Dr. Maria Olenick

Biography

Maria Olenick is an Associate Professor at the Texas A&M College of Nursing. She holds a PhD in Nursing from Widener University, obtained in 2012, and was educated at Binghamton University, where she earned her MSN as a Family Nurse Practitioner in 1997, and East Stroudsburg University, where she received her BSN in 1994. Olenick specializes in areas such as veteran PTSD, veteran suicide prevention, and NCLEX-RN success, with a particular focus on complementary and alternative medicine. Her teaching interests include evidence-based practice, nursing theory, and various fields within adult, medical-surgical, and critical care nursing. She has been recognized for her contributions to the nursing field, including her roles in leadership as a Fellow at Texas A&M University and the American Academy of Nursing. She has served as Vice President of the Pi Alpha Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society at Florida International University from 2014 to 2023. Olenick is a member of various professional panels and organizations, including the Psychiatric/Mental Health Substance Use Expert Panel of the American Academy of Nursing and the Texas Nurses Association.

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