Barbara Broome
Dean
Kent State University
USA
Biography
Barbara Broome has received more than 3 million dollars in federal funding for educational grants. Her research area is urinary incontinence and she developed the Broome Pelvic Muscle Self-efficacy Scale © which has been translated into several languages and used in national and international research studies to assess the efficacy of pelvic exercises. She has leadership positions nationally and is a frequent speaker about diversity, education and leadership challenges. As the Dean of Nursing at Kent State University College of Nursing she is a passionate about creating the next generation of leaders.
Research Interest
Barbara Broome research focus surrounds issues of urinary incontinence in men, women and children and the use of biofeedback as an intervention. Continued psychometric evaluation of the Broome Pelvic Muscle Self-efficacy Scale is an area of continuous research.