FACULTY / STAFF
 Diane J. Skiba, PhD, FAAN, FACMI
Professor, Option Coordinator, Health Care Informatics and Project Director, I-Collaboratory: Partnerships for Learning
Diane.Skiba@ucdenver.edu
Since 1982, Dr. Skiba has taught nurses in the field of nursing informatics. Dr.Skiba currently is funded by the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Division of Nursing Advanced Nurse Education Training grant to prepare nurses in the field of informatics. This grant supports their online Master’s degree and post MS program targeted for educators and funds the I-Collaboratory, an innovative online community to support informatics learners.
Secretary Leavitt recently appointed her to the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice (NACNEP). NACNEP advises the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Congress on policy issues related to the Title VIII programs administered by the HRSA Bureau of Health Professions Division of Nursing, including nurse workforce supply, education and practice improvement.
Dr. Skiba writes a column on Emerging Technologies for the National League for Nursing’s Nursing Educational Perspectives journal. Dr. Skiba along with her colleagues, Drs. Helen Connors (University of Kansas), Diane Billings and Pamela Jeffries (Indiana University) and Mary Anne Rizzolo (NLN) were recently awarded one of the HRSA funded Faculty Development: Integrating Technology into Nursing Education and Practice Initiative grants. This five-year grant is targeted toward preparing faculty to learn about informatics, telehealth, simulations and other emerging educational technologies.
Dr. Skiba is an honorary member of Sigma Theta Tau and the American Academy of Nursing. In 2005, Dr. Skiba was awarded the National League for Nursing Excellence in Teaching Award.
| PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION |
Degree
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Awarding Institution |
Field of Study |
Graduation Date |
Ph.D. |
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. |
Research Methods, Applied Statistics |
1979 |
M.Ed. |
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. |
Research Methods & Evaluation |
1975 |
BA |
Southern Connecticut State University |
Psychology |
1974 |
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| SELECTED HONORS & AWARDS |
Title
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Organization |
Year |
| Excellence in Teaching Award |
National League for Nursing |
October 2005 |
| Dean’s Teaching Award |
College of Nursing University of Colorado |
May 2005 |
| Fellow |
American College of Medical Informatics |
November 2003 |
| Honorary Fellow |
American Academy of Nursing |
November 2000 |
| Leadership Award |
University of Colorado , College of Nursing. |
May, 1998 |
| Chancellor’s Teaching Award (Graduate Education) |
University of Colorado |
May, 1997 |
| Council of Nursing Informatics Award |
National League for Nursing |
May, 1996 |
| Graduate Teaching Award |
University of Colorado , College of Nursing. |
May, 1996 |
| Information Technology Award |
Region I Sigma Theta Tau International. (Denver Free-Net) |
February, 1995 |
| Bridge to the Future: Innovations in Teaching Award |
University of Colorado . Chancellor’s Award. |
May, 1994 |
Excellence in Nursing Recognition Award |
University of Massachusetts Medical Center |
May, 1988 |
| Honorary Member |
Sigma Theta Tau International |
November 1987 |
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| SELECTED PUBLICATIONS |
| 1. McCormick. K., Delaney, C., Brennan, P., Effken. J., Murphy, J., Skiba, D, et al. (2007). Guideposts to the future – An Agenda for Nursing Informatics. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 14 (1), 19-24. |
| 2. Skiba, D. (2007). Emerging Technology Center: It’s all about YOU! Nursing Educational Perspectives, 28 (1), 44-45. |
| 3. Skiba, D. (2007). Emerging Technology Center: Nursing Education 2.0: YouTubeTM. Nursing Education Perspectives, 28 (2), 100-102. |
| 4. Skiba, D. (2007). Emerging Technology Center: Nursing Education 2.0: Second Life. Nursing Education Perspectives, 28 (3), 156-157. |
| 5. Skiba, D. (2006). Web-based education. In P. Cowen & S. Moorhead (Eds.). Current Issues in Nursing: 7th Edition. St. Louis: Mosby Publishers |
