Brenda Dzierzawski

Professor Brenda Dzierzawski is the Forensic Nursing Clinical Coordinator and full-time Visiting Faculty at Oakland University (OU). In 2003, her nursing career began in critical care with a cardiovascular focus. She became a Certified Critical Care Nurse (CCRN) in 2010 and remained in that setting until 2019. After completing her MSN in Forensic Nursing at OU, she moved to a role in Risk Management. She also spent her time there focusing on legal aspects of patient care and investigating medical malpractice claims. In 2021, she became contractual as a Forensic Nurse Examiner for Turning Point of Macomb County and obtained her SANE-A certification in 2022. She is a member of the International Association of Forensic Nurses and the Michigan Society of Healthcare Risk Management. She dedicates her time to education and the advancement of the science of forensic nursing while working toward her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree. Dzierzawski resides in Rochester Hills, Michigan with her husband and three daughters.