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Dr. Roberta Waite

Assistant Dean
Drexel University, CNHP
1505 Race St MS 1030
 

Brief Biography:


Roberta Waite, EdD, APRN, CNS-BC, FAAN is a tenured Associate Professor and serves as the Assistant Dean of Academic Integration and Evaluation of Community Programs. She is a graduate of Widener University (BSN) and the University of Pennsylvania (MSN). She also earned a Doctorate in Higher Education Administration-Leadership from Widener University and completed a 2-year post doctoral research fellowship (T32) at the Center for Health Disparities Research at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Waite is also a Macy's Faculty Scholar, The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation. Her clinical scholarly work focuses on help-seeking behaviors and treatment engagement with particular interest in depression, adult ADHD, and trauma and adversity among ethnic minority populations. Her research trajectory focuses on understanding these experiences, their affects on health behaviors, and responses in adult populations. She continues to explore behavioral research outcomes that promote early identification and recovery for individuals and families so that services and resources are provided to manage, mitigate, and avoid adverse health outcomes. Motivating and sustaining health behavior changes in minority populations and applying these findings to the practice settings is critical. Dr. Waite’s educational research focuses on leadership development of diverse nursing students. Additionally, Dr. Waite served on the Foundation Board of Directors (BOD) for the International Society for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses, Mental Health America of Southeastern PA, and the Black Women’s Health Alliance. Dr. Waite currently serves on the BOD for Southeastern Area Pennsylvania Black Nurses Association; National Attention Deficit Disorder Association; and Catholic Health East, a multi-institutional Catholic health system, co-sponsored by 9 religious congregations and Hope Ministries, a Public Juridic Person within Catholic Health East. The System includes 33 acute care hospitals, 5 long-term acute care hospitals, 24 freestanding and hospital-based long-term care facilities, 11 assisted-living facilities, 4 continuing care retirement communities, 7 behavioral health and rehabilitation facilities, 39 home health/hospice agencies, and numerous ambulatory and community-based health services. Dr. Waite is also on the editorial board for Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, Nursing Education Today, and Nursing Education Perspectives.

 

Academic positions:


Assistant Dean of Academic Integration and Evaluation of Community Programs Associate Professor

 

Research interests:


Community Mental Health and Educational Research

 

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