Dr. Mary L. White is a tenured professor at McAuley School of Nursing,University of Detroit Mercysince 2002. Dr. White published research on self-care and spiritual self-care practices in patients with chronic illness, women and cardiovascular disease, and evidence-based practice in pediatrics. She developed a valid, reliable instrument to measure spiritual self-care practices based on her midrange theory of Spiritual Self-Care. Dr. White presented her research on spirituality self-care practices at international, national, and regional conferences. She is president of the International Orem Society and co-editor of the Self-Care, Dependent-Care & Nursing Journal of the International Orem Society.