Dr. Nutrena Tate is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner with a Bachelors and Masters of Science degrees from the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor and a Doctorate of Philosophy degree from Wayne State University. She is currently a Post Fellow at the University of Michigan with a concentration in Health Promotion and Risk Reduction in Vulnerable Populations. Her research interests include factors affecting obesity and risk behaviors in children and adolescents of color. She has co-authored journal articles as well a book chapter, Taking the Pulse of Our Communities: The State of Black Public Health in the Obama Era in Reading African African American Experiences in the Obama Era. She has presented her research on local, national and international levels. Her areas of expertise include pediatric nursing and pediatric advanced practice nursing in school based, primary and acute care, sickle cell, and neurology. She has teaching experience as an assistant professor at the University of Detroit Mercy and lecturer at the University of Michigan – Flint and Wayne State University. Among her professional awards are membership in Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing; the Ellen H. Toporek Award for Excellence in Pediatric Nursing from the University of Michigan; Nurse Educator of the Year from National Black Nurses Association, Mabel Keaton Staupers Scholarship Award; Children’s Hospital of Michigan Nurse of the Month; Wayne State University College of Nursing Community Service Award; Graduate Professional Award; and Fellow, King Chavez Parks Future Faculty Program. Community service honors include Champion of Service Award from Ebenezer AME Church. Professional membership includes National Black Nurses Association, Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS), and Lambda Chi Chapter of Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc, where she serves as the president. Other professional service includes Chair, Adolescent Health Research Section for MNRS as well as the National Bylaws Chair for Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc. She serves as the board chair for Teen H.Y.P.E.,,a teen empowerment organization and as an advisory board member for Wayne County Community College District School of Nursing and Next Generation Fit Kids, a organization focused on reducing childhood obesity in underserved populations.