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Debra A Scrandis, PhD, CRNP
Assistant Professor, Family Primary Care Team
Suite Number:
675D
Telephone:
410-706-3770
Fax: 410-706-3686
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Education:
- BS, Nursing, Fitchburg State College, Fitchburg, MA, 1989
- MS, Family Nurse Practitioner, Community Health Nursing, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 1994
- PhD, Nursing, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL, 2003
Research:
- Social support usage in postpartum women with depressive symptoms, Direct Research Intramural Funds, University of Maryland Baltimore School of Nursing. Goals of the project were to examine the social support usage of women in the early postpartum period with depressive symptoms. This study population studied was inner city minority women recruited from an obstetrical/gynecological clinic. Served as Primary Investigator for this study.
Recent Publications:
- Scrandis, D. (2005). Normalizing postpartum depressive symptoms with social support. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 11(4), pp-pp.
- Scrandis, D., Fauchald, S. & Radsma, J. (2004). Global gendercide: Interwoven threats to women's health and nursing obligations. Journal of Multicultural Nursing and Health, 10, 7-14.
Primary Teaching Areas:
- NURS307: Care of the Childbearing Family
- NURS630: Family Practice I: Health Promotion
Major Professional Activities:
- Undergraduate Counselor, Pi Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society, Association of Women's Health, Obstetrical, and Neonatal Nurses, American Nurses Association.