| 6. Skiba, D., Carty, B. & Nelson, R. (2006). Growth of Nursing Informatics Programs: Skills and Competencies. In C. Weaver, C. Delaney, P. Weber & R. Carr (Eds.). Nursing and Informatics for the 21st century: An International Look at Trends, Cases and the Future. Chicago, IL: Healthcare information Systems Society Press. |
| 7. Skiba, D. Barton, A. & Nielsen, M. (2006). Innovations in Telehealth. . In V.K. Saba and K. McCormick (Eds.). Essentials of Computers for Nurses: Informatics for the New Millennium. Fourth Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill. |
| 8. Skiba, D., Barton, A., (May 31, 2006). Adapting Your Teaching to Accommodate the Net Generation of Learners. OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing . Vol. #11 No. #2, Manuscript 4. Available: http://www.nursingworld.org/ojin/topic30/tpc30_4.htm |
| 9. Skiba, D., Barton, A., Norton, M. McCasky, T. & Kimmel, K. (2006). Sharing intellectual capital: A Partnership to advance informatics and foster consumer centric care. In H. Park, P. Murray & C. Delaney (Eds). Consumer-centered Computer-supported Care for Healthy People: Proceedings of the Ninth International Congress on Nursing Informatics. Amsterdam: IOS Press. |
| 10. Norton, M. Skiba, D. and Bowman, J. (2006). Teaching nurses to provide patient centered evidence-based care through the use of informatics tools that promote safety, quality and effective clinical decisions. In H. Park, P. Murray & C. Delaney (Eds). Consumer-centered Computer-supported Care for Healthy People: Proceedings of the Ninth International Congress on Nursing Informatics. Amsterdam: IOS Press. |
| 11. Skiba, D. (2006). Emerging Technology Center: Call to Action: Preparing the next generation. Nursing Education Perspectives. 27 (6), 335-337. |
| 12. Skiba, D. (2006). Emerging Technology Center: Got Large Lecture Hall Classes? Use Clickers. Nursing Education Perspectives. 27 (5), 279-280. |
| 13. Skiba, D. (2006). Emerging Technology Center: Web 2.0: Next Great Thing or Just a Marketing Hype? Nursing Education Perspectives. 27 (4), 212-213. |
| 14. Skiba D. (2006) Emerging Technology Center: Collaborative Tools for the Net Generation. Nursing Education Perspectives 27 (3), 162-163. |
| 15. Skiba, D. (2006) Emerging Technology Center: Think Spots. Nursing Education Perspectives 27 (2). 103-104. |
| 16. Skiba, D. (2006) Emerging Technology Center: The 2005 Word of the Year: Podcast. Nursing Education Perspectives 27 (1). 54-55. |
| 17. Billings, DM, Skiba, DJ & Connors, HR (2005). Best Practices in Web-based Courses: Generational Differences Across Undergraduate and Graduate Nursing Students. Journal of Professional Nursing. 21(2), 126-133. |
| 18. Stanton, M., Crow, C. Morrison, R. Skiba, D., Monroe, T. Nix, G. Gooner, V. (2005). Web-based graduate education in rural nursing case management. Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care, 5(2) [Online]. Available: http://www.rno.org/journal/index.php/online-journal/article/viewFile/43/54. |
| 19. Saba, V. Skiba, D. & Bickford, C. (2005). Competencies and Credentialing: Nursing Informatics. In J. Mantas and E. Hovenga (Eds.). Globalisation of health care informatics education: Associated Issues. Amsterdam: ISO Press. |
| 20. Skiba, D., Sorensen, L. McCarthy, MB & Brownrigg, V. (2005). Telehealth applications in case management. In E. Cohen and T. Cesta (Eds.). Nursing Case Management: From Concept to Evaluation. Fourth Edition. New York: Mosby & Yearbook, Inc. |
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| CURRENT RESEARCH |
| • PI, Feasbility Assessment Of A Triad Reflective Debriefing Technique (UCD College of Nursing Inramural Grant (7-01-07 to 6-30-08) |
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| CURRENT TRAINING AND SERVICE PROJECTS |
| • Co-Investigator, Faculty Development: Integrating Technology into Nursing Education and Practice Initiative grant. PI: Dr. Helen Connors, University of Kansas. Department of Health & Human Services, Health Resources & Services Administration, Division of Nursing. 1 U1KHP08380-01-00. $1,500,000. (7/01/07 to 6/30/2012) |
| • Principal Investigator, I-Collaboratory: Partnerships in Learning. Department of Health & Human Services, Health Resources & Services Administration, Division of Nursing, Advanced Nursing Education, 2-D09-HP00532-04-0. $629,371 (7/1/07 to 6/30/2010) |
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