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Dr. Kimberly Baker serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor at Duquesne University's School of Nursing, a position she assumed in 2025 following extensive clinical and leadership experience at UPMC Mercy and Presbyterian Hospitals. She integrates expertise in behavioral health and substance use disorders into the nursing curriculum while maintaining active roles in national nursing organizations.
Dr. Baker's educational background includes:
- DNP in Leadership from The Pennsylvania State University (2025)
- MSN with Leadership and Education concentration from Carlow University
- BSN from the University of Phoenix
- Nursing diploma from Citizen's General Hospital School of Nursing (2001)
Her research focuses on mitigating workplace violence, preventing moral injury among nurses, and addressing substance use disorders through evidence-based behavioral health interventions. She develops frameworks for empowering nurses in high-stress clinical situations while promoting systemic wellbeing initiatives to reduce burnout, informed by her dual board certifications in Addiction Nursing and Nursing Professional Development.
Dr. Baker actively contributes to nursing advancement through memberships in the American Nurses Association, Pennsylvania Nurses Association, American Psychiatric Nurses Association, and Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. Her certified expertise includes Mental Health First Aid and Critical Incident Stress Management protocols.
