Amber L VermeeschAmber L. Vermeesch, PhD, MSN, RN, FNP-C, FACSM, FNAP, has been a practicing family nurse practitioner since 2006. She has spent most of her practice serving underinsured and vulnerable populations. She completed her master's in nursing at Vanderbilt niversity School of Nursing. She earned her PhD in nursing science from the University of Miami in 2011, where she focused on reducing healthcare disparities among Latino populations using multiple methodologies, including participatory photography. She joined the University of Portland as an Associate Professor in 2014, teaching in both graduate and undergraduate programs and served as the Director of Research and Scholarship. She became a certified nurse educator in 2017. In 2020, Vermeesch became a Fellow in the American College of Sports Medicine as well as Distinguished Practitioner and Fellow in the National Academies of Practice. Her overall area of expertise is wellness, both physical and emotional. In 2022, she became the Department Chair for Family and Community Nursing at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Her investigations have concentrated on physical activity and integrated health among vulnerable populations. Read More Read Less