Biography
Dr. Olena Mazurenko is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management. She holds a PhD in Health Care Administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, a medical degree in the specialty of Internal Medicine from Ukraine, and completed her Master’s degree in International Health in Germany. Before joining IU, Mazurenko was an Assistant Professor of Health Care Administration and Policy at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Research Interests
Dr. Olena Mazurenko is a physician and internationally recognized health services researcher whose work intersects health policy, health information technology, and chronic non-cancer pain. She also studies efforts to deliver patient-centered care and enhance patient experiences in primary care, hospitals, and emergency settings.
She leads and collaborates on studies to design and evaluate clinical decision support tools that promote safer, more effective opioid prescribing. Her policy research has analyzed how national opioid prescribing guidelines and reimbursement policies influence provider behavior and patient outcomes. As a 2023–2024 U.S. Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Mazurenko partnered with Irish researchers and the Irish College of General Practitioners to develop a national clinical guideline for managing chronic non-cancer pain in primary care. She also explores predictive modeling methods to identify patients with health-related social needs in emergency departments, with the goal of reducing disparities in care.
Dr. Mazurenko’s research has been funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. It has been published in leading journals, including Health Affairs, JAMIA Open, PLOS ONE, and Pain Medicine.
Courses Taught
Dr. Mazurenko teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in global health, strategic management, and research methods at Indiana University. As an adjunct Professor at Trinity College Dublin, she teaches Comparative Health Systems to master’s students and delivers lectures on best practices in academic publishing to PhD students. She is also a dedicated mentor to junior faculty, doctoral students, and medical trainees.
