Title: Professor
Interim Dean, School of Nursing
Director, Graduate Nursing Program
Coordinator, Primary Care Adult and Family Nurse
Practitioner Specializations
School/Center: School of Nursing
Office location: 211A Robinson
Office hours: Tuesday, 2 - 4 PM, and by appointment
Phone: 617-373-3130
Fax: 617-373-8672
Email: s.roberts@neu.edu
Education: DNSc, Boston University; MHS, University of California, Davis; BS, University of Rochester
Certification: Adult Nurse Practitioner
Specialization: Primary care nursing
Research Interests: As principal investigator of the Boston Lesbian Health Project, Dr. Roberts has been researching the healthcare needs of lesbians for three decades. Her research has helped clarify healthcare priorities and mental health needs for this population and contributed to more informed and sensitive care. Currently she is using focus groups to determine attitudes and beliefs of lesbians related to cardiovascular risk reduction, a study funded by the Lesbian Health Fund. She is also studying the relationship between oppressed group behavior and empowerment in nurses and patients, and the ways in which depression and aggression affect health behaviors.
Community engagement: Executive Consultant, Massachusetts Coalition of Nurse Practitioners
Selected publications:
DeMarco, R., Roberts, S.J., Norris, A.E., & McCurry, A. (2007). Refinement of the Silencing the Self Scale (Work) (STSS-W) for Registered Nurses, Journal of Nursing Scholarship. 39(4), 375-378.
Grindel, C., McGehee, L., Patsdaughter, C.A., Roberts, S.J., & Tarmina, M.S. (2006). Cancer Prevention and Screening of Lesbians. Women & Health . 44(2), 15-39.
Roberts,S.J. (2006). Health care of Lesbians: Recommendations from the research. Journal of Obstetrical, Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing, 35(5), 583-591.
Roberts, S.J. & Glod, C. (2005). The Practice Doctorate in Nursing: Is it the Answer? American Journal of Nurse Practitioners, 9(11), 56-65.
DeMarco, R, Roberts, SJ, & Chandler, G. (2005). The use of a writing group to enhance voice and connection among staff nurses. Journal for Nurses in Staff Development, 21(3), 85-90.
Roberts, SJ, Grindel, C, Patsdaughter, CA, DeMarco, R, & Tarmina, MS. (2004). Lesbian use and abuse of alcohol: Results of the Boston Lesbian Health Project II. Substance Abuse, 25(4), 1-9.
Roberts, SJ, Grindel, C, Patsdaughter, CA, Reardon, K, & Tarmina, MS. (2004). Mental health needs and use of services of lesbians: Results of the Boston Lesbian Health Project. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 17(4), 1-16.
Roberts, SJ, Patsdaughter, CA, Grindel, C, & Tarmina, MS. (2004). Health related behaviors and cancer screening of lesbians: Results of the Boston Lesbian Health Project II. Women & Health, 39(4), 41-55.
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