Jan Oosting Kaminsky, PhD, RN-BC is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at CUNY SPS and an experienced health educator with a focus in LGBTQ+ Health. Her clinical background is in pediatric intensive care and she completed her PhD at The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. Her research interests include vulnerable populations of children in the healthcare system, including gender fluid and transgender children, children of incarcerated mothers, and children in an ICU setting. Her mission in life is to improve health care access and outcomes for all LGBTQ+ persons across the life span through improved provider education.