Faculty Profile

Brenda Srof

Director of Grad Program in Nursing & Professor of Nursing
Department Chair

Education

BSN, Goshen College, 1982
MSN, Oral Roberts University, 1986
PHD, Loyola University Chicago, 2004

Presentations

Ethnic Identity Formation and Caring Practices among Latino Nursing Graduates. Invited presentation at Goshen College Lunch & Learn series, 2011.

Parkview Professional Development Fair, Ft. Wayne, IN: Poster presentation – The Clinical Nurse Leader, May 4 & 6, 2010.

Mennonite Nurses Association, National Health Reform, May 3, 2010.

Seniors for Peace: Implications of health care reform on health professionals, March, 2010.

Clinical Outcomes Management: An Exemplar Syllabus. Podium presentation at CNL National Conference, New Orleans, LA, Jan. 30, 2009.

Effects of Coping Skills Training Program on Asthma Self-Efficacy, Quality of Life, Social Support, and Asthma Diary Parameters Among Teens with Asthma. Poster Presentation. Loyola University School of Nursing Ruth K. Palmer Research Symposium, Chicago, Illinois.

Professional Memberships

Mennonite Healthcare Fellowship

Physicians for a National Health Program

North Central Nursing Research Consortium

National League for Nursing

National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties

Transcultural Nursing Society

NRC-NCI Nursing Research Consortium- Indiana

Nu Omicron Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau

American Nurses Association, Indiana State Nurses Association

Midwest Nursing Research Society

Indiana Deans and Directors

Grants

US Dept. of Health & Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Nurse Traineeship Grant, 2009 and 2010.

Goshen Health System Community Benefit Fund for graduate student scholarships, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012.

Publications

Velsor-Friedrich, B., & Srof, B. (2012). Adolescent asthma management. Current Pediatrics Reviews. Doi 1573-3963/12.

Srof, B., Taboas, P., Velsor-Friedrich, B. (2011). A critical review of adolescent asthma self-management programs.   Adolescent asthma education programs for teens: Review and Summary. Journal of Pediatric Health Care. [In press] doi 10.1016/j.pedhc.2011.03.010.

Srof, B., Velsor-Friedrich, B., & Penckofer, S. (2011). The effects of coping skills training among teens with asthma. Western Journal of Nursing Research. [In press]. Doi 10.1177/0193945911406290.

Srof, B. & Velsor-Friedrich, B. (2006). Health Promotion in Adolescents: A Review of

Pender’s Health Promotion Model.  Nursing Science Quarterly, 19 (4), 366-373.

Velsor-Friedrich, B., & Srof, B. (2005).  Asthma management in adolescents: Clinical update.  International Review of Asthma, 7 (2).

Velsor-Friedrich, B., Pigott, T., & Srof, B. (2005).  A practitioner based asthma intervention program with African-American inner-city school children.  Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 19 (3), 163-171.

Velsor-Friedrich, B., Pigott, T., Srof, B., & Froman, R. (2005).  The asthma belief survey: Development and testing.  Journal of Nursing Measurement, 12 (1), 7-19.

Velsor-Friedrich, B., & Srof, B. (2000).  Asthma self-management programs for children part II: Empiric evaluation of programs and recommendations.  Journal of Child and Family Nursing, 3 (3), 173-190.

Velsor-Friedrich, B., & Srof, B. (2000).  Asthma self-management programs for children.  Part I: Description of the programs.  Journal of Child and Family Nursing, 3(2), 85-97.

Srof, B. (Spring, 2003).  Infertility in the family. Vision: A Journal for Church and Theology, 4 (1), 27-32.

Research

I am currently involved in a qualitative research study titled, The Experience of Ethnic Identity Formation and Subsequent Caring Practices Among Latino Nursing Student.

My research background is in quantitative research related to The Effects of Coping Skills Training on Asthma Related Outcome Variables Among Teens With Asthma.

Key constructs of research interest include: coping, self-efficacy, and health promotion

Courses

Nurs 309 Healthcare Ethics (Undergraduate)

Students actively reflect on ethical issues that are present in health care for practitioners and consumers. The focus is on the process of ethical inquiry rather than decision outcomes. In the process of analyzing bioethical issues, students are introduced to ethical theory and modes of ethical analysis informed by the Christian faith. (Syllabus)

Nurs 500 Foundations for Leadership (Graduate)

Examines the theoretical principles and norms for practice for advanced practice nursing and advanced nursing practice.  Content includes scope of practice, taking on the role of leader within the identified role, standards & competencies, public policy, legal issues, therapeutic use of self, and cultural competence. (Syllabus)

Nurs 510 Healthcare Ethics (Graduate)

The student is provided with frameworks for ethical decision-making based on theory and opportunities for the development of reflective moral thinking. The student learns to utilize critical thinking as a basis for ethical reasoning. The dynamics of the healthcare professionals’ roles are studied in view of pertinent ethical dilemmas. The student is challenged to examine personal and professional values in the context of growing health care disparities impacting the local and world community. (Syllabus)

Nurs 604: Community Health Nursing (Graduate)

The focus of this course is health in the community. Content germane to this course includes a process of community assessment, program planning, implementation and evaluation. Knowledge of basic epidemiology, communicable disease surveillance,survey data and cultural assessment contribute to a thorough knowledge of thecommunity. Attention will be given to issues of social justice for vulnerable populations. (Syllabus)

Historic Courses

Community Health Nursing (undergraduate), Pediatric Nursing (undergraduate), Physical Assessment (undergraduate)

Honors & Awards

2010-2011 (fall)

Goshen College Sabbatical Leave

2010-2011

Center for Intercultural Teaching & Learning, Faculty Research Fellowship

2002-2003

Goshen College Sabbatical Leave

2001

Alpha Sigma Nu, Inductee

1998-1999

Loyola University Chicago, Graduate Research Assistant

1998

Goshen College, Tenure

1986

            Oral Roberts University,  Outstanding Research Thesis Award

1984-1986

Oral Roberts University, Graduate Fellowship

Leadership of Study Service Term Units

• In the fall semester, 1996, I was the Study Service Term leader for a group of 22 Goshen College students in Szechuan Province, China.

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Hobbies & Interests

My hobbies and interests include traveling, reading, biking, cooking, and time with family.

Personal Information

2010 to 2012 Board Member for the Elkhart County Board of Health

2010-2011 Member of the Community Life Commission, College Mennonite Church

2011 Classroom Coordinator for the Weavings Sunday School Class, College Mennonite Church

 

 

Employment

Goshen College, 1988 to present

Loyola University Chicago, 1998-1999

Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University Hospitals,

1987-1988

Oral Roberts University, Maua Nursing Program, Meru Kenya,

1986-1987

Oral Roberts University, City of Faith Hospital, 1982-1986