Dr. Roush served for many years as editorial director and clinical managing editor for the American Journal of Nursing (AJN) and continues her affiliation with the journal as an editorial consultant and member of the editorial board. In addition she is the founder of The Scholar’s Voice, which works to strengthen the voice of nursing through writing mentorship for nurses. Dr. Roush has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals, as well as books, essays, and poetry. Her research interests include gender-based violence, global human resources for health, social justice, and global women’s health. She has traveled to Rwanda, Uganda, and India as a nursing volunteer and taught nursing in Ghana. In 2009, she was a visiting scholar in the Department of Human Resources for Health at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland.