Eva Marie Vivian is a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Illinois College of Pharmacy in 1995, Master of Science in Population Health from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in 2013, and Doctorate of Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Human Ecology in 2020. Dr. Vivian has received several teaching awards at the UW-Madison School of Pharmacy and was recognized as an outstanding woman of color in 2014 for her commitment to education and community outreach. Dr. Vivian has been referred to as “the researcher with a servant’s heart” because of her service to underserved communities in Madison, WI. Dr. Vivian pushes for equity in underserved communities, with a specific emphasis on diabetes prevention. Her Healthy Outcomes through Peer Educators (HOPE) project in Madison and Milwaukee focuses on providing African American community members with information and strategies to help prevent or manage type 2 diabetes. Dr. Vivian is the current president of the African American Health Network of Dane County whose mission is to promote health education, healthy lifestyles, self-advocacy, empowerment and well-being among African Americans in Dane County. She served on the Board of Directors of Access Community Health Centers (ACHC) from 2016-2021, and currently serves on the ACHC Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. She is a member of the American Diabetes Association and the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialist. She is also a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. a sorority that work tirelessly toward social justice