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Educational Background
Scholarly Interests
Caring in the human health experience; the impact of language (words and messages) in diabetes care; the impact of the diagnosis experience on diabetes outcomes; nursing knowledge
Selected Publications
Dickinson, J.K., Wentzel, J.A., Schwenk, J., & Ayala, L. (2024). Prevalence of nursing theory citations in non-nursing publications. Nursing Outlook, 72, 102303. 10.1016/j.outlook.2024.102303
Speight, J., Holmes-Truscott, E., Garza, M., Scibilia, R., Wagner, S., Kato, A., Pedrero, V., Deschenes, S., Guzman, S.J., Joiner, K.L., Liu, S., Willaing, I., Babbott, K.M., Cleal, B., Dickinson, J.K., Halliday, J.A., Morrissey, E.C., Nefs, G., O’Donnell, S., …Skinner, T.C. (2024). Bringing an end to diabetes stigma and discrimination: An international consensus statement on evidence and recommendations. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, 12(1), 61-82. 10.1016/S2213-8587(23)00347-9
Dickinson, J.K., Quay, C., & Dolen, E. (2023). Use of nursing theory to guide doctoral research: An exploratory study. Nursing Science Quarterly, 36(4), 381-386. 10.1177/08943184231187868
Dickinson, J.K., Guzman, S.J., & Wooldridge, J.S. (2023). The emotional impact of negative language in people with diabetes: A descriptive study using a semantic differential scale. The Science of Diabetes Self-Management and Care, 49(3), 193-205. 10.1177/26350106231168326
Ackerman-Barger, K., Dickinson, J.K., Martin, L.D. (2021). Promoting a culture of civility in nursing learning environments. Nurse Educator, 46(4), 234-238. doi: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000000929
Rinker, J., Dickinson, J.K., Litchman, M.L., Williams, A.S., Kolb, L.E., Cox, C., Lipman, R.D. (2018). The 2017 Diabetes Educator and the Diabetes Self-Management Education National Practice Survey. The Diabetes Educator, 44(3), 260-268.
Beyond A1C Writing Group (2018). Need for regulatory change to incorporate beyond A1C glycemic metrics. Diabetes Care 41(6), e92-e94.
Dickinson, J.K. (2018). The experience of diabetes-related language in diabetes care. Diabetes Spectrum, 31(1), 58-64.
Dickinson, J.K., Guzman, S.J., Maryniuk, M.D., O’Brian, C.A., Kadohiro, J.K., Jackson, R.A., D’Hondt, N., Montgomery, B., Close, K.L., & Funnell, M.M. (2017). The use of language in diabetes care and education. Diabetes Care, 40, 1790-1799. https://doi.org/10.2337/dci17-0041
Dickinson, J.K., Guzman, S.J., Maryniuk, M.D., O’Brian, C.A., Kadohiro, J.K., Jackson, R.A., D’Hondt, N., Montgomery, B., Close, K.L, & Funnell, M.M. (2017). The use of language in diabetes care and education. The Diabetes Educator, 43(6), 551-564. DOI: 10.1177/0145721717735535
Dickinson, J.K. (2017). The effect of words on health and diabetes. Diabetes Spectrum, 30(1), 11-16.
Dickinson, J.K. & Maryniuk, M.D. (2017). Building therapeutic relationships: Choosing words that put people first. Clinical Diabetes, 35(1), 51-54.
Dickinson, J.K., Lipman, R.D., & O’Brian, C.A. (2015). Diabetes as a career choice. The Diabetes Educator, 41(6), 665-676.
Professional Experiences
Jane has been a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) since 1996. She started her diabetes professional career as the Director of Clinical Services and Education at The Barton Center for Diabetes Education in North Oxford, Massachusetts. In 1999, Jane developed the Diabetes Education Program at Yampa Valley Medical Center in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, where she served as Program Director for 12 years. Jane started teaching online in 2009. She taught Nursing Theory at the graduate level and Human Nutrition at the undergraduate level. She also taught Human Anatomy & Physiology in the undergraduate classroom setting. Jane became Program Director for the Master of Science in Diabetes Education and Management Program at Teachers College in 2011, where she taught the core diabetes courses and advised students. She also taught the Nursing Knowledge course in the EdD in Nursing Education Program. In 2023, Jane became the director of the EdD in Nursing Education Program, where she advises dissertation students.