November 28, 2022

Chief Wellness Officer and College of Nursing Dean will ascend to chair for 2023-2024 term

The National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention has elected Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, APRN-CNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN, as its new vice-chair of the Board of Directors for the 2022-2023 term.

August 25, 2022

This week began my 12th year serving as dean of our great college of nursing. It is truly one of the most deeply fulfilling and rewarding roles in my career, and you are the major reason why. I sincerely have been so blessed with all of you- the very best caring faculty, staff, students, alumni and supporters in the world.

We have dreamed, discovered and delivered together to accomplish so much with our awesome team over the years. Some of these remarkable achievements include:

May 01, 2022

Honorary Doctor of Science degree commemorates lifetime of service, achievement

October 14, 2019

Americans overestimate their own resilience, which impacts their health and wellness. The good news: Anyone can learn resilience. The bad news: Most don't know they need to acquire it.

June 13, 2019

The article published Thursday in the American Journal of Accountable Care highlights the problems, causes, solutions and return on investment connected to what Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, APRN-CNP, vice president for health promotion, university chief wellness officer and dean of the College of Nursing, calls the “public health epidemic” of clinician burnout.

 

June 13, 2018

Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, RN, APRN-CNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN, College of Nursing dean, vice president for health promotion and chief wellness officer, has been selected to be a member of Women of Impact, a group of

July 19, 2016

Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP/PMHNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN, dean of The Ohio State University College of Nursing, was recognized as a 

March 25, 2015

Confirming what so many healthcare practitioners, thought leaders, nursing students, faculty and staff already know, a national blog has named Dean Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP/PMHNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN, one of the 

February 10, 2014

Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP/PMHNP, FNAP, FAAN, associate vice president of health promotion, chief wellness officer and dean of the College of Nursing, will be inducted into her alma mater's Academy of Distinguished Alumni at West Virginia University on Feb. 21.

December 29, 2011

The National Quality Forum (NQF) announced that Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP/PMHNP, FNAP, FAAN, dean of the College of Nursing, associate vice president for health promotion, and chief wellness officer, has been officially appointed to its Behavioral Health Steering Committee.