Teaching: Dr. Rodriguez teaches clinical and didactic courses for undergraduate and graduate students in medical-surgical nursing, adult health advanced practice, and oncology nursing.
Research: Dr. Rodriguez’s research interest is centered on the elderly population and their pain experience. She is focusing primarily on head and neck cancer patients with a speech impairment that limits self-reporting of pain and other critical symptoms during the immediate post-operative period.
Service: Dr. Rodriguez serves on the Faculty Practice Committee of the CON Faculty Organization. She is a member of the Florida Nurses Association, the Oncology Nursing Society, the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society , and the Hispanic Nurses Association.
Clinical practice area/expertise: Dr. Rodriguez’s area of clinical practice is currently associated with adult oncology nursing specific to the needs of the head and neck cancer patient. Her advanced practice background is also associated with clinical experiences as an Adult Nurse Practitioner across health care settings.
Education: Dr. Rodriguez received her BSN in Nursing at the University of Puerto Rico. She received her MSN in Adult Health Nursing and her MBA in Business at the University of Miami. She received her PhD in Adult Health at the University of South Florida.
Selected Publications:
Rodriguez, C. S. (2001). Pain measurement in the elderly: A review. Pain Management Nursing, 2(2), 38-46.
