Experienced Associate Dean and Assistant Professor with a demonstrated history of working in higher education, diversity equity and inclusion, community engagement and student affairs. Strong professional with a Ph.D. focused in Health Related Sciences from Virginia Commonwealth University. Skilled in healthcare information technology design and management, medical and hospital practice technology, and product assurance and quality engineering in both the automobile and aerospace industries. Her professional interests include highlighting how diversity equity and inclusion transforms health professions education, practice and outcomes; emphasizing the influence of cultural beliefs and spirituality on health care and end-of-life outcomes; how patients and clients cope with chronic illness; and examining the role that interdisciplinary patient and client centered care impacts health outcomes.