For more than 20 years, Elisa has also worked internationally and domestically with community-based organizations engaged in issues of social justice. She is passionate about increasing primary health care access for underserved populations, and has a particular interest in reproductive health care equity and access. Elisa currently lives in central Tanzania where she is training student midwives and nurses with Peace Corps and Seed Global Health at the University of Dodoma. She holds a BA from Cornell University and a MSN from the Yale University School of Nursing.