Jacqueline M LoversidgeJacqueline M. Loversidge, PhD, RNC-AWHC, is an Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing at The Ohio State University College of Nursing. Loversidge earned a diploma from Muhlenberg Hospital School of Nursing in Plainfield, New Jersey; a BSN from Ohio niversity in Athens, Ohio; a master's degree with a major in nursing from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio; and a PhD in higher education policy and leadership from The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. She holds national certification as an ambulatory women's health care nurse through the National Certification Corporation. Loversidge has been educating undergraduate and graduate students in the areas of health policy and regulation, evidence-based practice, and leadership in nursing and healthcare for more than 15 years. She has extensive experience in the regulatory setting, having held two positions at the Ohio Board of Nursing (OBN). The first was Associate Executive Director, which included the role of government liaison. Later, after a decade in practice and administrative settings, she served as the OBN Education Consultant, with the responsibility for oversight of all Ohio prelicensure nursing education programs. While at OBN, Loversidge served on various National Council of State Boards of Nursing committees, including the Committee on Special Projects, responsible for Read More Read Less