Elizabeth A. Richards is a professor and director of the PhD in Nursing program at Purdue University’s School of Nursing. She is also a faculty associate for the Center on Aging and the Life Course and a faculty partner for the Center for Families. Her research examines the importance of social support for increasing and maintaining physical activity. She has received research funding through sources such as Purdue’s Centers for Families, Cooperative Extension, the National Institutes of Health, Indiana CTSI, and the American Nurses Foundation. As a public health nurse, Dr. Richards widely disseminates health education about the importance of vaccinations, flu prevention, and physical activity promotion. She has reached audiences through print sources such as The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, CNN, The Washington Post, and The Chicago Tribune. Her online presence has wide public reach with articles regarding the importance of vaccination and physical activity promotion in The Conversation surpassing two million readers. Dr. Richards received her PhD in public health promotion from Purdue University (Health & Kinesiology), her MSN in community health nursing from Indiana University, and her BSN from University of Saint Francis.