BIOGRAPHY

Norma Martinez-Rogers, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N.

President, The National Association of Hispanic Nurses
Professor, University of Texas Health Science Center's
School of Nursing
San Antonio, TX

Dr. Norma Martínez-Rogers serves as a clinical full-time professor on the graduate faculty of the University of Texas Health Science Center’s School of Nursing. She is the president of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses and is on the board of directors for the National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurses Association.

A longtime community resource, she has served on the steering committee for State Rep. Mike Villarreal’s “Healthy and Supportive Family Agenda,” the boards of the Family Violence Prevention Services, Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, the Mayor’s Task Force on Drug Abuse, and the Child Abuse Section of the Child Advisory Council.

She was selected to be a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing (F.A.A.N.), which is the highest honor one can achieve in nursing. Dr. Martínez-Rogers is one of about 10 Hispanic nurses who are fellows in the Academy. There are approximately 1,500 F.A.A.N.s out of 2.9 million nurses in the U.S. She recently was selected as one of the top 20 influential Latino Leaders in Health and Medicine.

Dr. Martínez-Rogers partnered with the U.S. Western District Court Probation Office to provide a female-specific program for women convicted of federal felonies and under community supervision. She began this program to prevent relapse/recidivism. It is the only female group in the Western District Court, and over 150 women have successfully participated in this program.

She was on the founding board of a nonprofit organization, Martinez Street Women’s Center, whose primary purpose is to provide support and educational services to women and female adolescents. The Promotora program focuses on breast-feeding, diabetes and nutrition.

For 17 years, Dr. Martínez-Rogers specialized in psychiatric nursing
at a number of area hospitals before being assigned to the William Beaumont Army Medical Center at Fort Bliss, Texas, where she earned Achievement and Commendation Medals from the U.S. Army for her participation in Operation Desert Storm.

Dr. Martínez-Rogers earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Incarnate Word College and a master’s degree in counseling from St. Mary’s University. In her pursuit for excellence, she earned a second master’s degree in nursing from the University of Texas, Health Science Center at San Antonio. She also holds a Ph.D. in “Cultural Foundations in Education” from the University of Texas, Austin; and subsequently earned two postdoctoral fellowships at the Indiana University School
of Nursing.