Professor Emerita of Nursing at the University of Connecticut. Her BS in nursing is from the University of Hawaii, and Master’s and PhD degrees from the University of Utah. She is the Founding Editor (now Emerita) of Advances in Nursing Science. Her published works focus on nursing knowledge development, feminism and nursing, the art of nursing, nursing education, LGBTQ health, and anti-racism in nursing. She is co-founder and web manager for Nursology.net, and blogs regularly on Nursology.net, Advances in Nursing Science, and Nurse Manifest. She is an active member and volunteer leader (with Leslie Nicoll) of the International Academy of Nursing Editors (INANE). Since retiring in 2003, she has taught doctoral level courses using hybrid methods (online and face-to-face) for the University of Connecticut, Florida Atlantic University, and Louisiana State University. In September 2020, she joined Lucinda Canty and Christina Nyirati to launch the “Overdue Reckoning on Racism in Nursing” project, an ongoing project that brings nurses of color to the center in acknowledging the reality of racism in nursing, and begins a process of healing and change. The 12th Edition of the text “Knowledge Development in Nursing: Theory and Process” is due to be published in June 2025, co-authored with Lucinda Canty and Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu.