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Vicki Voskuil, MS, RN, CPNP, is a PhD student at Michigan State University College of Nursing. She received a BSN from Calvin College and a MS in Parent-Child Nursing from the University of Michigan and is a certified pediatric nurse practitioner. Ms. Voskuil has been a faculty member in the Hope College Nursing Department since 2004 and has served as the Curriculum and Program Director for the department since 2012. Ms. Voskuil’s nursing career began in pediatric trauma and rehabilitation at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan as a staff nurse, preceptor, and charge nurse. She has been a pediatric nurse practitioner in primary care in California, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Ms. Voskuil is a member of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Kappa Epsilon Chapter-at-Large, and recently served as the chapter’s vice president. She was the recipient of the Excellence in Education Award from the chapter in 2008. She is also a member of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. Ms. Voskuil’s research interest is childhood obesity prevention, specifically interventions aimed at increasing physical activity among youth. Her doctoral dissertation will focus on self-efficacy and physical activity in middle school girls. After completing her PhD, she plans to develop a program of research aimed at increasing physical activity through pilot and intervention research partnering with community organizations to promote healthy lifestyles for youth. As a nurse educator, she intends to continue teaching future nurse scholars to assume roles in nursing practice, education, and research.