Gene Harkless DNSC, ARNP, is an associate professor and chair of the Department of Nursing at the University of New Hampshire. A family nurse practitioner who has taught at UNH since 1985, Dr. Harkless is a frequent mentor and enjoys working with students such as Lauren as they take on international endeavors. “For past recipients of a grant for international research, it has been life-changing. They create a whole new lens through which to see the world,” she said. “Students grow to understand their own academic abilities, to ask a question and search for answers and perspectives outside of expert text materials.”