Dr. Neerland is a clinical scholar. Her nurse-midwifery expertise informs her scholarship and teaching. Dr. Neerland is the quintessential example of someone who “bridges the gap between theory and practice and sees practice in everything they do.” Dr. Neerland’s scholarly work is grounded in clinical practice. Her almost two decades as a nurse-midwife provide her with the expertise to recognize issues in maternal-child health. She has developed a program of research to identify and most importantly, address the gaps in knowledge. In her dissertation work, she developed the Preparation for Labor and Birth (P-LAB) instrument that was informed by her clinical practice. The P-LAB is now being validated in non-English speaking countries including Israel, Turkey, and China. Additionally, her scholarship related to community birth settings is answering important questions for clinicians and patients. While she creates a robust program of scholarship in her faculty role at the School of Nursing, she is also mentoring students at all levels in both scholarship and clinical practice. Although she has only been at the School of Nursing for 4 years, she has mentored 3 undergraduate honors students on maternal-child theses. She also regularly advises midwifery DNP students in quality improvement projects related to labor and birth, serves as a clinical community partner for DNP projects, and precepts midwifery and nurse practitioner students at the Women’s Health Specialist midwifery practice where she practices. Furthermore, she teaches didactic and practicum courses for the midwifery specialty and uses the most recent evidence and scholarship to inform her teaching (and vice versa). She brings to her teaching a focus on maternal health disparities and an anti-racism, equity lens informs course and curriculum development. She expects students to come to class and/or clinical with the most up-to-date evidence and use critical thinking skills to apply that evidence to their current scenario. Dr. Neerland is an exceptional faculty member with a passion for promoting best practices in maternal-child health. It is most fitting that Dr. Neerland has been a primary faculty member for NURS6200: Science of Nursing Intervention. This course specifically focuses on theory and intervention science which Dr. Neerland is an expert.