Dian Baker, PhD, RN

Dian Baker, PhD, is a professor at the School of Nursing at California State University, Sacramento, an adjunct faculty member at the Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at the MIND Institute, and volunteer clinical faculty in pediatrics at the University of California, Davis, Medical Center. Research includes hospital-based studies and community-based participatory research that rely on both qualitative and quantitative methods. During the span of her 40-year nursing career, she has partnered with multiple organizations and hospitals to design research studies and disseminate findings. 

Dr. Baker’s current research includes equity issues for persons with intellectual and other developmental disabilities and non-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia

Education:

• Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Davis
• Ph.D., Nursing, University of Hawaii at Manoa
• M.S.N., California State University, Sacramento
• M.A., Childhood Development, California State University, Sacramento
• B.S.N., California State University, Chico

 Research & Project Interests:

• Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia:  Research and Implementation Science
• Oral care product development
• Persons with Development Disabilities
• Community-Academic Partnership Research
• International Nursing Education
• School Health and School Nursing
• Asian and Pacific Islander American Health
• Community-based Participatory Research
• Cross-cultural Research
• Quality Matters Standards for Online Education
• e-Leadership   
• Quality Improvement and Health Policy