Pamela Rothpletz-Puglia is an associate professor and program director at Rutgers University, School of Health Professions who specializes in participatory approaches to teaching, research, administration, and service. After spending 30 years in various roles as a health care provider, educator, director, and researcher, Pamela knows that partnering and connecting with stakeholders (i.e. participatory) to solve problems builds resilience and capacity and supports sustainable solutions. Due to this belief, Pamela has led patient-centered approaches to research and supports faculty at the Rutgers School of Health Professions to incorporate participatory, qualitative and, mixed methods in health research. Pamela was awarded several federal cooperative agreements to provide workforce development education and to conduct community participatory research, has mentored over 40 graduate student research projects, and implemented training to increase research methodology capacity among staff at the Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre. Pamela is a registered dietitian nutritionist and holds a doctorate of education from Columbia University.