Family nurse practitioner with a passion for evidence-based care and nursing education and addiction medicine. Member of Sigma Theta Tau and Alpha Delta Nu nursing honor societies. Ohio Association of Advanced Practice Nurses member. Notable experience includes general management, grant writing, a university-level research fellowship, experienced mentor, addiction, and teaching. Inpatient, critical care, hospice, ED/Trauma 1, community, and ambulatory practice experience. Currently working providing high-quality primary care across the lifespan in family practice, addiction treatment, and teaching nursing students at Kent State University. Certified and experienced MAT provider via DEA Data 2000 X waiver (when it was required). Doctoral candidate in Nursing Leadership, estimated graduation 2025.