Sandra K. Cesario, Ph.D., MS, RNC, FAAN

Contact

scesario@twu.edu
713-794-2110
HOU 7525

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Biography

Dr. Sandra Cesario, the PhD Program Director, and a tenured Professor in the College of Nursing at Texas Woman’s University in Houston, USA, is a woman’s health specialist with more than 40 years of clinical, research, education, and policy development experience. She has provided care to women and newborns throughout the US and internationally and was inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing in 2008. Her certification in Inpatient Obstetrics by the National Certification Corporation (NCC) assures competence in labor, birth, and women’s health.
Dr. Cesario’s program of research centers on improving nursing care in the areas of management of labor and birth, gynecologic cancers, intimate partner violence, and reproductive health of persons with HIV. She is the 2021 President-Elect for the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) and the recipient of their 2012 Distinguished Professional Service Award. Sandra Cesario is a well-published author, speaker, and mentor. On a personal note, Dr. Cesario was the caregiver and advocate for her daughter who battled stage IV ovarian cancer for over 5 years.

Education

Ph.D., Nursing, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX
M.S., Maternity Nursing/Pathway in Education, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
B.S.N., Nursing, Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS
Other, Nursing (RN diploma), St. Luke's Hospital, School of Nursing, Racine, WI
Other, Instrumental Music, Institute for Advanced Musical Studies, Crans, Valais, Switzerland

Research Interests

Ovarian Cancer; 2nd Stage Labor Management; Newborn Abandonment; Design of Healthcare Environments

Latest Articles

Reproductive Decision-Making of Black Women Living with HIV: A Systemic Review
Women's Health (2022)
A Huertas-Zurriaga, P Palmieri, M Aguayo-Gnzalez, K Dominguez-Cancino, C Casanovas-Cuellar

Moral Distress in Clinical Research Nurses
Nursing Ethics: An International Journal for Health Care Professionals (2022)
B Showalter, A Malecha, Sandra Cesario, Paula Clutter

Women Seeking Diagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Journal for Nurse Practitioners (2022)
J Broadway-Duren, Sandra Cesario

"Moms and babies first"- A historical overview of the Association of Women's Health Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
Nursing Outlook (2021)
L. Abushaikha, J. Edwards, Sandra Cesario

Hwa-byung: recommendations for culturally sensitive diagnosis and care
Journal for Nurse Practitioners (2021)
Heesook Cheon, Sandra Cesario

Motherhood and Decision-Making Among Women Living with HIV: A systematic review with qualitative research synthesis
Reproductive Health BMC (2021)
A. H. Huertas-Zurriaga, P. Palmieri, J. Edwards, S. Cesario, S. Alonso-Fernandez

The decision-making experiences of caregivers regarding feeding tube placement in community-dwelling adults: a descriptive phenomenological study
Gastroenterology Nursing (2021)
S. Muoki, Sandra Cesario, P. Landrum, S. Littles

Attitudes toward caring for people living with HIV/AIDS: A cross-sectional study of nursing faculty in six countries
The Open AIDS Journal (2020)
J Leyva-Moral, K Dominguez-Cancino, Joan Edwards, D Moriña-Soler, S Cesario

A Systematic Review of the Literature on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
The Journal of National Black Nurses Association (2020)
J. Broadway-Duren, Sandra Cesario

Global Health Column – When women travel abroad
Nursing for Women's Health (2020)
C. McAlester, Sandra Cesario, T. Kirkland

Quality of life in Cystic Fibrosis caregivers: an integrated literature review
Pediatric Nursing (2019)
J. Shardonofsky, Sandra Cesario, N. Fredland, P. Landrum

Experience of nurse practitioners transitioning into independent practice: a qualitative study
Journal of Education and Practice (2019)
N. Twine, Sandra Cesario

The lived experience of fathers caring for a child with cystic fibrosis
Pediatric Nursing (2019)
J. Shardonofsky, Sandra Cesario, N. Fredland, P., Landrum, P. Hiatt

Using a Model of Economic Solvency to Understand the Connection between Economic Factors and Intimate Partner Violence.
Journal of International Women's Studies (2018)
Heidi Gilroy, Judith McFarlane, Nina Fredland, Sandra Cesario, Angeles Nava

Global Health Column Implications of Medical Tourism
Nursing For Women's Health (2018)
Sandra Cesario

Reproductive decision-making in women living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus: a systematic review
International Journal of Nursing Studies (2018)
J Leyva-Moral, J Edwards, P Palmieri, S Cesario, P Piscoya-Angeles

Beyond Borders Column - What does it mean to be a global citizen?
Nursing for Women's Health (2017)
Sandra Cesario

