Cheryl A. Fisher, EdD, MSN, RN

Director and Associate Professor Nursing Informatics Program

University of Maryland School of Nursing

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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.