University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

College of Nursing Faculty & Staff

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

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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

Publications and Presentations

- Baker, C., Jones, J, Weiss, C., & Harpin, S. (2023). A qualitative study of school nurses’ moral distress related to COVID-19. Public Health Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1111/phn.13228

- Baker, C., Coats, H., Jankowski, C., & Baik, D. (2023). Heart failure family caregivers’ perspectives on engagement in physical activity: A qualitative study through the lens of social cognitive theory. Western Journal Nursing Research, https://doi.org/10.1177/01939459231186339

- Baik, D., Reeder, B., Coats, H., Baker, C., & Jankowski, C. (2023). Perceptions and attitudes toward a proposed digital health physical activity program among older family caregivers of persons with heart failure: A qualitative study. Informatics for Health and Social Care, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/17538157.2023.2227704

- Bakken, S., & Baker, C. (2023). Measurement and automation of workflows for improved clinician interaction: Upgrading for 21st century healthcare value. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 30(1), 1-2. https://doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocac217

- Weiss, C. R., Baker, C., Gillespie, A., & Jones, J. (2022). Ambiguous loss in family caregivers of loved ones with cancer, a synthesis of qualitative studies. Journal of Cancer Survivorship. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11764-022-01286-w

- Baker, C., Ozkaynak,M., Ziniel, S., Harpin, S. & Makic, M. (2022). Systems of communication in school-nurse led care coordination: A concept analysis. Nursing Forum, 57(6), 1536-1544. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/nuf.12824

- Baker, C. Loresto, F., Pickett, K., Samay, S. & Gance-Cleveland, B. (2022).
Facilitating health information exchange to improve pediatric health outcomes:
School nurse electronic health record access. Applied Clinical Informatics, 13(04), 803-810. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1905-3729

- Baik, D., Baker, C. & Coats, H. (2022). Experiences of older family care partners of persons with heart failure one year after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study. Journal of Gerontological Nursing. 48(10), 47-52. https://doi.org/10.3928/00989134-20220908-07

- Baik, D., McIlvennan, C. K., Baker, C., & Coats, H. (2022). Caregiving experiences of older family caregivers of persons with heart failure: A mixed methods study. Geriatric Nursing, 48, 51-57. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2022.08.015

- Baker, C., & Gance-Cleveland, B. (2020). Linking school nurses with health care systems using EHRs: An integrative review. The Journal of School Nursing, 37(1), 28-40. https://doi.org/10.1177/1059840520913323

- Baker, C., Galemore, C. A., & Lowrey, K. M. (2020). Information sharing in the school setting during a public health emergency. NASN School Nurse, 35(4), 198-202. https://doi.org/10.1177/1942602x20925031

- Anderson, L. R., Yang, C., Cotter, J. M., Baker, C., Nii, P. B., Christen, C., Allison, M., & Nicklas, D. (2018, Oct 19). School health: Pediatric primary care curriculum. MedEdPORTAL, 14, 10764. https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10764