Desiree A. Díaz, PhD, FNP-BC, CNE, CHSE-A, ANEF, FAAN 

Dr. Desiree A. Díaz is an internationally recognized scholar, researcher, and  Associate Professor at the University of Central Florida College of Nursing. She has been a nurse educator for the past 17 year. She completed a simulation research post-doc with Dr. Pamela Jeffries at Johns Hopkins University related to empathy and caring and recently received the inaugural  Diversity, Inclusivity, and Equity Excellence Award from INACSL. She has a simulation patent pending and is currently active in both graduate and undergraduate programs. She currently serves as the Undergraduate Simulation Coordinator.