Kupiri Ackerman-Barger
Associate Dean for Health Equity,
Diversity, and Inclusion
Associate Clinical Professor University of California Davis
Adr: 2570 48th St. Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone: 916-734-8912
Email: packerman@ucdavis.edu
Piri Ackerman-Barger, PhD, RN, CNE, FAAN is associate dean of Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion as well as an associate clinical professor at the University of California Davis Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing. She serves as a researcher for the Center for a Diverse Healthcare working to diversify the health professions pipeline. She also directs Faculty Development for Education and co-directs the Interprofessional Teaching Scholars Program for UC Davis Health.
Over her career Dr. Ackerman-Barger has combined her expertise in nursing and education to advance a program of instruction on workforce diversity; education equity; and institutional sustainability that she has presented nationally to thousands of participants. Her research identifies strategies to cultivate the skills and knowledge that healthcare providers, educators, and leaders need to diversify the healthcare pipeline. Her ongoing interdisciplinary work on diversity, equity, and inclusion has been recognized by UC Davis through the Charles P. Nash Humanitarian Award, Chancellor’s Achievement Award for Diversity and Community, Dean’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring, and an Award for Teaching Excellence.
As one of four national diversity consultants for the Campaign for Action, a partnership of AARP and RWJF, Dr. Ackerman-Barger serves state action coalitions across the country establishing programs, creating policies and structures to advance heath equity and build bridges that drive and sustain a Culture of Health. She also specializes in providing unconscious bias training and workshops on how to address microaggressions to promote inclusion and health equity.
Associate Clinical Professor University of California Davis
Adr: 2570 48th St. Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone: 916-734-8912
Email: packerman@ucdavis.edu
Piri Ackerman-Barger, PhD, RN, CNE, FAAN is associate dean of Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion as well as an associate clinical professor at the University of California Davis Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing. She serves as a researcher for the Center for a Diverse Healthcare working to diversify the health professions pipeline. She also directs Faculty Development for Education and co-directs the Interprofessional Teaching Scholars Program for UC Davis Health.
Over her career Dr. Ackerman-Barger has combined her expertise in nursing and education to advance a program of instruction on workforce diversity; education equity; and institutional sustainability that she has presented nationally to thousands of participants. Her research identifies strategies to cultivate the skills and knowledge that healthcare providers, educators, and leaders need to diversify the healthcare pipeline. Her ongoing interdisciplinary work on diversity, equity, and inclusion has been recognized by UC Davis through the Charles P. Nash Humanitarian Award, Chancellor’s Achievement Award for Diversity and Community, Dean’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring, and an Award for Teaching Excellence.
As one of four national diversity consultants for the Campaign for Action, a partnership of AARP and RWJF, Dr. Ackerman-Barger serves state action coalitions across the country establishing programs, creating policies and structures to advance heath equity and build bridges that drive and sustain a Culture of Health. She also specializes in providing unconscious bias training and workshops on how to address microaggressions to promote inclusion and health equity.
Courses for this Presenter
Archived Sessions
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AACN Diversity Toolbox Panel
- Presenter(s): Kupiri Ackerman-Barger; Kendra M. Barrier; Shielda Glover Glover Rodgers; Glenn E Singleton
- Session#: AACN2109-101
- Session Length: 60 minutes
- Program: AACN Diversity Symposium 2021
- Date: Nov 9, 2021