Esther Chipps
Dr. Esther Chipps is jointly appointed as a Clinical nurse scientist at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and a clinical Professor at the Ohio State College of Nursing. She has devoted her research career to nursing leadership science and developing a nursing workforce competent in knowledge generation and translation.
Dr. Chipps teaches in the Master of Clinical Research (MCR) program, where she prepares and mentors future clinical research professionals to advance rigorous, practice-based science. As a hospital-based nurse scientist, she finds collaborating with and mentoring clinical research professionals especially rewarding, since they bring unique perspectives and expertise that strengthen clinical inquiry and innovation. Moreover, she finds that when our MCR students graduate, they become excellent collaborators and great resources on the ever-changing landscape of research regulations.
Her research intersects practice and academia, addressing workplace safety, nursing workforce issues, care delivery models and the impact of nursing leadership. Her contributions include a national Delphi study defining nursing leadership science research priorities and co-development of the Nursing Leadership and Systems Science Model. Dr. Chipps is the founder and co-chair of the Sigma Theta Tau International Health System Nurse Scientist Collaborative. Her work significantly influences the role of health system-based nurse scientists and their contributions to health systems and academic-practice partnerships. She has held numerous leadership positionsserving on various boards and committees, including the Association for Leadership Science in Nursing and the American Organization for Nursing Leadership. Dr. Chipps is a Fellow in the American Organization for Nursing Leadership and in the American Academy of Nursing.
Dr. Chipps earned her PhD and MS in Nursing from The Ohio State University and BSN from Columbia University.
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Faculty member recognized for impact and influence in the healthcare field
The Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) named faculty member Jessica Fritter, DHSc, MACPR, ACRP-CP, FACRP, as part of its 2026 class of Fellows.
New research shows that overall, the prevalence of adverse and positive childhood experiences reported by parents of teenagers hasn’t changed substantially in the United States in recent years.
The findings suggest that interventions designed to boost positive family experiences and shield children from negative experiences may not be hitting the mark on a national scale, the study’s authors say.
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