She has taught and coordinated the required undergraduate course Ethics in Nursing for nearly a decade. Currently she is working toward a graduate certificate in health care ethics through Creighton University’s Center for Health Policy and Ethics. Additionally, she serves as the President-Elect of the International Family Nursing Association and the Governor-at-Large of the Western Institute of Nursing. Prior to her academic career, she worked for many years as a registered nurse at a large, freestanding children’s hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, where she frequently cared for children and their families who faced extremely difficult situations.