Joyce Zurmehly

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Joyce Zurmehly
First Name
Joyce
Last Name
Zurmehly
Credentials
PhD, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, ANEF, FAAN
Faculty Emeritus

Dr. Joyce Zurmehly has been educating undergraduate and graduate students for more than 25 years. Dr. Zurmehly’s leadership and policy contributions focus on Evidence-Informed Health Policy (EIHP) in education and practice. Dr. Zurmehly’s leadership and EIHP work values the importance of practice-education partnerships to promote excellence in patient outcomes. In academic and organizational collaboratives, she has led initiatives resulting in evidence informed regulatory outcomes and received recognition for leadership in policy development. Her work advances the nursing profession and serves the public through evidence-informed health policy, educational innovation and practice.

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News

October 21, 2025

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.

Read the Ohio State News story

October 10, 2025

The Ohio State University is investing $14 million into expanding one of its programs.

The university plans to nearly double undergraduate enrollment within the College of Nursing amid a nationwide nursing shortage.

“We need to answer that call, answer the calling to care and help people in the healthcare community,” said Dr. Wendy Bowles, Associate Dean for Baccalaureate Programs at Ohio State’s College of Nursing.

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