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.