Jeanne Leffers, PhD, RN, is currently Professor Emeritus of Nursing at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in Dartmouth, MA, where she taught in the undergraduate and graduate programs in nursing, was the former Graduate Program Director and served the College of Nursing with her expertise in public health, environmental health, and global heath. At the University she was involved with programs to advance faculty development for diversity initiatives, to strengthen the academic programs in sustainable development, and with international student programs to engage students in global learn...