Summary
Kirsten Rydell is a Registered Nurse and research-savvy clinician combining hands-on patient care with a strong background in infectious disease research and epidemiology. With over a decade of healthcare experience and an MS in Epidemiology from UTHealth Houston, she has coordinated complex studies on multidrug-resistant infections at Houston Methodist, managing everything from wet lab work and regulatory tasks to data cleaning and visualization. A Texas A&M nursing graduate now working at Texas Children’s Hospital, she is pursuing pediatric and critical care nursing while transitioning from research into clinical practice. Outside of work she volunteers with Daisy, her registered therapy dog, bringing patient-centered compassion into both hospital floors and study teams.
11 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science - BS Nusring, Bachelor of Science - BS Nusring at Texas A&M University
Master of Science - MS Epidemiology, Master of Science - MS Epidemiology at UTHealth Houston