Darryl W. Roberts, MS, RN

Assistant Professor
Room 455A
Telephone: 410-706-2003
Fax: 410-706-3289
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Education

Diploma, Practical Nursing, Johnston School of Practical Nursing, Baltimore, MD, 1991
AS, Nursing, Essex Community College, Baltimore, MD, 1995
BSN, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, 2000
MS, Nursing/Health Policy and Nursing Informatics, University of Maryland Baltimore Graduate School, Baltimore, MD, 2002
Graduate Certificate, Health and Public Policy, University of Maryland Baltimore County Graduate School, Baltimore, MD, 2002
Ph.D. Candidate, Evaluation & Analytical Methods Program, Public Policy Department, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Graduate School, Baltimore, MD, ongoing

2005-present Doctoral Dissertation: Intimate Partner Homicide: Differentiating from Criminal Homicide through Examination of Geographical and Seasonal Trends. Dr. Dave Marcotte, Advisor
2005-present Co-Investigator: Identifying Predictors of Dementia Pugilistica in Professional Boxers: A Panel Study. Funded by the Maryland Athletic Commission and St. Elizabeths Hospital. Dr. John Stiller, PI
2006-present Co-Investigator: Asthma and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children: Identifying Risks Using Polysomnography. Internally funded by the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Carol Blaisdell, PI
2006-2007 Co-Investigator/Project Director: Seasonality of Depression and Airborne Allergens. 1R21MH075891 - 01A1. Dr. Teodor Postolache, PI
2005-2007 Co-Investigator/Project Director: Relationship between allergen-specific IgE antibodies and prior suicide history in recurrent mood disorders. NARSAD Independent Investigator Award to Dr. Teodor Postolache, PI
2005-2006 Co-investigator: Risk and Protective Factors of Intimate Partner Homicide and Homicide-Suicide. unfunded. Dr. Cara Krulewitch, PI
2004-2005 Co-investigator: Tree-pollen Allergy and Spring Depression in University Students. Funded by University of Maryland School of Medicine DRIF. Dr. Teodor Postolache, PI
2003 Database Developer/Analyst: Social Factors Associated with Patterns of Alcohol Use among Latino Adolescents. Funded by SAMHSA. Dr. Elias Vasquez, PI

2007-present Co-Investigator: Nursing Informatics Program Focused on Diversity and the Underserved. HRSA 1 D09HP08061-01-00. Dr. Judy Ozbolt, PI
2007-present Project Manager: Nurse 21 - Nursing Systems for Education in the 21st Century. A Joint Project of the University of Maryland School of Nursing, University of Maryland Medical Center, and the Cerner Corporation.

Guzman A, Tonelli LH, Roberts DW, Stiller JW, Jackson MA, Soriano JJ, Yousufi S, Rohan KJ, Komarow H, & Postolache TT. (2007). Mood-worsening with high-pollen-counts and seasonality: A preliminary report. Journal of Affective Disorders., 101, 269-274.
Roberts, D.W. & Vasquez, E.I. (2004). Power: An application to the nursing image and advanced practice. AACN Clinical Issues: Advanced Practice in Acute & Critical Care, 15(2).
Roberts, D.W. (2003). Privacy and Confidentiality: The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act in Critical Care Nursing. AACN Clinical Issues: Advanced Practice in Acute & Critical Care, 14(3), 302-309.
Krulewitch, C.J., Roberts, D.W., & Thompson, L.S. (2003). Adolescent Pregnancy and Homicide: Findings from the Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner 1994-1998. Child Maltreatment, 8(2), 122-128.
Jennings, C.P., Thompson, L.S., & Roberts, D.W. (2002). How literate are your patients? Low health literacy poses high health risk. In D.J. Mason, J. K. Leavitt, & M. W. Chaffee (Eds.), Policy and Politics in Nursing and Health Care (4 th ed, p. 107), Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Company.

Peer Review Panelist: Critical Care Nurse: Invited by editor to review papers pertinent to Informatics, Public Policy, and Pulmonary/Infectious Disease Nursing.