She has over 15 years of clinical nursing experience in medical-surgical, emergency, and critical care work environments and 18 years of research experience in nutrition, bone health, and nursing quality outcomes with a bench-to-bedside focus. She holds faculty appointments in the School of Nursing at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA, and Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA. Her program of research involves health promotion for today’s Warfighter; she has received over $1 million dollars in grant funding to promote nutrition and bone health in young Soldiers. She provides lectures and expert consultation on indirect calorimetry, metabolism, and critical care nutrition support. She has several publications related to immunonutrition, nutrition support in critical illness, and health promotion for service members.