Trina is a nurse researcher, educator, and functional nutrition coach. Her passion is helping people along the journey to wellness. She received a Baccalaureate of Nursing degree in 2005, a PhD from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 2010 with a focus on obesity, nutrition and exercise, and became a certified functional nutrition coach in 2023. She loves spending time with her family, hiking, camping, fishing, and watching the sunrise.