She teaches classes in public and community health and supervises students in their community clinical rotations. In addition to teaching nursing for over 30 years, she has also worked as a nurse in a variety of settings including public health, home health, hospice, and hospitals. Her community service includes being a member of the Douglas County Board of Health since 1999, a board member of the Public Health Association of Nebraska (PHAN), co-chair of the State Association of Local Boards of Health Section of PHAN, member of the Turning Point Stakeholders Group since 1999 and member of the Nebraska Educational Alliance for Public Health. She continues to work on EH issues in the state.