Meet the Faculty of the Month!
Diane J. Skiba, PhD, FAAN, FACMI
Professor & Project Director
I-Collaboratory: Partnerships in Learning
University of Colorado Denver
Denver, Colorado
Dr. Skiba has taught nursing infomatics since 1982 and was awarded the NLN Excellence in Teaching in 2005. She is currently funded by a grant from the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Division of Nursing Advanced Nurse Education Training which supports an online Master’s degree program and funds an innovative online community to support informatics learners. Dr. Skiba was recently appointed to the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice (NACNEP) and writes a column on Emerging Technologies for the Nursing Educational Perspectives journal. She along with four colleagues including Dr. Pamela Jeffries were recently awarded one of the HRSA funded Faculty Development: Integrating Technology into Nursing Education and Practice Initiative grants. Her technological expertise is a wonderful resource for nurse educators who are seeking to integrate technology into their own nurse education curriculum.