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Faculty
Roberta A Rolland, PhD, RN, FNP

Appointed 01/13/94
Education & Fellowships
- PhD: Binghamton University, 2014, Nursing
- MS: SUNY Upstate Medical University, 2005, Family Nurse Practitioner
- BS: SUNY Upstate Medical University, 2003, Nursing
- AAS: Crouse Hospital, School of Nursing, 1993, Nursing
Clinical Interests
Cardiology
Education Interests
Baccalaureate Education
Distance Learning
Course Development
Research Interests
Transitioning
Palliative Care
Program Development
Associations/Memberships
- Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (STTI), Faculty Counselor
- American Nurses Association (ANA)
- National League for Nursing
Web Resources
- Kalman, M., Fahs, P. S., Wells, M., Blumkin, A., Pribulick, M. & Rolland, R. (2013). Education to increase womens knowledge of female myocardial infarction symptoms. Journal of the New York State Nurses Association, 43(2), 11-16.
- Bhamidpati, C. M., Seymour, K. A., Cohen, N., Rolland, R., Dilip, K. A., & Lutz, C. J. (2011). Is body mass index a risk factor for isolated off-pump-coronary revacularization? Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 26(6), 565-571. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2011
- Rolland, R., & Kalman, M. (Fall/Winter, 2007/08). Nurses attitudes about end-of-life referrals. Journal of the New York State Nurses Association, 38(2), 10-12.
- Myers, G., Cote-Arsenault, D., Worral, P., Rolland. R, Deppoliti, D., Duxbury, E., . . . Sellers, K. (2016). A cross-hospital exploration of nurses experience with horizontal violence. Journal of Nursing of Nursing Management, 24, 624-633.
- Rolland, R. (2014). The Personal Transition of Emergency Room Nurses When the Focus of Patient Care Changes from Curative to End-of-Life Doctoral Dissertation, State University of New York Binghamton University..
- Bhamidpati, C. M., Seymour, K. A., Cohen, N., Rolland, R., Dilip, K. A., & Lutz, C. J. (2011). Is body mass index a risk factor for isolated off-pump-coronary revacularization? Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 26(6), 565-571. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2011
- Kalman, M., & Rolland, R. (2007). Notification of eligibility for hospice services for terminally ill patients [Monograph]. Conversations in the Disciplines: Sustaining Rural Populations. Binghamton, NY: Global Academic Publishing.
- Rolland, R. (2016). Emergency room nurses transitioning from curative to end-of-life care: A rural influence. Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care, 16(2), 58-85. http://dx.doi.org/10.14574/ojrnhc.v16i2.396
- Rolland, R. (2017). Emergency room nurses transitioning from curative to end-of-life care. Journal of the New York State Nurses Association, (45)1, 8-20.
Faculty Profile Shortcut: http://www.upstate.edu/faculty/rollandr