Professional Degrees

• Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing Postdoctoral Fellow., University of California, Davis, 2009
• Ph.D., Nursing, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2009 
• M.S.N., California State University, Sacramento, 2005
• M.A., Childhood Development, California State University, Sacramento, 1988
• B.S.N., California State University, Chico, 1974

Certifications and Credentials

• Credential for School Nursing Services, California State University, Sacramento
• Pediatric Nurse Associate/Practitioner Certification Program, University of California, Davis, Extension
• State of California Public Health Nurse Certification
• School Audiometrist
• Public Health Disaster Response and Preparedness Certification
• Multi-hazard Response Training of Trainers Certification

Courses

• NURS 173: RN to BSN Leadership and Management for the Professional Nurse
• NURS 174: RN to BSN Community Health for the Professional Nurse
• NURS 178: RN to BSN culminating project
• NURS 215: Community Health and Health Policy
• NURS 210: Research as a Foundation for Advanced Nursing Practice
• NURS 214B: Education Program Development
• NURS 213C: School Nursing I
• NURS 213D: School Nursing II
• NURS 293D: School Nursing Practicum
• NURS 144: Community Health
• NURS 500: Thesis proposal and development

Research Interests

• Asian and Pacific Islander American Health
• Youth Development and Health Promotion
• Persons with Developmental Disabilities
• LGBTQ Health Issues
• Health Systems and Health Policy

Professional Actvities

• Member Maternal Child Advisory Board, appointed position. Yolo County. 2011
• Executive committee board member. Hmong Women's Heritage Association. 2009-2011
• Executive committee board member. United Iu Mien, Sacramento, Ca. 2009-2011
• Committee member, Marginalized Yoiuth Task Force, Sacramento, CA. 2008-present
• Member, Sacramento Rescue and Restore Human Trafficking Coalition. 2007-present
• Member, U.S. Attorney General's Hate Crime Task Force for Northern California. 2004-present

Publications, Grants, and Awards

• Niederhauser, V. & Baker, D. What's new in childhood and adolecent immunization? The Journal for Nurse Pratitioners. Accepted, 2011
• Baker, D. & Niederhauser, V. Improving immunization rates using a social determinants of health framework. The Journal for Nurse Pratitioners. Accepted, 2011
• Baker, D., Ly, MY, Pauza, C. (2011) Hmong nurses in Laos during America's secret war, 1954-1974. Women's History Magazine (England), 65 (ISSN 1476-6760), 18-25.
• Baker, D. (2011). Conceptual parameters of acculturation within the Asian and Pacific Islander American populations: Applications for nursing practice and research. Nursing Forum, 46(2), 83-93.  
• Outstanding Community Service Award, California State University, Sacramento, 2010
• Innovative Health Communication regarding Immunizations for the Hmong Community. National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates and Pratitioners Foundation. 2010