 |
Position/Title: Assistant Professor
Address: NB 304, 1210
Phone: (205) 975-0249
E-mail: tonyr@uab.edu
|
Biography
Dr. Roberson completed the PhD Nursing degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2007. He also holds a MSN (Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner) from the University of South Florida, and a MS in Counseling Psychology from Troy State University. His research interests are in the area of children and adolescent psychiatric mental health, specifically informed consent and decision making of children and adolescents in mental healthcare settings. He holds dual certification from the ANCC as an Adult and Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and has over 18 years of clinical experience as a psychotherapist and nurse practitioner. Prior academic appointments were at UNC Chapel Hill and Duke University Schools of Nursing.
Research Interests
Psychiatric Mental Health
Child and Adolescent
Decision Making
Informed Consent
Clinical Interests
Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Psycho-Pharmacological Intervention
Publications
Roberson, AJ (2008, In press). Clinical problem: Ten-Year-Old with Irritability and Temper Tantrums. Journal of Pediatric Nursing.
Christian,B., Pearce, PF, Roberson, AJ, & Rothwell, E. (2008, In press). It's a small, small world: Data collection strategies for research with children and adolescents. Journal of Pediatric Nursing.
Roberson, AJ & Kjervik, DK (2008). Therapeutic Jurisprudence: A Theoretical Model for Research with Adolescent Psychiatric Mental Health Populations. Journal of Nursing Law, 12(1), 54-59
Roberson, AJ (2007). The Experiences of Adolescents Consenting to Psychiatric Mental Health Treatment. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Nursing, Chapel Hill, NC 2007 Aug.
Roberson, AJ (2007). Adolescent informed consent: Ethics, law and theory to guide policy and nursing research. Journal of Nursing Law, 11(4), 191-196.
Presentations
Roberson, AJ & Kjervik, DK (2008). Adolescent informed consent policy: Evidenced-based proposal for change. Invited presentation at 27th Meeting and Educational Conference of The American Association of Nurse Attorneys: Tampa, FL: October 23-25, 2008.
Roberson, AJ (2008). Adolescent experiences consenting to psychiatric mental health treatment. An invited four-part presentation symposium on data collection with children and adolescents (It's a small, small world: Methods that work with children and adolescents) for podium presentation at the 41st Annual Communication Nursing Research Conference, Western Institute of Nursing: Anaheim, CA: April 17-19, 2008.
Roberson, AJ (2007). A Therapeutic Jurisprudential approach to the Development of Informed Consent Policy for Decisions made by Adolescents in need of Psychiatric Treatment. For presentation at the International Congress on Law and Mental Health, International Academy of Law and Mental Health: Padua, Italy: June 25-30, 2007.
Beeber, LS, & Roberson, AJ (2003 Poster Presentation). Reducing Depressive Symptoms in Low-Income Mothers. Presented at the annual American Psychiatric Nurses Association, Annual Conference, October, 23-25, 2003.
Honors
University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Nursing, Dean's Scholar Award (2008).
NIH Clinical Research Training Program (K30) at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (2008).
Alpha Alpha Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau Small Grant Research Award (2006).