She is a national Nurse Expert for the Center to Champion Nursing in Washington, DC, where she has worked with nursing education and practice leaders across the U.S. to facilitate work on academic progression in nursing. Dr. Farmer has taught at all levels of undergraduate and graduate education. She has served in leadership roles with a variety of professional organizations, and currently participates on the Policy and Practice Committee of the California Association of Nurse Practitioners, the Board of Directors for the Union Labor Health Foundation, and the Leadership Team of the Humboldt County Aligning Forces for Quality project.