Dr. Bryant is a Principal Research Scientist/Nursing at a large Midwestern quaternary care center (Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN). Her areas of research include patient safety, pressure injuries, subepidermal moisture, wound healing, patient engagement, and healthcare worker wellbeing and retention.

Dr. Bryant’s career spans over 30 years as a board certified Wound, Ostomy, Continence (WOC) Nurse.  As the Director of two WOC Nursing Education Programs and the co-creator of the first web-based WOC nursing education program, the webWOC Nursing Education Program, Dr. Bryant was responsible for curriculum development, program planning and knowledge assessment.  She is also the founding editor and currently co-editor of “Acute and Chronic Wounds: Current Management Techniques”, now in its 5th edition. Dr. Bryant is well known nationally and internationally as a wound care expert.  She is currently President of the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC).