Professor
Brigham Young University
Dr. Katreena Collette Merrill is a Professor at Brigham Young University (BYU) College of Nursing, Provo, Utah, where she teaches interprofessional education, Ethics in Nursing, and quality improvement. She also works as a nursing research consultant for Intermountain Healthcare. She has been a nurse for over 40 years. She started her career at Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, specializing in infection prevention (IP) control and continuous improvement (CI). She continued her nursing quality and research work with Intermountain Healthcare and served as a Magnet Program Coordinator. Dr. Merrill’s research focuses on patient safety in healthcare, emphasizing the prevention of healthcare-associated infections (HAI). She is Certified in Infection Control (CIC), a Fellow of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (FAPIC), and a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN). When she is not working, she enjoys time with her grandchildren and refinishing old furniture.
