As a Family Nurse Practitioner, Dr. Diamond has clinical experience in Urgent Care, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, and Orthopedics. She is a former Chief Nursing Officer at a critical access hospital in rural Colorado and has worked as a nurse journalist in the Chicago area. She teaches in the FNP, AGNP, and DNP programs.
In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her grandsons, golf, reading, traveling, and knitting. She has taught workshops and retreats on using contemplative knitting for stress reduction as well as life purpose, and mindfulness.
Education, Licensure & Certifications
- 2021 - Health Humanities and Ethics Certification, University of Colorado Anschutz Campus
- 2015 - Doctor of Nursing Practice, University of Colorado College of Nursing
- 1998 - Master's in Nursing University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
- 1995 - Bachelor's in Nursing, University of Phoenix, Colorado Springs
- 1982 - Associate's Degree in Nursing, College of DuPage
Awards
- 2019 - Rising Star Faculty, College of Nursing, University of Colorado
- 1997 - Nightingale Nominee
Research
Diamond, L. (1992). Beyond the sidewalk’s end: Self-discovery through journaling. Revolution: The Journal of Nurse Empowerment, 2;116-121.
Diamond, L. (1994). Stress management strategies for returning to school. Imprint, 41; 61-63.
Diamond, L. (2004). Treatment of Vertebral Compression Fractures. The Clinical Advisor, June, 40, 43-45.
Diamond, L. (2010). Links between Obesity and Mental Health. The Clinical Advisor, March, 47-48, 55-57.
Diamond, L. (2012). The Benefits of Yoga in Improving Health, Primary Health Care, 22; 16-19. https://journals.rcni.com/doi/abs/10.7748/phc2012.03.22.2.16.c8961
Estes, K. and Diamond, L. (2019). Urinary Tract Infections. Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers, 5th ed, F.A. Davis: Philadelphia, PA. https://www.fadavis.com/product/nursing-pharmacotherapeutics-nurse-practitioner-prescribers-woo-robinson-5
Diamond, L. (2020). Pandemic Knitting. The Curve: Special Edition of The Human Touch, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus.
Diamond, L. (2020). Journal Reflections: Panic or Freedom. The Human Touch: The Journal of Poetry, Prose and Visual Art, 13; 90-91. Anschutz Medical Campus. https://www.cuanschutz.edu/docs/librariesprovider139/human-touch/humantouch_2020_book_c.pdf?sfvrsn=5145c8b9_2
Diamond, L. (2020). Dead Painted Ladies. The Human Touch: The Journal of Poetry, Prose and Visual Art, 13; 128. Anschutz Medical Campus. https://www.cuanschutz.edu/docs/librariesprovider139/human-touch/humantouch_2020_book_c.pdf?sfvrsn=5145c8b9_2
Diamond, L. (2021). Sleep Well Kathleen. The Human Touch: The Journal of Poetry, Prose and Visual Art, 14; 36-37. https://indd.adobe.com/view/faf81003-d1f5-4d2e-83a2-fe311d49ee77
Diamond, L. (2021). Interpreter of Maladies: Stories: by Jhumpa Lahiri. Journal of Gerontological Social Work. Ahead of Print, 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2021.2011522
