Marian Elaine Reven, MSN, RN, AHN-BC, CNE

Assistant Professor

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Nursing

Department:

Adult Health Department

Classification:

Faculty

• PhD, West Virginia University, 2021
• MSN, Walden University, 2010

Reven, M. E. (2022) Welcoming ease: Building a concept from nursing practice (Vol. 64). US: Applied Nursing Research. Retrieved from https://www-sciencedirect-com.wvu.idm.oclc.org/science/article/pii/S089718972200009X?dgcid=author

Reven, M. E. (2020) West Virginia University Nurses Don Aromatherapy Patches: A Pilot Feasibility Study NA (Vol. 8). Boulder, CO US: The International Journal of Professional Holistic Aromatherapy.

• Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) - National League for Nursing (NLN) (2021)

Marian “Marnie” Reven is an energetic teacher and scholar engaged in bridging the gap between traditional and nontraditional medicine and nursing practice. As a nurse for over 31 years, Marnie brings an understanding of healthcare that makes a difference during vital conversations with leadership, administrators, policy makers and more.
In addition to nursing, aromatherapy is a passion as well as a serious endeavor. Marnie has invested over 500 hours of education in aromatherapy and is the only Registered Aromatherapist in the state of WV.
Marnie serves on several boards and many committees including WV Wellness Inc., Alliance of International Aromatherapists, and Sigma Theta Tau, Alpha Rho Chapter.
Her 2019 aromatherapy patch research study at the outpatient oncology center at Ruby Memorial has been presented in poster and in presentation form and was published in the spring of 2020 in the International Journal of Professional Holistic Aromatherapists.
Finally, Marnie is a proud member of the American Holistic Nurses Association, and the WVNA and ANA. At WVU she is currently pursing her Ph.D. in Nursing with a focus on research related to alternative and complementary therapies.

Teaching interests: Teaching is a serious passion. All levels of nursing education, both classroom and clinical. Incorporating caring into every aspect, believing each person is a sacred life, and striving for excellence defines this practice commitment.

Research interests center on nursing and the phenomenon of aromatherapy and how it works to make us feel better and have more hope. This is in the area of palliative care, mental health, and education. Qualitative and quantitative designs are utilized. Building concepts to lift truths about this phenomenon using the nursing conceptual framework of caring and human wholeness as the foundation. Philosophical underpinnings in intermodernism where the tangible and intangible are acknowledged and explored.