Dr. Neomie Congello is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at California State University Channel Islands where she has taught in the undergraduate and graduate programs for the last seven years. Dr. Congello is a graduate of University of California Los Angeles School of Nursing. Her dissertation study, completed in 2015, utilized a community-based participatory approach examining influences of the perceived environment, partner support, and attitudinal familism on physical activity in women of Mexican American descent. Her current research investigates the learning experiences of students and preceptors involved in dedicated education unit clinical rotations.