Mary Alison Smania DNP, FNP-BC, AGN-BC, FAANP
Dr. Mary Smania is an Assistant Professor at Michigan State University College of Nursing. A Family Nurse Practitioner and Advanced Genetics Nurse, she designed and implemented a grant-funded program to reach out to the underserved, providing breast care to over 165 women who would not have otherwise received care. Dr. Smania provided additional care by designing a cancer survivorship program focused on mindfulness, healthy food, and genetic risk. She also initiated integration of genomic content into the nurse practitioner curricula, formalized genomic content throughout the college and implemented a faculty development program in genomics. Dr. Smania was awarded the Graduate Faculty Excellence Award in 2016 and the Nurse Practitioner of the Year Award for Michigan in 2015.