Diana Love, PhD, RN

Clinical Assistant Professor

they/them/theirs

love2@wisc.edu

608-262-8655

3261 Signe Skott Cooper Hall

Biography

Diana Love, PhD, RN: Diana (they/them/theirs) is a Clinical Assistant Professor at UW–Madison School of Nursing.  They have 18 years of experience as a public health nurse working in sexual and reproductive health, racial equity, and LGBTQIA+ health justice. They are deeply committed to educating the next generation of healthcare providers to ensure affirming, person centered, and equitable care for LGBTQIA+ people. Their focus is on systems and tools that support all nurse educators to improve their inclusion of LGBTQIA+ health topics, specific to their courses. Diana also explores the intersections of how norms, power, and othering impact healthcare education, provision of care, and how systems are structured. These intersections deeply inform how Diana examines the issues of inclusion and health equity for all marginalized populations. Diana is dedicated to research, education, and practice that expands access to healthcare providers that are compassionate and competent providers for LGBTQIA+ people.

Clinical Scholarship focus areas

Health Systems and Policy

• Guided public health clinic staff through a transgender inclusion project to support a sexual health clinic
• Co-wrote the LGBTQ+ Health Profile, highlighting areas of strength and needs to improve the health of all LGBTQ+ people in Dane County

Teaching and Learning

• Support inclusion of LGBTQIA+ health across nursing education at pre-licensure and graduate levels
• Infuse concepts of health equity into pre-licensure courses
• Co-lead course redesign of perinatal course to a broader focus on reproductive health that supports health equity concepts