Cheryl A. Fisher, EdD, MSN, RN

Director and Associate Professor Nursing Informatics Program

University of Maryland School of Nursing

Cheryl A. Fisher, EdD, MSN, RN, is the specialty director for the nursing informatics program at the University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMSON). She has a research background focused on teaching with technology, translating evidence into health care practices, and evaluating the integration of technology into practice. Dr. Fisher developed new programs for a clinical setting to meet identified learning needs using computer-based training and competency validation. She has taught nursing informatics in undergraduate and graduate levels for 10 years and has mentored many graduate students in evidence-based practice projects using technology in the clinical setting. Dr. Fisher developed a fellowship in evidence-based practice and led the UMSON faculty in the redesign of the new nursing informatics graduate program.