Public Biography
Dr. Lucero’s research program focuses on improving health outcomes of vulnerable populations using innovative health systems and informatics approaches. Two prominent themes of his work are: enhancing the quality of care for hospitalized older adults and improving self-management of chronic health conditions among Hispanic, African-American, and LGBTQ+ populations. His research is distinguished by interdisciplinary team science, which bridges nursing, medicine, psychology, computer science, and engineering, health systems, communities, and other academic institutions.
Dr. Lucero’s research is leading the way to inform infrastructure development for data-driven knowledge generation that serves as a model for organizations across the United States (US) to improve the quality of care for hospitalized older adults. He is leveraging electronic patient, clinical, and administrative data and data science methods to identify valid, modifiable factors that predict hospital-acquired falls (HAF) and -pressure injuries (HAPI) and hospital-induced delirium (HID) which affect more than one million US hospitalized patients. The other cornerstone of his research program is developing health information technology (HIT) to promote chronic disease self-management.
As an educator in higher education, Dr. Lucero focuses on creating innovative approaches to increasing the representation of Hispanics in professional nursing. He has secured funding from the California Department of Health Care Access and Information to double the number of transfer students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science program at the UCLA School of Nursing. He is also the Program Director of the Nursing PhD Pathway Program (NP3) funded by the University of California Office of the President Hispanic Serving Institution Doctoral Diversity Initiative and UCLA School of Nursing. This five-year program (2023 – 2028) is focused on providing forty-eight Bachelor and Master of Science and Doctoral of Nursing Practice scholars with knowledge and skills to begin their journey to the professoriate.
Dr. Lucero has served as Chair of the American Medical Informatics Association Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, the New York Academy of Medicine, and the American College of Medical Informatics. He is a member of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses. In 2024, Dr. Lucero was inducted into the Sigma (Theta Tau) International Honor Society of Nursing – International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame for his impact on nursing and health informatics.
Dr. Lucero’s research is leading the way to inform infrastructure development for data-driven knowledge generation that serves as a model for organizations across the United States (US) to improve the quality of care for hospitalized older adults. He is leveraging electronic patient, clinical, and administrative data and data science methods to identify valid, modifiable factors that predict hospital-acquired falls (HAF) and -pressure injuries (HAPI) and hospital-induced delirium (HID) which affect more than one million US hospitalized patients. The other cornerstone of his research program is developing health information technology (HIT) to promote chronic disease self-management.
As an educator in higher education, Dr. Lucero focuses on creating innovative approaches to increasing the representation of Hispanics in professional nursing. He has secured funding from the California Department of Health Care Access and Information to double the number of transfer students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science program at the UCLA School of Nursing. He is also the Program Director of the Nursing PhD Pathway Program (NP3) funded by the University of California Office of the President Hispanic Serving Institution Doctoral Diversity Initiative and UCLA School of Nursing. This five-year program (2023 – 2028) is focused on providing forty-eight Bachelor and Master of Science and Doctoral of Nursing Practice scholars with knowledge and skills to begin their journey to the professoriate.
Dr. Lucero has served as Chair of the American Medical Informatics Association Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, the New York Academy of Medicine, and the American College of Medical Informatics. He is a member of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses. In 2024, Dr. Lucero was inducted into the Sigma (Theta Tau) International Honor Society of Nursing – International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame for his impact on nursing and health informatics.
Historic ACMI Biography
Dr. Lucero has advanced DEI and improved health outcomes through education, service, and an innovative research program that employs novel strategies for user-centered design and EHR data mining to improve quality of care and promote chronic disease self-management for health disparate populations including those who are Hispanic, African-American, and LGBTQ+.
Affiliations
The American College of Medical Informatics
ACMI is a college of elected Fellows from the U.S. and abroad who have made significant and sustained contributions to the field of medical informatics. It is the central body for a community of scholars and practitioners who are committed to advancing the informatics field.
Year Elected
2023