A former director of Watson Caring Science Institute’s (WCSI) Caritas Coach Education Program, Wagner currently serves as WCSI faculty associate and adjunct faculty at the University of Colorado-Denver School of Nursing. Wagner is co-founder of the Massachusetts Regional Caring Science Consortium — a forum for nurses to gather and discuss caring practice. As a Caring Science scholar, her publications and national and international presentations and workshops address the development of caring practice from personal and professional perspectives.