Faye Gary

Raised in the Jim Crow south and deeply influenced by segregation and discrimination in every facet of her existence, Dr. Faye A. Gary, EdD, MS, RN, FAAN, has dedicated her life to eradicating health disparities among vulnerable ppulations.

Dr. Gary is a Distinguished University Professor and the Medical Mutual of Ohio and Kent W. Clapp Endowed Chair and Professor of Nursing at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing with a secondary appointment in the Department of Psychiatry at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. She is also a Distinguished Service Professor Emerita at the University of Florida.

The recipient of numerous awards and honors, Dr. Gary has helped develop and oversee research and training grants totaling more than $24 million. She is the visionary behind the Provost Scholars Program established in 2013. This innovative project pairs secondary students with Case Western Reserve University mentors and tutors.

Dr. Gary was appointed to serve on several federal committees, including the National Advisory Committees on Rural Health, the National Institute of Mental Health, and the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities. She was the executive consultant of the SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program at the American Nurses Association. As a W. K. Kellogg Fellow, she has collaborated with fellows from across the nation. She was a member of the board of directors of Mental Health America. She has served on the Task Force on Ethics and Professional Conduct for the United Nations Commission on Refugees. She has functioned as a consultant to Ministries of Health and other organizations across six continents. Most recently, she has been elected to serve on the board of directors of the International Network of Doctoral Education in Nursing.

A relentless innovator, trailblazer, and impactful scholar with a career spanning a half-century, Dr. Gary's practice, research, scholarship, and prolific publication history have shaped and extended well beyond the field of psychiatric nursing and behavioral health in local and global communities. Informing health policy related to child and adolescent mental health, health disparities, domestic violence, and social justice is the foundation of her legacy.