Innovation with Impact: A Strategic Workshop on Intervention Research & Successful Grantsmanship
Two-Day Intervention Research Workshop w/ USF CON
Join world-renowned intervention research experts with more than $114 million in research funding for this interactive program that will equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to design, conduct, and fund intervention research that has a positive impact in the real world. Hear from speakers Dr. Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk and Dr. Dianne Morrison-Beedy, as well as featured presenter Dr. Usha Menon.
As editors of the multi-award-winning book on intervention research, they bring rigorous and practical experience, key strategies, and advice on building your intervention research so that it can be readily scaled to real-world practice settings. You would be hard-pressed to find such an engaging and beneficial workshop that brings together three nurse scientists with substantial NIH-funded track records who have successfully moved their nationally recognized evidence-based interventions to improve outcomes in high-risk populations across the globe. They are deeply committed to mentoring you to do the same with your research, so join us on October 19-20, 2026 in beautiful sunny Tampa Florida for this awesome opportunity to accelerate your success.
Dates/Times: October 19-20, 2026
Location: USF College of Nursing
12912 USF Health Dr.Tampa, FL 33612
Registration fee for on-site participants is $1,950.
Ready to take your intervention research and grant-writing skills to the next level? Join this power-packed 2-day workshop designed for researchers eager to conduct intervention studies that drive real-world impact.
Our Workshop Experts
Dr. Bernadette Melnyk - Speaker
Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, APRN-CNP, EBP-C, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN, is a nationally/internationally recognized leader in evidence-based practice, intervention research, mental health, and decreasing burnout and emotional distress in the healthcare workforce. She is the founder and CEO of COPE2Thrive, LLC, and President and Co-Founder of EBP Solutions, LLC. She served as Vice President for Health Promotion and Chief Wellness Officer at The Ohio State University for 13 years and is a former dean of its College of Nursing. A prolific scholar with more than 630 publications, her evidence-based COPE CBT-based programs are used throughout all 50 states to improve mental health outcomes and healthy behaviors in children, teens, young adults, pregnant women, and the healthcare workforce.
Dr. Dianne Morrison-Beedy - Speaker
Dianne Morrison-Beedy, PhD, RN, CGNC, FESNO, FFNMRCSI, FAAN, FAANP, FNAP, is an internationally-recognized leader, scholar and educator, she has authored nearly 400 published manuscripts, book chapters, and abstracts and secured millions in research funding to develop The Health Improvement Project for Teens (HIPTeens), now recognized by the CDC and US Dept. of HHS and Blueprints for Effective Adolescent Health Programs as an exemplary evidence-based intervention for HIV/STI and teen pregnancy prevention. Her intervention expertise led to her induction into the International Nursing Research Hall of Fame and as Global Intrapreneur of the Year as well as election as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, American Association of Nurse Practitioners, National Academies of Practice, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, and European Specialist Nurses Organization. Previously Dean at University of South Florida, and four-time Fulbright awardee, her intervention reaches some of the most vulnerable, underserved adolescent populations across the US including victims of sexual trafficking, those in foster care, diasporic Afro-Caribbean communities, and resettled refugee/displaced girls from twelve different countries.
Dean Usha Menon - Featured Presenter
Usha Menon, PhD, RN, FAAN, FSBM, is Dean of the University of South Florida College of Nursing and Senior Associate Vice President for USF Health. A nationally recognized leader and researcher, her work focuses on health equity, cancer prevention, and improving healthcare access, with more than $64 million in funded research and over 25 years of academic leadership experience.
Learning Outcomes
- Describe various designs for conducting rigorous intervention studies.
- Craft an intervention study that can be rapidly translated into real-world clinical and/or social settings.
- Identify “so what” outcomes that increase the likelihood of scalability once studies are conducted.
- Outline rigorous methods for conducting intervention studies.
- Discuss key strategies for writing fundable grants.
Questions?
Please contact Cindi Leverich at leverich@usf.edu.