Faculty

Sharon Tucker holds board certification as an APRN-CNS in psychiatric mental health nursing and as an Integrative Nurse Coach. 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 science and practice, training and tools. She focuses on women and children, employees and worksite interventions for health, well-being, stress reduction, and mental health, and has received many grants at the local, regional and national level to fund her research. She is a national leader in implementation science, which focuses on systematically studying methods and strategies for promoting adoption and uptake of evidence into practice. Tucker’s practice, teaching and research include motivational interviewing as a key approach to behavior change.

Education

• PhD in Nursing, Rush University
• MSN, University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire
• BSN, College of Saint Teresa
• ADN Rochester Community College
• Nationally Board Certified Integrative Nurse Coach, American Holistic Nurses Association
• Nationally Board Certified Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist, ANCC
• Certified Mindfulness and Meditation Teacher, School of Positive Transformation

Selected Editorial Activities

• Associate Editor, Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing
• Editorial Board Member, Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Selected Awards & Honors

• Recognized by the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics as one of 30 revolutionary leaders (around the world) in 30 years of the National Evidence-Based Practice Conference, 2023

Selected Professional Activities

• Alumna, Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellows Program
• Fellow, American Academy of Nursing (AAN)
• Fellow, National Academies of Practice
• Current President, Midwest Nursing Research Society
• Practice Committee Chair, American Holistic Nurses Association