Dr. Bernadette Melnyk
Dr. Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, Ph.D., R.N., CPNP/NPP, FAAN, FNAP, has been Dean and Distinguished Foundation Professor in Nursing at the Arizona State University College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation since January 2005. She is noted for her dedication to improving the health of children and teens, educational and research innovation, interdisciplinary healthcare, and evidence-based practice to deliver quality patient outcomes.
A native of Republic, Pennsylvania, she earned a Bachelor of Nursing Science degree from the West Virginia University School of Nursing, a Master’s of Science in nursing with a specialization in nursing care of children as a pediatric nurse practitioner from the University of Pittsburgh, and a Ph.D. in clinical nursing research from the University of Rochester (New York). She also has completed her post-master’s certificate as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner.
