Bryan Garner, PhD, joined The Ohio State University (OSU) in May of 2022. He is a professor and director of Dissemination and Implementation Science for OSU’s division of general internal medicine, as well as director of Dissemination and Implementation Research for CATALYST, OSU’s Center for the Advancement of Team Science, Analytics, and Systems Thinking in Health Services and Implementation Science.
Cindy Zellefrow, DNP, MSEd, RN, EBP-C, CSN, is assistant professor of clinical practice at The Ohio State University College of Nursing and director of the Academic Core. Zellefrow has traveled the world presenting, teaching, consulting and collaborating with faculty about various aspects of EBP in academia and practice. She is actively engaged in research and publishing about various aspects of EBP, including EBP teaching, integration and competency.
Jacqueline Hoying, PhD, RN, NBC-HWC, FNAP, is assistant professor of clinical nursing and director of MINDSTRONG™ at The Ohio State University College of Nursing and director of the Consumer Core at the Fuld National Institute for EBP. A behavioral intervention researcher, Hoying studies interventions to promote overall health and well-being, promote mental resilience, and reduce stress, anxiety and depression principally among college-age young adults, health professionals and adults.
Sharon Tucker is director of the Implementation Science Core at the Fuld National Institute for EBP and holder of the Grayce Sills Endowed Professor in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing at The Ohio State University College of Nursing. She is also associate dean for Health Promotion and Wellbeing and director for the Center for Wellness and Prevention at the College of Nursing.
Lynn Gallagher-Ford, PhD, RN, EBP-C, DPFNAP, FAAN, is the chief operating officer and clinical core director of the Fuld National Institute for EBP. Gallagher-Ford's clinical background in maternal-child health and nursing administration spans 30 years. She served in a variety of roles ranging from bedside clinician to chief nursing officer, in which she gained extensive experience and expertise in teaching and implementing evidence-based practice in real-world clinical settings.
Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, CPNP/PMHNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN, earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from West Virginia University, her Master of Science degree with a specialization in nursing care of children and pediatric nurse practitioner from the University of Pittsburgh and her PhD in clinical research from the University of Rochester where she also completed her post-master’s certificate as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner.