Dr. Barbara Miller is an associate professor of Nursing at Troy University, in Alabama. She has her PhD in Nursing Education and is certified as an Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist. In addition to her nursing education career, she is a traditional reservist in the United States Air Force at Robins AFB, Georgia. She has served for 18 years as a clinical nurse and for the past 2 years been a squadron commander. Her research focus is on adult health issues, and she works with doctoral nursing students to complete their research projects.