Dr. Diane M. Stauffer, DNP, RN, CNE

Diane Stauffer came to the Xavier University College of Nursing in 2019, but she has over 30 years of experience in nursing and over 20 years of experience in nursing education. She is a graduate of the BSN program at Ohio State University, the MSN program at the University of Cincinnati (Burn and Trauma Specialty Track), and the DNP program (Doctor of Nursing Practice) at Case Western Reserve University. Her clinical experience in nursing includes medical-surgical nursing (especially coronary care), critical care, emergency nursing, and trauma. She was employed at TriHealth for over 30 years and served in several positions including staff nurse in the emergency department, clinical nurse specialist, trauma nurse coordinator, and faculty in the Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science. Prior to that she worked as a transport nurse for the Christ Hospital Mobile Care Unit, and as a staff nurse in the emergency department and in medical-surgical nursing at Ohio State University. Throughout her career in associate and baccalaureate education, she has taught a variety of courses including medical-surgical nursing, acute care/critical care, pathophysiology, role transition, professional issues, holistic health, nursing research, and quality improvement.

Dr. Stauffer was previously an active member of the local and state Emergency Nurses Association, and served as an Ohio delegate to the national assembly for seven years. She has fulfilled many leadership roles in nursing education in relation to curriculum development, program evaluation and outcomes, faculty professional development, advisory board service, policy development, and steering committees for nursing program accreditation. Her research area of interest is in relation to factors that impact pharmacology knowledge acquisition for nursing students. Dr. Stauffer was previously certified in emergency nursing and in nursing education.

At Xavier University, Dr. Stauffer has taught in the undergraduate BSN program, the MIDAS program, and the MSN program. She has also served as a faculty mentor in the DNP program and is currently the Coordinator for the Education Track in the MSN program.