Gerene Bauldoff is a Professor of Clinical Nursing at The Ohio State University College of Nursing in Columbus, Ohio. She has been a nurse educator for 14 years, teaching medical-surgical nursing, translational science, and evidence-based practice courses at the baccalaureate, master’s,and doctoral levels. Prior to her nursing educator role, her clinical background included home health nurse, lung transplant coordinator, and pulmonary rehabilitation coordinator.

Dr. Bauldoff has a diploma from the Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and a BSN from LaRoche College in Pittsburgh. Her graduate education is from the University of Pittsburgh, with a MSN in medical-surgical nursing (cardiopulmonary clinical nurse specialist) and PhD in nursing in 2001, training under Leslie Hoffman, PhD, RN, FAAN. Dr. Bauldoff is an active member of multiple professional organizations including the American Academy of Nursing (AAN), Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR), the American Thoracic Society Nursing Assembly, and the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP).

She is a recognized expert in medical-surgical nursing, focusing on the care of the patient with chronic pulmonary disease, serving on committees focusing on patient-centered outcomes in pulmonary rehabilitation. She has been honored with fellowships in AAN, AACVPR, and ACCP. In 2013, Dr. Bauldoff was the keynote speaker at the Nanning Nursing Education Conference in Nanning, China, attended by representatives from more than 100 nursing schools in China.