Christina Baker

Christina Baker PhD, RN, NCSN, NI-BC

(she/her)
Assistant Teaching Professor
  • College of Nursing

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 Anschutz 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

  • 2023 - PhD in Nursing, Health Care Systems, University of Colorado Anschutz College of Nursing
  • 2014 - MS in Health Care Informatics, University of Colorado Anschutz College of Nursing
  • 1988 - BSN Degree, University of San Francisco, CA
  • 1986 - BA Degree, University of California, Berkeley, CA
  • 2021 - Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education, University of Colorado Anschutz College of Nursing
  • 2021 - Public Health Certificate, Colorado School of Public Health
Licensure / Certifications:

  • 2016-Current - National Board Certification in School Nursing (NCSN)
  • 2015-Current - Nursing Informatics Board Certification (RN-BC)
  • 2011 - HITECH Certificate/Health Information, Management/Exchange, University of Colorado Anschutz College of Nursing

Awards

  • 2022 - Nancy Hester, PhD, Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
  • 2021 - Colleen Goode Grant, CU College of Nursing Office of Research
  • 2020 - Joanne Dukes Hess Nursing PhD Scholarship, CU College of Nursing
  • 2019 - Luke Fernie Grant, Children’s Hospital Colorado
  • 2018 - Children's Hospital Colorado Pediatric Nursing Research Fellowship
  • 2012 - Colorado Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (CHIMSS) Scholarship

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

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