Matthew McHugh is The Independence Chair for Nursing Education and Professor of Nursing in the Department of Biobehavioral Health Sciences in the School of Nursing; Associate Director of the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research; and Faculty Director of the Nursing and Health Care Management Coordinated Dual Degree Program. McHugh is a nursing outcomes and policy researcher as well as a family nurse practitioner and psychiatric–mental health clinical nurse specialist. The fundamental question underlying his research is “How does the organization of nursing influence the achievement of our most important national health policy goals?” He draws on his expertise in nursing, law, public health, and health services research to conduct studies demonstrating nursing’s position as a force for quality, equity, and innovation in health services.