Associate Professor, Department of Nursing
Grace Gao earned her DNP degree in Nursing Informatics and Integrative Health, and PhD in Nursing from University of Minnesota. In addition, Grace is a public health nurse and ANCC certified Informatics Nurse. Grace has worked in a variety of roles in both public and private sectors across extensive health care settings, including case manager in home care, care plan coordinator in long-term care, staff nurse in hospital, nurse educator in the academic setting, and clinical informatics specialist and consultant.
Grace’s nursing experiences showcase expertise in public health, nursing informatics, and integrative health. Her research leverages the use of EHR data and a strengths-oriented model. She aims to advance a whole-person approach in nursing education, research, and practice and ignite students’ passion for innovation and positive changes in healthcare.
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About Grace Gao, PhD, DNP, RN-BC, LHIT-HP, RWJF Future of Nursing Scholar Alumni
Grace Gao earned her DNP degree in Nursing Informatics and Integrative Health, and PhD in Nursing from University of Minnesota. In addition, Grace is a public health nurse and ANCC certified Informatics Nurse. Grace has worked in a variety of roles in both public and private sectors across extensive health care settings, including case manager in home care, care plan coordinator in long-term care, staff nurse in hospital, nurse educator in the academic setting, and clinical informatics specialist and consultant.
Grace’s nursing experiences showcase expertise in public health, nursing informatics, and integrative health. Her research leverages the use of EHR data and a strengths-oriented model. She aims to advance a whole-person approach in nursing education, research, and practice and ignite students’ passion for innovation and positive changes in healthcare.
| Present | Associate Professor, Nursing, St. Catherine University ‐ Department of Nursing | |
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Disciplines
Grants
| 2022 - 2023 | Innovative Scholarship GHR Grant |
| GHR Grant St Catherine University - GHR061 | |
| Colleague(s): Catherine Graeve, Vera Stephenson | |
| $14,954 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2021 - Present | SCC Committee Member, St. Catherine University Henrietta Schmoll School of Health/School of Nursing | 2016 - Present | Member, American Medical Informatics Association | 2021 - 2023 | DEI Taskforce Committee Member, St. Catherine University Henrietta Schmoll School of Health/School of Nursing | 2022 | Reviewer for the AMIA 2022 Annual Symposium, American Medical Informatics Association | 2021 - 2022 | MSNEL GNOC Faculty Co-Advisor, St. Catherine University School of Nursing | 2021 - 2022 | MSNEL Admission Committee Co-Chair, St. Catherine University School of Nursing | 2019 - 2022 | MSNEL Admission Committee Member, St. Catherine University School of Nursing | 2018 - 2022 | Nursing Knowledge: Big Data Science (NKBDS) - Mobile Health Workgroup, University of Minnesota School of Nursing | 2018 - 2022 | Nursing Knowledge: Big Data Science (NKBDS) - Data Science Workgroup, University of Minnesota School of Nursing | 2021 | Reviewer for AMIA 2022 Virtual Informatics Summit, American Medical Informatics Association | 2021 | Reviewer for the AMIA 2021 Annual Symposium, American Medical Informatics Association | 2020 | Reviewer for the AMIA 2020 Annual Symposium, American Medical Informatics Association | 2020 | Reviewer for the AMIA 2021 Virtual Informatics Summit, American Medical Informatics Association | 2020 | Reviewer for AMIA 2021 Virtual Clinical Informatics Conference, American Medical Informatics Association | 2020 | Search committee Member for MSNEL Program Director, St. Catherine University School of Nursing | 2019 | Search committee Member for a med-surg faculty position in the College for Adult, St. Catherine University School of Nursing |
Honors and Awards
- The Nursing Informatics Working Group (NIWG) Student Paper Award at the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) 2018 Annual Symposium
- Future of Nursing Scholar Award from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (9/15 – 5/18)
- Student Methodologist (PhD) Award (4/21/17) from the Omaha System Partnership
- Plan of Care Spot Award (10/13/14) from Optum
- University Partnership for Health Informatics (UP-HI) Scholarship (2010 – 2011) from University of Minnesota
- GHR Funding for Intercultural Learning Series from True North Intercultural LLC from September to December 2021
- GHR Foundation Academic Excellence Faculty Travel Award for Paper Presentation at Nursing Informatics International Congress August 23 to September 2, 2021
- National VA Quality Scholar Nurse Fellow - VA Atlanta (7/1/2022 - Present)
Courses
- NURS 8600 DNP Project
- NURS 8503 DNP Practicum
- NURS 8502 DNP Practicum
- NURS 8501 DNP Practicum
- NURS 7100 Nursing Leadership in Complex Health Care Systems: Assimilation into Prof Nursing Practice
- NURS 7000 Nursing Leadership in Complex Health Care Systems: High Acuity Care
- NURS 6063 Evidence-Based Practice
- NURS 6012 Basic Graduate Nursing Informatics
| DNP, University of Minnesota - Minneapolis | ||
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| PhD in Nursing, University of Minnesota - Minneapolis | ||
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| MS in Nursing Education, University of Minnesota - Minneapolis | ||
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| MA in Chinese Language and Literature, University of Minnesota - Minneapolis | ||
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| BSN, University of Minnesota - Minneapolis | ||
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Contact Information
email: ggao912@stkate.edu