Diana Faugno

Diana Faugno is the founding president of the Academy of Forensic Nursing and now serves as an advisory member of the AFN Board of Directors. She is a retired fellow in the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, a Distinguished Fellow in the International Association of Forensic Nurses, and Distinguished Fellow in the Academy of Forensic Nursing. She is also a founding board member of EVAWI. She carries numerous certifications. Faugno works for Life Safe Resources as a Forensic Nurse in Marietta, Georgia. She was the recipient of the 2019 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week award given in Washington, DC. 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. Another co-authored workbook was published in 2020, Domestic Violence and Nonfatal Strangulation Assessment, for healthcare providers and first responders. The latest workbook, Forensic Nursing Principals and Practice, was published in 2023.