Brief Bio

Dr. Schenita Randolph joined the DUSON faculty in July, 2015. She holds a BSN from North Carolina A&T State University, an MPH from UNC-Chapel Hill, and a PhD in Public Health with a focus on Community Health Education from Walden University. She is credentialed as a Certified Nurse Educator by the National League for Nursing. Dr. Randolph came to Duke from North Carolina A&T State University, where she was an assistant professor and served in various leadership positions including Interim Director for Community Engagement and Clinical Translation, Specialty Leader for Community Health Nursing and Chair of the Student Affairs Committee. Dr. Randolph has been an active nurse educator for more than a decade. Prior to this, she worked as a public health nurse at Guilford County Department of Public Health, as a home health nurse, and as a staff nurse at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

Dr. Randolph’s program of research is aimed at the development of culturally and socially appropriate interventions that will decrease the incidence of HIV among African American males. She has presented at national, state, and local conferences on population focused nursing care and HIV among African American college males. Last year, Dr. Randolph was recognized as a Great 100 Nurse recipient for the state of North Carolina, and received the national Elsevier Leading Stars in Education (ELSIE) Award. In 2013 she received the Interdisciplinary Research Award at NC A&T State University.

Academic Program Affiliations

Education

Professional Certifications

Research Interests

Awards and Honors

• 2014 Elsevier Exceptional Nurse Educator Award, Elsevier

• 2014 Great 100 Nurses of North Carolina

• 2014 Junior Researcher of the Year, North Carolina A&T State University School of Nursing

• 2013 Interdisciplinary Research Award, North Carolina A&T State University

• 2010 Summer Faculty Research Fellowship Program, North Carolina A&T State University

• 2009 Nurse Educators of Tomorrow Scholarship

• 2006 Inducted, Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

• 2004 Inducted, Sigma Theta Tau International

• 2002 Blee-Hay and Klinginfus Award for Public Health Nursing, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Areas of Expertise

• Global and Community Health
• Nursing Education

Representative Publications

• 2015 -- Randolph, S., Evans, C., Bacon, C. T. Preparing BSN-Prepared Nurses for Population-Focused Nursing Care. Nursing Education Perspectives. April 17, 2015 early online;

• 2014 -- Coakley, T. M., Shears, J. K., Randolph, S. D. Understanding key barriers to fathers' case planning involvement Child & Youth Services. 2014; 35(4); 343-364

• 2014 -- Randolph, S. The Future of Nursing: An Innovative Partnership to Teach BSN Students Community/Public Health Competencies [White Paper] The NHP [Nursing and Health Professions] Educator. March, 2014;

• 2013 -- Randolph, S. D., Kim, M. M., Golin, C. E., Matthews, D. D., Howard, D. L. Exploring sexual identity development among African American male college students Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality. February 13, 2013; 16

• 2012 -- Hall, M., Graves, K., Randolph, S., Curley, A., Easterling, D., Lang-Walker, R., Blackstock, S., Tuck, I., Wagner, M., Buford, A. Health Care Access in Guilford County. A White Paper Commissioned by the Cone Health Foundation. May, 2012;

• 2007 -- Randolph, S., Williamson, W., Wall, M. Volunteer Nurse Training Manual: Community Initiative to Eliminate Stroke in Guilford and Forsyth Counties 2007;

Grant Funding (selected)

• Assessing the Role and Impact of Fathers on their Son’s Sexual Behaviors  
  The North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute (NCTraCS)
  15-0016
  04/2015-03/2016
  Role: PI
  Project Goal: To examine the role and impact of African American fathers' in their sons' sexual behaviors by exploring factors that promote or inhibit communication and resources used to promote communication about sex.

• Interprofessional Collaborative Clinical Experience  
  North Carolina Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
  07/2014-06/2015
  Role: PI
  Project Goal: To develop an interprofessional clinical practice learning experience for undergraduate nursing, social work, and nutrition students in a setting that serves at-risk populations in an underserved community.

• Using the Social-Ecological Model to Assess Current and Past HIV Testing Behaviors and Attitudes of Young, Black Women ages 18-24  
  The National Historically Black College and University Research Network for Health Services and Health Disparities
  14-0127
  10/2014-06/2015
  Project Goal: To discover the current and past HIV testing behaviors and attitudes of young, black women 18-24.

• Access to Comprehensive Health Care White Paper  
  Cone Health Foundation
  11/2011-05/2012
  Role: Co-PI
  Project Goal: To investigate access to comprehensive health care services for the Greater Greensboro community using a community based participatory research approach.

• Assessing Sexuality Development of African American Male College Students age 18-25  
  Carolina-Shaw Partnership for the Elimination of Health Disparities (National Institute of Health)e
  07/2010-06/2011
  Role: PI
  Project Goal: The purpose of this pilot study was to use a qualitative exploratory research design to collect data about African American male college students 18-25 at a historically black college and university to assess their sexual identity development.

• Junior Faculty Mentee, Research Training Core  
  TRIAD Center for Health Disparities, NIH National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
  1P20-MD002289
  -00/0000
  Role: Junior Faculty Mentee
  Project Goal: To provide funding to support research mentee on the TRIAD Center for Health Disparities funded by the US DHHS NIH National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities

• Clilnical Site Development  
  Greensboro Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
  04/2007-04/2007
  Role: Co-PI
  Project Goal: To develop a new clinical site for undergraduate nursing students.

• Clinical Site Development  
  Greensboro Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
  04/2006-04/2006
  Role: Co-PI
  Project Goal: To develop a new clinical site for undergraduate nursing students.

• Distance Learning Online Course Development Grant  
  North Carolina Agriculture and Technical State University
  05/2005-07/2005
  Project Goal: To develop a Community Health Nursing course that will be delivered online for RN to BSN students.