Sandra Cesario, Ph.D., RNC., FAAN.
Professor and Ph.D. & D.N.P. Program Coordinator, College of Nursing | Texas Woman's University
Houston, TX, UNITED STATES
Sandra Cesario is an expert on ovarian cancer, cultural aspects of childbearing and birth, violence against women and environmental design.
Biography
Dr. Cesario, a woman’s health specialist with 40 years of clinical, research, education, and policy development experience, is the PhD and DNP program coordinator in the College of Nursing on the Houston campus. As a full member of the graduate faculty, she assists graduate nursing students in their research activities and grant or scholarship funding as they complete their dissertations, theses, and professional papers and projects. She has also served as the Director of Research for the CON on the Houston campus. Her personal research interests and current areas of investigation include ovarian cancer, environmental design, second stage labor management, newborn abandonment, violence against women, and cultural aspects of childbearing and birth. She was instrumental in developing and teaching the Nurse Residency Program for the USPHS Indian Health Service and is active in global health programs, education, and research. She helped establish the Center for Global Nursing Scholarship at Texas Woman’s University and has hosted visiting scholars from several countries.
Industry Expertise (3)
Education/Learning
Research
Health and Wellness
Areas of Expertise (10)
Health of Women and Newborns
Global Health
Ovarian Cancer
Environmental Design
Second Stage Labor Management
Multiculturalism
Women's Health
Violence Against Women
Cultural Aspects of Childbearing and Birth
Newborn Abandonment
Education (4)
Texas Woman's University: Ph.D., Nursing Science 1999
University of Oklahoma: MS, Nursing Education and Maternity Nursing 1989
Fort Hays State University: BSN, Nursing 1985
St. Luke's Hospital School of Nursing: RN Diploma, Nursing 1976
Media Appearances (1)
Obesity Epidemic May Cause Premature Puberty
RedOrbit online
2008-03-18
Sandra Cesario, associate professor and Ph.D. program coordinator at Texas Woman's University College of Nursing, believes it is a problem. She has reviewed 85 studies on the subject and said there are various factors believed to be contributing to the early onset of puberty, including genetics, ethnic differences, stress and environmental toxins. "It's a multifaceted issue that needs to be looked at; it's important to remember it's probably more than one thing that is causing rapid maturation," said Cesario, who worked 30 years as a maternity nurse. "I think it's a problem because while they are maturing physically, they don't have the decision-making capabilities and the life experience."...
Articles (5)
Empowering the girl child to improve global health
Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nurses
2017
Interrupting intimate partner violence during pregnancy with an effective assessment and intervention program
Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nurses
2016
Birth outcomes and child functioning among abused women reporting conception rape and abuse during pregnancy
Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nurses
2016
Connecting the dots of fertility control, abuse, and poor pregnancy outcomes
Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nurses
2016
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