- HR Wickes Endowed Chair of Nursing at Saginaw Valley State University
- Catalyst in integration of addictions content into health care professions curricula
- Developed PMHNP program with an addiction focus; all students obtain buprenorphine waiver prior to graduation
- Established SUD-focused Project ECHO to increase confidence and competence of rural primary care teams in recognizing and treating SUDs
- Established Michigan’s only geriatric-focused SUD treatment facility
- Recently partnered to establish a mobile SUD treatment and counseling clinic for rural Michigan
- Established and serves as the Co-Director for the Rural Behavioral Health and Addiction Studies at Saginaw Valley State University
- Has secured almost $10 Million in state and federal grants to support nurse practitioner education and integrated practice