Ellen Olshansky, DNSc, RNC, FAAN
Journal of Professional Nursing
Editor, Journal of Professional Nursing, Start, 2002
Prior Editor’s Position: Various editorial review boards, including Archives in Psychiatric Nursing, the
Journal of Nursing Scholarship,Research in Nursing and Health and Qualitative Health Research
Years as Editor: Since 2002
Years in INANE: Since 2003
Other Position: Professor and Chair, Dept. of Health and Community Systems, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA
Accomplishment: As an outcome of strategic planning for the journal, developing 3 focus areas and recruiting 3 associate editors to represent each of the focus areas.
3 words: Enthusiastic, high-energy, right-brain
Strangest request: To get a manuscript through the review process quickly so she can get tenure!
If not editor?: Write a novel!
Relax?: Read, knit, spend time with family