Rate My Professor Nicole Olshanski

With over 20 years in nursing education and practice, Olshanski previously served as a tenured Associate Professor in the Centofanti School of Nursing at Youngstown State University and taught at Duquesne University, Robert Morris University, and the University of Pittsburgh. Clinically, she is the Lead Certified Nurse-Midwife at Mercy Health Youngstown, providing care in the Centering Pregnancy Program and working as a laborist. She has participated in medical outreaches delivering women's healthcare in Mexico, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic. Her contributions extend to professional organizations: she teaches the First Assist Class for the American College of Nurse-Midwives, coordinates conferences for the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetrics and Neonatal Nurses, writes exams for the American Midwifery Certification Board, and leads the Youngstown/Warren chapter of AWHONN. Olshanski holds an Associate Degree in Nursing from Butler Community College (1997), a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Slippery Rock University (1999), a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Pittsburgh, a Doctor of Nursing Practice from Waynesburg University (2010), and a post-master’s certificate in midwifery from Shenandoah University (2016). She is pursuing a grant for a Perinatal Depression/Anxiety Clinic.