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Renee Colsch, PhD, RN, SCRN, CQ  has a passion and specialty in neuroscience nursing. She is a nurse scientist, Air Force combat veteran, Center for Health Equity Research Alumni, and VA Quality ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½s fellow with 19 years of professional nursing experience; of those 12 years in academia. Her professional experience includes acute care nursing in the intensive care unit, emergency room. Her teaching centers on pathophysiology/pharmacology/physical assessment, evidence-based practice, leadership, and nursing professional development, which includes learning theories, modalities, education technologies, design, strategies, project management, change management, and leadership. She views the teacher as the facilitator of learning. Her teaching focuses on cultural awareness and sensitivity, holistic nursing, bringing technology into the classroom and practice, evidence-based practice, research, learning, and retention. Her research centers on bridging the gap between academic research and clinical practice by developing and implementing evidence-based models that cater to the unique cultural and rural needs of Veterans and enhance health outcomes. Additionally, I aim to advance the understanding and management of sex-specific differences in cardiovascular stroke among women through collaborative research, stakeholder engagement, targeted interventions, and ongoing evaluation.