Alongside her teaching in public health and nursing, she consults for vulnerable and cross-cultural populations. With an MSN and BSN from the University of Cincinnati and MPH from UC Berkeley, her extensive public health background includes long term postings in Pakistan, Nigeria, Ethiopia, and the Caribbean.Most recently, she has reviewed research abstracts for the Native Research Network, evaluated health promotion grant proposals for Indian Health Services, and worked on-site to evaluate an Ethiopian Health Officer Training Program for the United States Agency for International Development in Addis Ababa. At the College of Nursing, she and her students are presently collaborating with the College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning (DAAP) to design health and wellness devices and processes.Evelyn Fitzwater