Cheryl Holly, EdD, RN, ANEF, FNAP, is professor and co-director of the Northeast Institute of Evidence Synthesis and Translation at Rutgers School of Nursing, a Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Center of Excellence. She teaches DNP program courses in population health and implementation science, as well as works with DNP students in their project residency course.

She is certified as a train-the-trainer in a comprehensive systematic review conducted by the JBI (formerly known as the Joanna Briggs Institute) and is a JBI Clinical Fellow and has offered workshops on comprehensive systematic reviews across the United States.

Dr. Holly is the coordinator of the Eastern Nursing Research Society's Research Interest Group on Comprehensive Systematic Review and Knowledge Translation, and she is a member of the Committee of Directors of the JBI of Nursing and Midwifery, the Evidence Translation Group, the JBI Scientific Methodology Group on Umbrella Reviews and the PCORI Advisory Board on Health Disparities.

She serves as manuscript reviewer for several journals, including Nursing Outlook, Nursing Education Perspectives, American Journal of Nursing, and JBI Evidence Synthesis. She is also a founding member of the Implementation Science and Synthesis Network of the United States.

Dr. Holly has been principal or co-principal investigator or project director of 12 funded research projects. She has published extensively and presented both nationally and internationally in the areas of evidence-based practice (EBP), systematic review (SR), knowledge translation, and critical care nursing and acute delirium. She is a fellow in the Academy of Nursing Education and Fellow and Distinguished Scholar of the National Academies of Practice.

Susan Salmond, EdD, RN, FAAN, is executive vice dean, professor, a Distinguished Scholar and Fellow of the National Academies of Practice, and co-director of the Northeast Institute of Evidence Synthesis and Translation, a Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Center of Excellence, at Rutgers University School of Nursing, Newark, New Jersey.

Dr. Salmond received a BSN from Villanova University, an MSN in Adult Health and Chronic Illness from Seton Hall University, and an EdD in Nursing Administration from Columbia University. She is certified in nursing administration, nursing education, and transcultural nursing. In addition, Dr. Salmond has completed postgraduate work in Comprehensive Meta-Analysis and Advanced Meta-Analysis in the Statistics Institute.

She is certified as a train-the-trainer in a comprehensive systematic review conducted by the JBI and has offered workshops on comprehensive systematic review across the United States. She serves on the JBI scientific methodology committees for mixed methods and qualitative synthesis, and is a member of the Committee of Directors of the JBI for Nursing and Midwifery, the editorial board for the JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, and the Cochrane Nursing Care Field. She is the research editor of Orthopedic Nursing and a member of the editorial board for the American Journal of Nursing. She has served as a research, educational, and clinical management consultant.

Dr. Salmond has coauthored three editions of Orthopedic Nursing; authored two other books, numerous book chapters, and peer-reviewed journal articles. She is a highly sought-after conference presenter and workshop leader, both nationally and internationally, in the areas of cultural competence, qualitative research, evidence-based practice (EBP), and systematic review (SR). She is a founding member of the Implementation Science and Synthesis Network of the United States. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and the Academy of Nursing Education.

Maria Saimbert, PhD, PharmD, MSN, MLIS, RN worked as a medical librarian for approximately ten years serving medical and allied health faculty and students' research needs. During that time, she assisted reviewers in developing and refining research questions, identifying search resources to support retrieval of citations for reviews, and management of citations. She is a co-author on two systematic reviews.

Saimbert's professional background is an eclectic one with clinical practices in both community nursing (pediatrics) and acute care pharmacy (central pharmacy and operating room services). She is a lifelong, learner who enjoys both clinical practice and research activities. She is a supporter of lifelong professional development for librarians and information specialists in-context, as visible co-reviewers on SR research, with accountability for influencing patient care through work during various phases of the SR process.

Her alma maters include Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and the University of Florida. Her current practice site is Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.