Richardean S. Benjamin

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Old Dominion University
College of Health Sciences
Nursing
ChairAppointed: 2002
Old Dominion University
College of Health Sciences
Nursing
Associate ProfessorAppointed: 1989
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Mailing Address

4608 Hampton Blvd
Old Dominion University
Health Sciences Bldg. 2154
Norfolk, Virginia 23529-0500
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (757) 683-4297
Fax: (757) 683-5253
rbenjami@odu.edu

Qualifications

M.P.H., University of Pittsburgh, Epidemiology, 1988.
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, Nursing, 1984.
M.S.N., Medical College of Georgia, Nursing, 1979.
B.S.N., Armstrong State College, Nursing, 1978.

Expertise and Research Interests

Unhealthy risk behaviors in minority adolescents
Enhancing cultural competence to address health disparities

Other Expertise

Cultural diversity

Future Research

Health disparities of minorities

Keywords

COS Keywords:

AIDS, Alcohol or Alcoholism, Child or Adolescent Mental Health, Cultural Diversity, Health Behavior, HIV, Mental Health, Minority Health, Minority Mental Health, Nursing, Psychiatry, Substance Abuse, Violent Behavior, Women's Health.

Additional Terms:

Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Health Risk Behaviors, Mental Health, Unhealthy Risk Behaviors in Adolescents.

Memberships

American Nurses Association
American Public Health Association
Phi Kappa Phi
Sigma Theta Tau International
Southern Nursing Research Society

Honors and Awards

2004, Excellence in Caring for Families Award, School of Nursing, Hampton University, Caring for Families through Generations
2003, Phi Kappa Phi, Old Dominion University

Previous Positions

1989-2000, Graduate Program Director, Old Dominion University, College of Health Sciences, Nursing
1988-1989, Administrative Associate, ANA Minority Fellowship Program
1986-1988, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Pittsburgh, WPIC, Psychiatric Epidemiology
1983-1986, Assistant Professor, Georgia Southern University
1982-1983, Teaching Assistant, University of Texas at Austin

Funding Received

  • Old Dominion University Summer Research Award: Factors Related to Unhealthy Risk Behaviors in Minority Adolescents, $4,000, May 1992 to Aug 1992.
  • ODU College of Health Sciences Research Award: Factors Related to Hospital Readmission of Children & Adolescents to an Inpatient Psychiatric Hosp., $3,362, May 1991 to Dec 1991.
  • March of Dimes: Factors Related to Delayed Prenatal Treatment, $4,877, Mar 1992 to Dec 1992.
  • Southeastern Rural Mental Health Center- UVA and NIMH: Parents Help-seeking of Mental Health Services for their Children, $11,699, Jun 1993 to May 1994.
  • ODURF-Multidisciplinary Grant: Quality of Life Indicators Among Elderly Persons, $74,998, 2007 to 2007.
  • DDHS Division of Nursing HRSA: Educating Culturally Competent Baccalaureate Nurses, $770,000, 2006 to 2009.
  • DHHS Division of Nursing HRSA: Educating Culturally Competent Nurse-midwives in Virginia, $578,130, 2005 to 2008.
  • Division of Nursing, DHHS, HRSA: Educating Culturally Competent Nurse Practitioners for Virginia, $533,030, 2003 to 2006.

Publications

  • Benjamin, R. (2007) A personal leadership journey, Association of Black Nursing Faculty, 18 (4), 102-103
  • Benjamin, R., Sheppard, V., Competence Across the Life Span: a Response to the HIV and AIDS Dilemma, The Journal of Race and Policy, 1(1), 115-134, 2005
  • Smith, M. (Ed.), Benjamin, R., The Teaching Role of Faculty, Professional Legal and Ethical Dimensions of Higher Education, Baltimore, MD, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2005
  • Smith, M (Ed.), Benjamin, R., The Service/practice Role of Faculty, Professional Legal and Ethical Dimensions of Higher Education, Baltimore, MD, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2005
  • Sheppard, V, Benjamin-Coleman, R., Determinants of service placements for youth with serious emotional and behavioral disturbances, Community Mental Health Journal, 37(1), 53-65, 2001
  • Benjamin-Coleman, R, Smith, M, Alexy, B, Palmer, K., A decade of distance education: RN to BSN, Nurse Educator, 26(1), 9-12, 2001
  • Alexy, B, Benjamin-Coleman, R, Brown, S., Home care and client outcomes, Home Healthcare Nursing, 19(4), 233-239, 2001
  • Alexy, B, Benjamin-Coleman, R, Nichols, B, Campbell, A., Everything you learned about health you learned in grade school, Nurse Educator, 25(5), 2000
  • Benjamin-Coleman, R, Alexy, B., Use of the SF-36 to identify community dwelling rural elderly at risk of hospitalization, Public Health Nursing, 16(3), 223-227, 1999
  • Benjamin-Coleman, R., Behavioral Syndromes and Disorders of Adult Personality, 1998
  • Benjamin, R. (contributor), , American Nursing Review Q & A for NCLEX-RN, Springhouse, PA, 1994
  • Benjamin-Coleman, R., Behavioral Syndromes and Disorders of Adult Personality, 1994
  • Costello, E, Benjamin, R, Angold, A, Silver, D., Mood Variability in Adolescents: A Study of Depressed, Nondepressed and Comorbid Patients, Journal of Affective Disorders, 23(1991), 199-212, 1991
  • Benjamin, R, Costello, E.J, Warren, M., Anxiety Disorders in a Pediatric Sample, Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 4(4), 293-316, 1990
  • Benjamin, R., Ostrow, L, Technology in Nursing Education, International Journal of Human Caring, In Press

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Last Updated: 2/13/2008

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