Christine Foote-Lucero, MSN, RN, CEN, SANE-A, SANE-P, AFN-C, DF-AFN

Christine Foote-Lucero has been a licensed Registered Nurse since 2002, and obtained her master’s degree in forensic nursing in 2019. Her clinical background includes Emergency Department (ED) Nursing, Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Nursing, Forensic Nursing, and Nursing Professional Development. In 2017, she developed a comprehensive Forensic Nursing program that responded to all patients affected by violence, and currently works as a Forensic Specialist. Her clinical experiences as a forensic nurse have included death investigation and correctional nursing, as well as sexual assault, intimate partner violence, physical assault, strangulation, elder abuse, child abuse, and human trafficking. She holds four board certifications, including Certified Emergency Nurse, Sexual Assault Examiner for Adolescents and Adults, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner for Pediatrics, and Advanced Forensic Nurse. She also currently serves as the Treasurer for the Academy of Forensic Nursing (AFN) and chairs the AFN Journal Club.

Diana Faugno, MSN, RN, CPN, AFN-C, IVSE-C, SANE-A, SANE-P, FAAFS, DF-IAFN, DF-AFN

Diana Faugno is a Founding Board Director for End Violence Against Women International (EVAWI). She also is a founding board member of the Academy of Forensic Nursing. She works for Live Safe Respurces as a forensic nurse in Marietta, Georgia. In Apirl 2019, she was the recipient of the National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Award given in Washington DC. She provides training across the country and internationally for sexual assault and domestic violence/non-fatal strangulation to assist communities who wish to bring forward teams of healthcare providers. She is also a co-author of numerous textbooks and papers on dealing with the forensic medical aspects of violence, such as the Color Atlas of Sexual Assault, published in 1997, which is the first book of its kind in the nation, and Sexual Assault Victimization Across the Life Span and multiple workbooks on the topic. Her latest workbook (2022), Introduction to Forensic Nursing Principles and Practice, along with others such as Sexually Transmitted Infection and Disease Assessment and Domestic Violence and Nonfatal Strangulation Assessment are wonderful resources to nurses and physicians when treating sexual assault patients.