Empowering the girl child, improving global health.
Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nurses (2017)
Sandra Cesario, B Moran

Beyond Borders Column – Immigration basics for nurses
Nursing For Women's Health (2017)
Sandra Cesario

Empowering the girl child, improving global health
Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing (2017)
Sandra Cesario, B Moran

Outcomes of childbearing Medicaid beneficiaries engaged in care at Strong Start birth center sites between 2012 and 2014
Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care (2017)
D Jolles, R Langford, S Stapleton, S Cesario, A. Koci

An accent modification program
Journal of Professional Nursing (2017)
Wyona M Freysteinson, Joshua Adams, Sandra Cesario, Hanna Belay, Paula Clutter

Interrupting intimate partner violence during pregnancy with an effective screening and assessment program (includes CNE module),
Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing (2016)
A Bianchi, Sandra Cesario, J. McFarlane

Journey to becoming a neonatal nurse practitioner: making the decision to enter graduate school
Advances in Neonatal Care (2016)
Colleen Brand, Sandra Cesario, Lene Symes, Diane Montgomery

Perceived fertility control and pregnancy outcomes among abused women
Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nurses (2016)
F Liu, J McFarlane, J Maddoux, S Cesario, H Gilroy

Continued intimate partner violence during pregnancy and after birth and its effect on child functioning
Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing (2016)
A Bianchi, J. McFarlane, Sandra Cesario, L. Symes, J Maddoux

Beyond Borders Column - From MDGs to SDGs: monitoring action to improve global health
Nursing For Women's Health (2016)
Sandra Cesario

Continued Intimate Partner Violence During Pregnancy y nd After Birth and Its Effect on Child Functioning
Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing (2016)
Ann Bianchi, Judith McFarlane, Sandy Cesario, Lene Symes, John Maddoux

Health care services for transsexual individuals: position statement
Nursing Outlook (2016)
C. Sedlak, C. Boyd, Sandra Cesario

Perceived fertility control and pregnancy outcomes among abused women
Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing (2016)
F. Liu, J. McFarlane, J Maddoux, Sandra Cesario, H Gilroy

Abused women at risk for HPV and cervical cancer: Decisions to vaccinate their children
Clinics in Mother & Child Health (2015)
Sandra Cesario, Fuqin Liu, Judith McFarlane, Ann Koci, John Maddoux

Arriving at academic success: Hispanic nursing students during the first semester of a baccalaureate program.
Hispanic Health Care International (2015)
Diana Dolan, Anne Young, Sandra Cesario, Lene Symes

Is there light? Well it depends – A grounded theory study of nurses, lighting, and medication administration
Nursing Forum (2015)
K. Graves, L. Symes, Sandra Cesario, A. Malecha

Abused women at risk for HPV and cervical cancer: decisions to vaccinate their children.
Clinics in Mother & Child Health (2015)
Sandra Cesario, Fuqin Liu, Judith McFarlane, Weiden Zhou

Preventative health screening amongst women who have experienced intimate partner violence.
International Journal of Women's Health and Reproduction Sciences (2015)
Sandra Cesario, Fuqin Liu, Heidi Gilroy, Anne Koci, Judith McFarlane

Risks, triggers, and protective factors related to the expression of ovarian cancer. (Abstract from conference proceedings).
Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing (2015)
Sandra Cesario

Editorial: HPV Vaccine - Public Health, Politics, and Personal Choice.
International Journal of Women's Health and Reproduction Sciences. (2015)
Sandra Cesario

Externally Funded Projects

The Lived Experience of Women on Their Journeys to Diagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Silver Lining | 2020
Role: Co-Investigator

The Jonas Nurse Scholar Program
Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Health care and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing | $20,000.00 | 2018
Role: Principal Investigator

Internally Funded Projects

Risks, Triggers, and Protective Factors Related to the Expression of Ovarian Cancer: Data Analysis and Manuscript Preparation
Texas Woman's University | $750.00 | 2015
Research Grant

Professional Affiliations

• Academy of Women's Health
• American Academy of Nursing (AAN) - Fellow
• American Nurses Association (ANA)
• Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) (formerly NAACOG)
• Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science (CANS)
• National Ovarian Cancer Coalition
• Nursing Institute for Healthcare Design (NIHD)
• Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)
• Ovarian Cancer National Alliance (OCNA)
• Phi Kappa Phi
• Sigma Theta Tau International Beta Beta chapter
• Sigma Theta Tau International Beta Delta chapter
• Statewide Nursing Evidence-Based Practice and Research Consortium (SNERC-OK)
• Texas Nurses Association (TNA)
• Texas One Voice, Women's Health Initiative of Texas (WHIT)
• The International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care (ISNCC)
• Women's Health Network, Texas Medical Center