Alisha N. Mack, DNP, RN, FNP-C, is assistant professor of nursing at Indiana Wesleyan University and a doctorally prepared family nurse practitioner. Having previously worked as a registered nurse at Memorial Hospital in South Bend, she now works in family practice as a nurse practitioner. She is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and is certified as a health coach through the National Society of Health Coaches. She has also received awards in her research in lifestyle medicine.