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Christina Baker PhD, NCSN, RN-BC
(she/her)
Assistant Professor of Clinical Teaching
- College of Nursing
Email Address:christina.baker@cuanschutz.edu
Primary Phone:303-724-2071
Mailing Address:
- CU Anschutz
Education II North
13120 East 19th Avenue
Aurora, CO 80045
Christina Baker, PhD, NCSN, RN-BC joined the University of Colorado College of Nursing as an Assistant Professor in August 2023. Prior to joining the faculty, she completed a three-year teaching fellowship along with completing her PhD with the College of Nursing. Dr. Baker is board certified in nursing informatics and school nursing with more than 35 years as a healthcare clinician in hospital, outpatient, public health, and informatics nursing practice environments.
Her research interest focuses on improving the health and well-being of school-aged children with chronic conditions with an emphasis on using information technology to improve care coordination between health care systems and school systems.
Education, Licensure & Certifications
- PhD in Nursing, Health Care Systems, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, College of Nursing, 2023
- MS in Health Care Informatics, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus,College of Nursing, 2014
- BSN Degree, University of San Francisco, CA 1988
- BA Degree, University of California, Berkeley,CA 1986
- Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, College of Nursing, 2021
- Public Health Certificate, Colorado School of Public Health, 2012
- HITECH Certificate/Health Information, Management/Exchange, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, College of Nursing, 2011
- Nursing Informatics Board Certification (RN-BC), 2015 – Current
- National Board Certification in School Nursing (NCSN), 2016 – Current
Awards
- Nancy Hester, PhD, Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund, 2022
- Colleen Goode Grant, CU College of Nursing Office of Research, 2021
- Joanne Dukes Hess Nursing PhD Scholarship, CU College of Nursing, 2020
- Luke Fernie Grant, Children’s Hospital Colorado, 2019
- Children's Hospital Colorado Pediatric Nursing Research Fellowship, 2018
- Colorado Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (CHIMSS) Scholarship, 2012
Affiliations
- Alpha Kappa-At-Large chapter of Sigma Theta Tau
- American Medical Informatics Association
- American Nursing Informatics Association
- Health Information Management Systems Society
- National Association of School Nurses