Brenda Binder, Ph.D., APRN-BC Contact Information: Brenda Binder, Ph.D., APRN, BC 6621 Fannin St., CC 1710.00 Houston, TX 77030-2399 Phone: 832-822-3666 Fax: 832-825-3689

Title: Adjunct Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Section of Adolescent Medicine and Sports Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

Education:
University of Texas - M.S.N.
Texas Woman's University - Ph.D.
University of Texas - Post Masters PNP

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Current Positions in Professional Organizations:

• Counselor - Sigma Theta Tau International, Beta Beta Chapter, Houston
• Delegate - Texas Nurses' Association, District 9

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Research Interests:

• Examining the relationship between transaction levels with nurse practitioners and weight loss among overweight adolescents who have been followed for at least one year in a nurse practitioner managed clinic
• Development of an intentional transaction intervention protocol
• Testing the feasibiity of a transaction intervention in a clinic setting

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Current Research & Funding:

• Co-Investigator on a Multi-site Research Team - Preparing the Future Nursing Workforce: A Pilot Study Examining Stressors and Nursing Student Success

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Recent Publications:

• Binder, B. et al. - (In Press). “Community-Dwelling, Older Women’s Perspective on Therapeutic Life Review: Qualitative Analysis” – Issues of Mental Health Nursing.