Dr. Newton is an advanced practice nurse in the area of adult and pediatric burns and trauma with an emphasis on vulnerable populations and rural health. Her research experiences include pediatric burns, rural health including farm and horse related injuries and most recently migrant farm worker parental health beliefs. She has served on review committees for student research and hospital based nursing research. Dr. Newton received her PhD from the University of New Mexico, MSN from the University of Cincinnati and her BSN from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Aaron Richmond, Ph.D.