Diane B. Monsivais is a tenured professor and the associate dean of graduate programs in the UTEP School of Nursing. She holds a Ph.D. in nursing from the University of Texas Health Science Center School of Nursing at Houston. Franchesca E. Nunez is an assistant professor at the University of Texas at El Paso, School of Nursing. She holds a Ph.D. in nursing from the University of Kansas Medical Center. Leslie K. Robbins is the dean of the University of Texas at El Paso School of Nursing and a tenured professor at UTEP School of Nursing. She holds a Ph.D. in nursing from the University of Texas Health Science Center School of Nursing at Houston.