Faculty

Nurse, researcher and educator Michael Joseph “MJ” Diño specializes in health informatics, educational technologies, robotics, human-computer interaction, mixed reality, artificial intelligence and academic integrity. He is an Apple Distinguished Educator (ADE) and the first Asian to win the Nurse in the Limelight Innovator Award given by Connecting-Nurses in partnership with the International Council of Nurses. In addition to holding two doctorates, Diño is an alumnus of the Experienced Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy at Chamberlain University in Indianapolis. He was honored as an Emerging Nurse Researcher at Sigma’s 30th Nursing Research Congress and named a Global Nursing Leadership Institute Scholar in 2020.

Education

• PhD in Nursing, Johns Hopkins University
• PhD in Educational Development, University of Santo Tomas
• MA in Nursing, Our Lady of Fatima University
• BSN, Our Lady of Fatima University

Selected Editorial Activities

• Editor, BMC Nursing
• Co-Guest Editor, Healthcare Special Issue: Long-Term Care for Older Adults
• Reviewer, Ageing International
• Reviewer, Nursing Open
• Reviewer, Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Selected Awards & Honors

• Outstanding Professional of the Year in Nursing, Philippine Professional Regulation Commission
• Edmund J.Y. Pajarillo Health Informatics and Innovation Award, National League for Nursing
• Fellow, Academy of Nursing Education, National League for Nursing
• Trailblazer in Inclusion Award, Bett Asia
• Fellow, American Academy of Nursing

Selected Professional Activities

• Delphi Group, Definition of Nursing Project, International Council of Nurses
• Past Presidents’ Committee, Phi Gamma Chapter, Sigma International Honor Society of Nursing
• Virginia Henderson Fellow, Sigma International Honor Society in Nursing
• Digital Innovator, American Association of Colleges of Nursing
• Closing Plenary Speaker, Nursing Research Congress 2024, Sigma International Honor Society of Nursing

Additional Languages

• Japanese
• German
• French