Dónal P. O’Mathúna, PhD, MA, BSc (Pharm), is associate professor at The Ohio State University College of Nursing; associate director for research, OSU Center for Bioethics; and Cochrane Affiliate program director at the Fuld National Institute for EBP. His degrees are in pharmacy and ethics, with research interests focused on both evidence-based practice (EBP) and healthcare ethics. His EBP activities have focused on systematic reviews with the Cochrane Collaboration and he was director of Cochrane Ireland from 2014 to 2017.

Karey Dufour is an assistant director of the Clinical Core. She taught and served as a facilitator for the EBP immersion since 2014 and has conducted or mentored several evidence-based practice initiatives during her Air Force career. Previously, she was assigned as a medical inspector, medical operations directorate, Headquarters Air Force Inspection Agency, at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico. She led teams that conducted the Medical Component of the Air Force Inspection System. She retired from the United States Air Force as a colonel in June 2021.

Cindy Beckett, PhD, RNC-OB, EBP-C, LCCE, LSS-BB, CHRC, is assistant professor of clinical practice at The Ohio State University College of Nursing, assistant director of the Academic Core and program director of the EBP Certificate, a transdisciplinary value-based certificate in evidence-based practice. Beckett has been a nurse for over 40 years. During that time, she has worked in many roles from staff nurse, charge nurse, manager, director, educator, faculty and researcher.

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.

Molly McNett, PhD, RN, CNRN, FNCS, FAAN, is professor of clinical nursing at The Ohio State University College of Nursing and assistant director of the Implementation Science Core, Fuld National Institute for EBP. McNett’s research centers on care of critically ill patients after neurological injury. In her work, she has led funded, multi-site, national trials and routinely participates in international trials with diverse research teams.

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.