I am a nurse educator with experience teaching undergraduate and graduate students. My clinical background includes emergency, critical care, wilderness medicine, and disaster response.

I have been actively involved in disaster response for more than ten years as a member of Hawaii’s Disaster Medical Assistance Team and have served as a disaster subject matter expert with the United States Army. I am a Fellow of the American Academy of Wilderness Medicine; and am certified in emergency nursing, public health, and as a healthcare disaster professional. My research focuses on community-based disaster risk perception, Indigenous communities, and care in austere environments.