in cystic fibrosis, reproductive health, and quality of life in adolescents and adults with chronic illness have been supported by extramural funding from the National Institutes of Health, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, etc. She has a strong track record of scholarship with nearly 100 peer-reviewed publications and 300 presentations across local, regional, national and international venues.

Her leadership in nursing education is reflected in her involvement with the National League for Nursing and the Philippine Nurses Association of America, where she has held several leadership positions at the national and local levels. For her impactful work in policy, research, education, and service, Barrett was selected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing in 2020. She has also received awards for her excellence in research, teaching, and mentorship.

Barrett received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania. She returned to the University of Pennsylvania for her Master of Science in Nursing, specializing as a pediatric acute/chronic nurse practitioner and clinical nurse specialist. In 2013, Barrett earned her Ph.D. in Nursing from the University of Central Florida.