Gudrún Kristjánsdóttir received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Iceland's Faculty of Nursing in 1983, her Master of Science in Child and Parental Nursing from Boston University School of Nursing in 1986, and her Doctor of Public Health from the Nordic School of Public Health in 1996. Since 1986, she has been a lecturer, and since 1997, a professor and Chair of Child and Family Nursing at  Heilbrigdisvisindasvid—Haskoli Island. Since 2005, she has been a Director of Research and Development at Landspítali University Hospital. Her research interests are nursing; e-health; pediatrics; health; qualitative research; pain and vital signs; content analysis; cross-border care; transitions; and specialist education.