Stella Bialous, DrPH, RN, FAAN
Professor & Chair | UCSF School of Nursing
Dr. Stella Bialous has over 30 years of experience in tobacco and cancer control, working both nationally and internationally. Her work focuses on addressing tobacco use, a leading cause of death and health disparities, and includes extensive collaboration with the World Health Organization and other global partners on implementing the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. She has contributed to the development of key documents on tobacco, cancer, and non-communicable diseases (NCDs), and has worked with organizations such as the WHO and the National Cancer Institute.
Dr. Bialous has been a faculty member at the UCSF School of Nursing for more than a decade, where she continues to advance nursing leadership in policy, advocacy, and cancer prevention. She also served as President of the International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care from 2014 to 2018. Dr. Bialous also serves as faculty for CGN’s Certificate in Global Nursing Program.
We are honored to recognize Dr. Bialous for her exceptional leadership in advancing awareness and fostering international collaborations to address tobacco use, cancer, NCDs, and health disparities. Dr. Bialous also strengthens nurses' capacity to actively engage in tobacco control and policy efforts to improve global public health.