Teaching: Dr. Schaffer teaches Family Nurse Practitioner clinical and role courses. She is also the chair of the Department of Women's, Children's and Family Nursing.
Research: Dr. Schaffer is interested in developing strategies to improve adherence to asthma preventive medication in adults. Her currently funded study will explore the effects of Vicks Vaporub on toenail onychomycosis.
Service: Dr. Schaffer is currently a member of the Health Sciences Institutional Review Board (IRB01). She is a member of Florida Nurses Association, Sigma Theta Tau, and the Southern Nursing Research Society.
Clinical Practice: Dr. Schaffer practices at Archer Family Health Care in Archer, Florida.
Education: Dr. Schaffer received her BS in Nursing and her MS in Family Nursing at Old Dominion University. She received her PhD in Nursing at George Mason University.
Selected Publications:
Yoon, S. L., & Schaffer, S. (2006). Herbal, prescribed, and over-the-counter drug use in older women: Prevalence of drug interactions.Geriatric Nursing, 27,118-129.
Schaffer, S. & Yucha, C. (2005). Physiological Wet Laboratory Facilities in Colleges of Nursing.Biological Research in Nursing 7(2), 130-134.
Calderon, K. S., Yucha, C. B., & Schaffer, S. (2005). Obesity-related cardiovascular risk factors: Intervention recommendations to decrease adolescent obesity. Journal of Pediatric Nursing 20(1), 3-14.
Schaffer, S., & Yucha, C. (2004). Relaxation and Pain Management. American Journal of Nursing,104,(8),75-82.
Schaffer, S. & Tian, L. (2004). Promoting Adherence: Effects of Theory-based Asthma Education. Clinical Nursing Research An International Journal, 13 (1), 69-89.
Schaffer, S. (2004). Sexually Transmitted Infections in 3 rd ed. of Women's Health: A Primary Care Clinical Guide by Youngkin & Davis: Prentice Hall.
Smith, R., & Schaffer, S. (2004). Women and HIV infection in 3 rd. ed of Women's Health: A Primary Care Clinical Guide by Youngkin & Davis: Prentice Hall.
Alexander, D., Schaffer, S. & Zeilman, C. (2003). Noninfectious Liver Disorders. The Nurse Practitioner: American Journal of Primary Health Care, 28(12), 12-27.
Schaffer, S. (2002). Clearing the air: Brief strategies for smoking cessation. Topics in Advanced Practice Nursing e-Journal, 2(1). (web link)
Schaffer, S., & Yoon, Saun-Joo (2001). Evidence-based methods to enhance medication adherence. The Nurse Practitioner: American Journal of Primary Health Care, 26(12) 44, 50-55.
