The Indiana University School of Nursing is pleased to announce that Hossein Khalili, PhD, RN, FNAP, has been appointed as tenured full professor and executive associate dean of clinical academic programs, effective July 1.
Khalili will serve as the school’s strategic curricular leader and chief academic officer for clinically focused degree and certificate programs across IU School of Nursing’s core campuses. Reporting directly to the dean, this role is central to ensuring the continued excellence, growth, and sustainability of the school’s clinical academic mission.
“Dr. Khalili has an externally funded program of research on interprofessional socialization and workforce development, exceptional record of leadership in advancing clinical education, and demonstrated ability to cultivate highly functioning teams," said Dean Janet S. Carpenter, PhD, RN, FAAN. “His leadership will be transformative in strengthening our academic programs and developing the nursing workforce across Indiana.”
About Dr. Khalili
Khalili holds an exceptional record of academic leadership, scholarship, and innovation in health professions education. He is an internationally recognized scholar in interprofessional education and collaborative practice, and the developer of the Interprofessional Socialization Framework, a foundational model that has influenced professional identity development and team-based education globally.
He has authored 49 peer‑reviewed journal publications, including 20 as first author, along with 16 published book chapters and additional chapters in press. His scholarship spans nursing, medicine, rehabilitation, public health, and interprofessional education, with publications appearing in leading international journals such as Journal of Interprofessional Care, Medical Education, Qualitative Health Research, and Advances in Health Sciences Education. His work has been cited extensively and is used internationally to guide curricular design, assessment, and policy in interprofessional education.
In addition to his publications, Khalili has delivered more than 130 refereed scholarly presentations, including over 50 invited keynote and plenary presentations at national and international conferences across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. His work has shaped global dialogue on interprofessional education, health workforce development, and collaborative practice.
Khalili has secured more than $12 million in combined external and internal funding as principal investigator or co‑investigator, supporting large-scale initiatives in educational innovation, micro‑credentialing, simulation, telehealth, workforce development, and health equity. His funded work has supported thousands of learners and faculty across multiple institutions and countries.
He is a Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice and a Distinguished Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine—honors that recognize sustained national and international impact in scholarship, leadership, and professional service.
Khalili currently serves as professor and senior associate dean of academic administration at Winston‑Salem State University, where he oversees 18 academic programs, leads accreditation and curriculum transformation initiatives, and advances institutional priorities related to student success, enrollment growth, and academic quality. Previously, he served as director of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education, providing strategic, campus‑wide leadership across multiple health sciences schools.
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About IU School of Nursing
The IU School of Nursing is annually ranked among the top nursing schools in the nation. Founded in 1914, the school offers programs from the BSN through the post-doctorate and is composed of campuses in Bloomington, Fort Wayne, and Indianapolis. The IU School of Nursing is ranked No. 13 in the nation for undergraduate nursing programs and its online MSN in Nursing Education is ranked No. 6 in the 2026 U.S. News & World Report rankings.
