Dr. Kalowes is a seasoned nursing scientist, with 25+ years acute care, academic and research experience. She has developed/conducted over 75+ nursing research studies, including many national, NIH-funded multi-site studies.

Her pioneering research on pressure injury prevention, resulted in multiple peer reviewed publications, and was most recently selected as the most robust randomized clinical trial (RCT) included in the new 2019 National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP) Prevention and Treatment Guidelines.

She has received multiple awards, including most recently the 2017 Nurse Researcher of the Year Award, from the Association for California Nurse Leaders.

Dr. Kalowes has an expansive scholarship program and has presented numerous poster and podium presentations regionally, nationally and internationally.