Background
Roberts, Doris Emma was born on December 28, 1915 in Toledo. Daughter of Frederic Constable and Emma Selina (Reader) Roberts.
epidemiologist consultant public health nurse
Roberts, Doris Emma was born on December 28, 1915 in Toledo. Daughter of Frederic Constable and Emma Selina (Reader) Roberts.
Diploma, Peter Bent Brigham School Nursing, Boston, 1938. Bachelor of Science, Geneva College, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, 1944. Master in Public Health, University Minnesota, 1958.
Doctor of Philosophy, University North Carolina, 1967.
Staff nurse Visiting Nurse Association, New Haven, 1938—1940. Senior nurse Neighborhood House, Millburn, New Jersey, 1942—1945. Supervisor Tuberculosis Baltimore County Department Health, Towson, Maryland, 1945—1946.
Tuberculosis consultant Maryland State Department Health, Baltimore, 1946—1950. Consultant, chief nurse Tuberculosis program United States Public Health Service, Washington, 1950—1957, consultant division nursing, 1958—1963. Chief nursing practice branch Health Resources Administration, Department of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 1966—1975.
Adjunct professor University North Carolina School Public Health, 1975—1992. Consultant World Health Organization, 1961—1982. Captain commission corps United States Public Health Service, 1945—2005.
With United States Public Health Service, 1945-1975. Fellow APHA (vice president 1978-1979, Distinguished Svc. award Public Health Nursing section 1975, Sedgwick Memorial medal 1979), American Academy Nursing (honorary). Member Institute Medicine of NAS, Common Cause, League of Women Voters, Delta Omega.