Bernadette Melnyk

Dr. Bernadette Melnyk is an inspirational speaker, author, leader, innovator, entrepreneur and globally recognized expert in evidence-based practice, mental health, population health and well-being, intervention research and organizational culture change with over 630 publications, including 11 books, and 36 million dollars of research funding as principal investigator.  She is currently CEO and founder of COPE2Thrive, LLC, which disseminates her evidence-based COPE^© and MINDBODYSTRONG^© programs that improve mental health outcomes in children, teens, young adults and the healthcare workforce, and president and co-founder of EBP Solutions, LLC. As an elected fellow of the National Academy of Medicine, American Academy of Nursing, and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, she served as The Ohio State University’s inaugural Vice President for Health Promotion and Chief Wellness Officer for 13 years, and also served as the Dean of both Ohio State’s College of Nursing and Arizona State’s College of Nursing and Health Innovation. In addition, Dr. Melnyk served on the new AHA/ACC blood pressure guideline committee and is the current elected chair of the National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention.