Sherrie Roberson

Dr. Sherrie Roberson has 25 years of experience as a nurse and 15 years as a nurse educator. Dr. Roberson is a core/full-time faculty member at Walden University in the RN-BSN program. Her nursing career began in 2000 with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Grambling State University. After mentoring new nurses, Dr. Roberson found an interest in nursing education. Dr. Roberson continued her academic journey by completing a Master of Science in Nursing at the University of Phoenix and a Doctor of Nursing Science at Louisiana State University Health Science Center in New Orleans. Her clinical specialty is telemetry (cardiology) and medical-surgical, and her education specialty is telemetry, medical-surgical, and mental health. Her passion is collaborating with nursing colleagues and other professional medical members in research to provide evidence-based findings on healthy lifestyles for diverse populations. Dr. Roberson's research is on women's preventive health in cardiology. Another passion is to provide unique experiences for nursing students, such as virtual simulation, cinema learning, avatars, classroom games, etc., and disseminate the outcome through presentations. She is always eager to learn about educational technology advancements for nursing students.

Courses Taught

NURS 3021 - Professional Nurses as Change Agents

NURS 3025 - Health Assessment

NURS 4005 - Topics in Clinical Nursing

Education

DNP, Louisiana State University Health New Orleans

MSN, University of Phoenix

BSN, Grambling State University

Awards / Honors

Doctor of Nursing Science Scholarship, Lousiana State University Health Science Centers , 2014

Publications

Roberson, S. (2018). Stepping into Their Shoes: The Ostomy Experience. Journal of Nursing Education

Blake, D., Roberson, S., Haskins, T. (2020). Promoting stigma self-awareness in nursing students through brief unconventional clinical experiences. Teaching and Learning in Nursing

Presentations

Roberson, S. (2022). Engaging Undergraduate Nursing Students Through a Diverse Mental Health Cinema.

Roberson, S. (2022). Blood Escape Room Simulation. Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (OADN)

Roberson, S. (2023). Physical Activity Self-Efficacy and Text Message Intervention Among Northeast Louisiana Women with Cardiovascular Disease. Preventive Cardiovascular Nursing Association

Roberson, S. (2024). Clinical Education Using Virtual Reality Simulation in Undergraduate Nursing Courses. Nursing Tree 2024