Natalie Wilson, PhD
Assistant Professor
Community Health Systems
School of Nursing

415-476-0716

Natalie L. Wilson, PhD, DNP, MPH, APRN-BC, is an assistant professor of Nursing in the Department of Community Health Systems at the UCSF School of Nursing. Dr. Wilson’s research is informed by over 30 years of clinical expertise in primary care, HIV, and sexual health.

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As part of the Ending the HIV Epidemic National Strategy, she is currently focused on developing innovative solutions to address constraints in accessing HIV prevention and treatment in health for marginalized populations and those in disadvantaged socioeconomic environments. She is using mixed-methods implementation science methods to transform healthcare by building in health equity at the individual, system, and community levels. Dr. Wilson also conducts research in HIV Symptom Clusters and how phytocannabinoids may be used to mitigate symptoms and inflammation with CNICS data. Dr. Wilson received her doctoral degrees from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, master’s degrees of Nursing and Public Health from Vanderbilt University and UNC-Chapel respectively, and her bachelor’s degree from Spelman College. She is faculty in the Adult Gerontology and Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Program at the School of Nursing. She is a current LEAP K12 Scholar.

Awards

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  • Population Health and Health Equity Scholar, UCSF, 2024-2025
  • Hellman Foundation, UC, 2023-2024
  • UAB School of Nursing Dean’s Award for Outstanding Graduate Student, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2016
  • JANAC Article of the Year, Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 2015
  • Health Services Research Fellow Award, VA Quality Scholars, 2015
  • Education Innovation Award - Poster Presentation, UAB School of Medicine, 2012
  • Doctoral Award for Student Excellence, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2011

Education & Training

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  • PhD Nursing University of Alabama at Birmingham 04/2016
  • DNP Nursing Practice University of Alabama at Birmingham 08/2011
  • MPH Public Health Leadership University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 05/2003
  • MSN Family Nurse Practitioner Vanderbilt University School of Nursing 06/1995
  • BS Biology Spelman College 05/1990

Interests

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  • Symptom Management
  • Inflammation
  • Phytocannabinoids
  • Microbial Translocation
  • Gut Microbiome
  • HIV Disease

Grants and Projects

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Publications (8)

Top publication keywords:
AnxietyPainProbioticsCost of IllnessBacterial TranslocationGastrointestinal DiseasesHIV-1CD4 Lymphocyte CountCannabisFatigueGastrointestinal TractFactor Analysis, StatisticalInflammationHIV InfectionsAntineoplastic Agents