Megan Amaya

Image
Megan Amaya
First Name
Megan
Last Name
Amaya
Credentials
PhD
Associate Clinical Professor
Director, Health Promotion and Wellness
Address
148 Newton Hall
Address (Line 2)
1585 Neil Avenue
City
Columbus
State
OH
Zip Code
43210

Megan Amaya, PhD, CHES is Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing and Director of Health Promotion and Wellness at the Ohio State University College of Nursing. She leads a team that implements wellness strategy, programs and services for university students, faculty, staff and the state of Ohio community. Megan is co-director of the Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness undergraduate degree. She teaches courses in the program, including evidence-based practice and self-care approaches. Megan is principle investigator on multiple health and wellness research projects. Previous to her current role at Ohio State, she worked as the wellness coordinator for the city of Dublin, and was an adjunct instructor at several Columbus area universities for several years, teaching students tools and skills for healthy behavior change.

Megan currently serves as Past-President for the National Consortium for Building Healthy Academic Communities and member of several university and College of Nursing committees. She is a certified health education specialist.

News

March 09, 2023

Colleges of Nursing and Medicine and Wexner Medical Center work to create solutions for underrepresentation in clinical trials

March 08, 2023

By Audra Hanners

“I think one's feelings waste themselves in words; they ought all to be distilled into actions which bring results.” ~Florence Nightingale

As a nurse and “nursepreneur,” I have come to learn the value of applying a business mindset in nursing practice.