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Dr. Maura Wenzel joined the full-time faculty as a Clinical Associate in 2023 after having worked for two years as a part-time adjunct professor and course coordinator in Community Health at Conway School of Nursing. Dr. Wenzel is a former naval officer in the U.S Navy Nurse Corps where she served for five years on active duty and three years in the Reserves. She was fortunate to have had a diverse military experience, working primarily in emergency medicine in her duty stations both stateside and in Europe, and worked as a casualty receiving nurse during her deployment to the Middle East. Her background is Med/Surg Nursing, Orthopedics, Perianthesia Nursing, but her primary specialty is Emergency Nursing. After completing her Master of Science in Nursing degree, she worked as a Clinical Nurse Specialist at the University of California, San Diego Health Systems.
Prior to joining the faculty of the Conway School of Nursing, Dr. Wenzel served as an Adjunct Professor at Point Loma Nazarene University School of Nursing in San Diego, CA and National University, School of Health and Human Services in San Diego. Her BSN is from Villanova University College of Nursing and her MSN and DNP are from Conway School of Nursing, The Catholic University of America.
Dr. Wenzel believes as St. John Paul II stated, “a Catholic University should (include) a serious study of contemporary problems in areas such as the dignity of human life, the promotion of justice for all, (and) the quality of personal and family life...,” It is clear that the Conway School of Nursing at Catholic University is dedicated to embodying these ideals to ensure the spiritual growth of our students while advancing academic excellence.
Dr. Wenzel is the faculty leader of a planned speaker series on the Theology of the Body at the Conway School of Nursing.