Shakira Henderson named UF College of Nursing dean

Shakira Henderson, Ph.D., D.N.P., M.P.H., has been named dean of the University of Florida College of Nursing — the sixth in the college’s 67-year history. Henderson, who joins UF on Jan. 29, will also become the associate vice president for nursing education, practice, and research — or System Chief Nurse Executive — for UF Health.