Phone: (602) 496-2200
Fax: (602) 496-0873
E-mail: Bernadette.Melnyk@asu.edu
Address:
College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation
Arizona State University
500 N 3rd Street
Phoenix, AZ 85004-0698
Education
- Post-Master's Certification - University of Rochester, NY
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, 2002 - PhD - University of Rochester, NY
Clinical Nursing Research, 1992 - MSN - University of Pittsburgh, PA
Specialization in nursing care of children, 1983 - BSN - West Virginia University, WV
Cum Laude, 1979
Recent Publications
- Melnyk, B.M., Small, L., Morrison-Beedy, D., Strasser, A., Spath, L., Kreipe, R., Crean, H., Jacobson, D., Kelly, S., O'Haver, J. (2007). The COPE Healthy Lifestyles TEEN Program: Feasibility, Preliminary Efficacy, & Lessons Learned from an After School Group Intervention with Overweight Adolescents. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 21(5), 315-322.
- Melnyk, B.M., Crean, H.F., Feinstein, N.F., & Alpert-Gillis, L. (2007). Testing the theoretical framework of the COPE program for mothers of critically ill children: An integrative model of young children’s post-hospital adjustment behaviors. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 32 (4), 463-474.
- Melnyk, B.M. & Moldenhauer, Z. (2007). Mental health promotion and mental health screening for children and adolescents. In N. Ryan-Wenger (Ed). Core Curriculum for Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (pp. 300-314). St.Louis: Mosby Elsevier.
- Melnyk, B.M., & Moldenhauer, Z. (2006). The KySS Guide to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Screening, Early Intervention and Health Promotion. Cherry Hill, New Jersey: The National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners.
- Melnyk, B.M., & Fineout-Overholt, E. (2005). Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare. A Guide to Best Practice. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Current/Recent Grants and Projects
- COPE for Parents and Preterms: 2 ½ and 3 Year Follow-up (Principal Investigator). Funded by the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Nursing Research, July 2004-present (NR05077-04S1; $233,088).
- Improving Healthcare Quality through a New Curriculum for Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (Project Director). Funded by the Commonwealth Fund, July 2004-present; $258,907.
- Improving Outcomes of LBW Premature Infants and Parents with the COPE Program (Principal Investigator). Funded by the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Nursing Research, 2001-present (NR#05077; $2.44 million).
Honors/Awards
- 2008 - Loretta Ford Distinguished Fellow Award, National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)
- 2006 Edge-Runner (for innovative programming leading to healthcare solutions), the American Academy of Nursing
- 2006 Healthcare Innovator Award, Phoenix Business Journal
- 2006 Distinguished Researcher/Advancing the Profession Award,
Arizona March of Dimes - 2006 Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing
