Jennifer Yost

Jennifer Yost is an Associate Professor at the M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing, Villanova University, USA. After earning her PhD in Nursing Research and Theory Development, Jennifer completed her post-doctoral work and was faculty in the School of Nursing at McMaster University, Canada from 2009 to 2017.

Jennifer’s program of research is aimed at promoting the knowledge and skills necessary for the use of research evidence in health care. In her most recent work, Jennifer utilizes her expertise in systematic review methodology and knowledge translation to advance the international efforts of both the Evidence-Based Research Network (EBRNetwork), efforts of various stakeholders (e.g. patients, researchers, educators, funders) to reduce research waste across all sectors by advocating for no new studies without a systematic approach to reviewing existing research evidence and Evidence Synthesis International (ESI), an organization which aims to connect and support organizations and people that produce, use, and develop methods for evidence syntheses. She is also a member with the Cochrane Collaboration and International Society for Evidence-Based Health Care.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) New York University (2005 — 2009)
• Master’s Degree New York University (2003 — 2005)
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Villanova University (1996 — 2000)

Companies

• Associate Professor Villanova University (2017)
• Assistant Professor McMaster University (2011 — 2017)
• Senior Nurse Clinician NYU Langone Medical Center (2007 — 2009)
• Adjunct Faculty New York University (2007 — 2009)
• Grant Project Coordinator New York University (2005 — 2007)
• Per Diem Nurse Clinician NYU Langone Medical Center (2005 — 2007)
• Nurse Clinician, Senior Staff Nurse, Staff Nurse NYU Langone Medical Center (2000 — 2005)
• Nurse Technician The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (1999 — 2000)
• Nurse Extern The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (1999 — 1999)

Research

• Evidence-Based Research
• Implementation Science / Knowledge Translation / Dissemination & Implementation
• Evidence-Based Practice / Evidence-Informed Decision Making