Catolico, Olivia: - Olivia Catolico is a professor of nursing at Dominican University of California. She is an academic representative of the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and a distinguished fellow in the National Academies of Practice. She has taught in graduate and undergraduate programs in private and public universities. Dr. Catolico holds two national certifications through the American Nurses Association Credentialing Center (ANCC) and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Commission on Nurse Certification (CNC). She holds a Ph.D. in nursing and health science from the University of San Diego, and MSN from Loma Linda University, and a BSN from California State University, Fresno.