Sharon Tucker, PhD, APRN-CNS, NC-BC, FNAP, FAAN
Dr. Sharon Tucker is the Grayce Sills Endowed Professor in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing in the College of Nursing (CON) at The Ohio State University (OSU). She is the Director for the Implementation Science Core for the Fuld Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Institute and Director of the DNP Nurse Executive Track in the CON. Prior to joining OSU, she served as director of two separate large, Magnet-designated hospital programs for 15 years, Mayo Clinic and University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics.
Dr. Tucker holds board certification as an APRN-CNS in psychiatric mental health nursing and as an Integrative Nurse Coach. She is also certified as a meditation and mindfulness teacher. Dr. Tucker is a change management expert and has cultivated research that has made significant and sustained impacts on science and practice in two areas: behavior change through mental health and wellness interventions and practice and organizational change through evidence-based practice (EBP) implementation, training and tools. She focuses on women and children, employees and worksite interventions for health, well-being, resilience and mental health. Promoting physical activity is a key intervention of her research for physical and mental health. She is a Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellows Program Alumna; an elected fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) and National Academies of Practice; serves as Associate Editor for Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing; publishes widely, and serves on regional and national boards.
Sharon began a private practice in 2018, MIND – Mindfulness in New Directions, LLC. This is her soul work where she offers life and health coaching; motivational speaking; workshops and retreats on well-being, purpose and resilience; video productions; and writings as requested.
Dr. Tucker earned her BSN from the College of Saint Teresa in Winona, Minnesota, an MSN from the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire, and her PhD in Nursing from Rush University in Chicago.