She received her PhD from SUNY in Buffalo, MA in philosophy with an emphasis on healthcare ethics. Dr. Iseminger has 18 publications in which she champions her interests in “quality of life”, “nursing presence”, and “moral courage”. She employs these concepts in her practice, teaching, and research by promoting patient-centered holistic care especially for vulnerable populations. As a founding member of the Indiana Patient Preferences Coalition, she championed POLST/POST legislation to Indiana. She provides ethics and patient advocacy consultation service to the NRG (nrgoncology.org), a division of the National Cancer Institute.