Kathleen F. Tennant, PhD., APN, BC is Associate Professor of Nursing at Carlow University in Pittsburgh, PA. Her responsibilities include teaching in the DNP Program: scholarly inquiry; evidence – based practice; policy & ethics and faculty chair/mentor for DNP scholarly projects. She also teaches advanced geriatrics and advanced physical assessment in the FNP program. As an Adult Nurse Practitioner, she maintains a part-time clinical practice in a not-for-profit clinic in rural Appalachia, WV serving the homeless & uninsured vulnerable populations. Dr. Tennant earned her PhD from Ohio University in Higher Education Administration with a minor in Research & Evaluation and Health Service Administration.