Dr. Jessica Varghese is an assistant professor of nursing at New York Institute of Technology. She completed her PhD degree in nursing at the State University of New York at Buffalo. She has worked in nursing professional development and leadership roles for over 20 years. She is a member of the American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nurses Research Committee. She is a fellow of the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments and has recently participated in the NIH-funded Environmental Health Research Institute for Nurse and Clinician Scientists.